Simple Truths - Business with an Inspiration

I had an opportunity to attend a seminar few weeks back. Though it was more on powerful trading secrets, it started with some simple videos which were small films with a message. I liked these and therefore, thought of sharing these without going into a preaching mode. Links below... if someone is interested to check it out.

More than the movies, it's the idea of coming up with a business model around SimpleTruths fascinated me.

http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/secrets-of-the-world-class/

http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/the-power-of-discipline/

http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/212-the-extra-degree/

Movies were selected and presented by Mr. Manoj Agarwal (Speaker - Powerful Trading Secrets)

Are you still Hungry?

I have recently finished reading the book title Stay Hungry Stay Foolish by Rashmi Bansal. The book is all about entrepreneurship and focuses on the management graduates from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) who gave up their fat pay cheques to start something of their own. The book is not recently published. In fact, it was published in 2008, and I bought it in 2009. Somehow, it was hiding in the bookshelf under the dust.

Each story in the book focuses on one entrepreneur and talks about the journey in brief. Though most stories look similar as you go through it, each business had a different start and a different idea. It covers how it’s all started, challenges faced, funding troubles, redundancies and the success. These are not biographies or a detailed descriptions of what happened on the ground.

I found the stories indeed very inspiring. It is interesting to note how information technology played a catalytic role and in some cases drove the business models. For few cases, the business model changed completely from what was initially planned and projected due to changing scenarios like technology advancement or competition or a completely new opportunity. You can’t plan everything and you have to adapt fast to the changes in business scenarios to be a differentiator. However, it is easy said than done.

In summary, I think it’s a good read. A story a day will be good. Enjoy reading!!