My encounter with Haruki Murakami happened six years back. I wanted to get into running. His book “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” helped. I have read half a dozen other works of his. I always questioned his mental state while writing that fiction. I often joked about what he smokes during …
Category Archives: Book Reading Notes
Pioneers and Settlers
Adam Grant talks about Pioneers and Settlers in his book Originals. Pioneers are the founders and organizations that lead innovation.They depend on the first movers’ advantage.They launch early with the hope of grabbing the entire market.In most instances, they are category creators.They take risks, do price exploration, and do product chops.They win big or lose …
the ring
I am a few chapters into Murakami’s — “Novelist as a Vocation.” I liked the way Author explained how a writer’s life is not about beginner’s luck but constantly delivering the best of their work. It requires lots of grit, pain, sweat, and perseverance. A similar analogy applies to Venture Capital business. I have heard …
child
I am halfway through “the body keeps its score.” It talks about the human mind and trauma. In one chapter author talks about how traumatic childhood results in making a monster as an adult. The negligence of parents resulting in physical torture and sexual abuse leaving a scar for life. It takes a village to …
Dhandho framework
I am halfway through the book: Dhandho investor. I liked it as the author shares stories about many businesses built on frugality, long bets, and arbitrage. The author talks about the Dhandho framework, and I felt like sharing. Invest in an existing business. Invest in a simple business. Invest in distressed businesses in distressed industries. …
Principle
Look at the patterns of those things that affect you to understand cause-effect. Observe yourself, what changes you, and your thoughts. What you can do to keep going. Embrace reality and deal with it. Visualize your needs. Dream it and take successful steps in deploying them. If you can reconcile your emotions with logic and …
success disease
In Score takes care of itself, the author talks about success disease, our inward tendency to become complacent after a big win. Winning or losing is part and parcel of the game or sales cycle. If we over-celebrate or become arrogant after winning and change ourselves or how we see ourselves, it will affect us …
Leadership Principles
In the book, “The score takes care of itself”, the Author talks about 13 leadership principles. I liked it and felt like sharing it. Be yourself. As a leader, the most important trait is being the best version of self. We are all different. It is not necessary that what worked for Steve Jobs or …
Maverick Effect
Harish Mehta is one of the NASSCOM’s founding members and has written a book titled: Maverick Effect. The book talks about his life journey keeping NASSCOM at the center. I was not aware of what all went through in the journey of making India an IT Nation. The role of NASSCOM as a lobbying body …
everyone
In No Rule Rules, Reed Hastings talks about individual competitiveness and incentives. I felt it fosters toxicity within an organization. In the book Score takes care of Itself, the author talks about working together as a family. An organization includes people with different levels and roles.They are all valuable and need love, care, and respect. …