Rashmi Bansal (Author of Stay Hungry Stay Foolish)

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Rashmi Bansal

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Rashmi Bansal is a writer, entrepreneur and youth expert.She is the author of two bestselling books on entrepreneurship. â€˜Stay Hungry Stay Foolishâ€� features the stories of 25 MBAs who left lucrative jobs to follow the rough road of entrepreneurship. The book created a new record in Indian publishing by selling over 300,000 copies and has been translated into 8 languages.

Rashmiâ€™s second book, â€˜Connect the Dotsâ€� focuses on non-MBA entrepreneurs. It has also been a bestseller, selling over 100,000 copies.

Her third book â€˜I Have a Dreamâ€�, on social entrepreneurs, is releasing in May 2011.

Rashmi is co-founder and editor of JAM (Just Another Magazine), Indiaâ€™s leading youth magazine. She writes extensively on youth, careers and entrepreneurship o ...more

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Reinventing myself, once again

Over the last 10 years, there is one question readers have asked of me over and over again: â€œWhen will you write fiction?â€�

My standard reply, â€œThere are so many amazing entrepreneurs out there! As long as I still find it exciting to tell their stories, I will continue writing this genre ie non-fiction.â€�

But somewhere in my mind, a seed had been planted. I often tossed around ideas in my mind, bu Read more of this blog post »

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Published on May 19, 2020 08:26

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Rashmi Bansalâ€™s books

Average rating: 3.74 · 26,434 ratings · 1,235 reviews · 53 distinct works â€� Similar authors

	Stay Hungry Stay Foolish 3.69 avg rating — 11,818 ratings — published 2008 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Connect The Dots 3.76 avg rating — 6,454 ratings — published 2010 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I have a Dream 3.70 avg rating — 3,666 ratings — published 2011 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poor Little Rich Slum by Rashmi Bansal, Deepak Gandhi 3.76 avg rating — 1,126 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Me Home: The Inspiring Stories of 20 Entrepreneurs from Small Town India with Big-Time Dreams 3.90 avg rating — 1,034 ratings — published 2014 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arise, Awake 3.83 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2015 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Follow Every Rainbow 3.83 avg rating — 586 ratings — published 2012 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Own Kitchen: The Inspiring Story of Akshaya Patra - A Social Enterprise Run by Monks and CEOs 4.37 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Touch the Sky: The inspiring stories of women from across India who are writing their own destiny 3.79 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shine Bright 4.07 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The very act of becoming an entrepreneur is contrarian to middle class values, study hard, get a good job, be happy with secure income and steady salary.”
― Rashmi Bansal, Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

tags: facts-of-life

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“We donâ€™t need to actually solve the problems of the poor, the dalits, the downtrodden. Give them education and they will become self-confident. They will solve their own problems. So â€˜educationâ€� is actually the solution to all problems!”
― Rashmi Bansal, I have a Dream

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“Logic and reason are the naphthalene balls we use to pack them away into a sandook called 'Someday'. But when that day comes we are too old, too poor, too tired or too lazy.”
― Rashmi Bansal, Stay Hungry Stay Foolish

tags: business, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, logic, wisdom, wisdom-quotes

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