Contents

Praise for the Book

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Plot and the Characters


Chapter 1 Why Startups?: A Car and Dogs

Chapter 2 What Startup?: From Changing the World to Changing Oneself!

Chapter 3 Entrepreneurial Spirit: The Hilarious Case of Ranchodas!

Chapter 4 Passion—The Nectar of Startups: The Case of Wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat!

Chapter 5 Startup Team: Lessons from Aamir Khan in Lagaan

Chapter 6 Resilience: Learning from the Hindi Movie Guru!

Chapter 7 Ideation with Innovation: An Incorrigible Drunkard and a Newspaper Advertisement

Chapter 8 Medici Effect: Mixing Yoga and Omelet-MakingSessions!

Chapter 9 Opportunity Sensing and Leveraging: Angry White Men and the Rise of Donald Trump!

Chapter 10 Business Model: Learning from a Campus Love Story

Chapter 11 Niche Focus & Domain Knowledge for Entry Strategy: Special 26

Chapter 12 Which Product and Market to Go For: Learning from a Love Story

Chapter 13 Vanity Metrics: Beware of Nondrinker Drivers!

Chapter 14 Role of Assumptions: Flawed Interpretation of Environment: “They think I am God!”

Chapter 15 Balance between Analysis and Action: Calculating Laughing Points in a Movie for Marriage!

Chapter 16 Strategy: Chak De India

Chapter 17 Strategic Thinking: The Fine Art of Balancing: Learning Driving without Sitting in the Driver’s Seat!

Chapter 18 Organizational Culture: Culture Eats Strategy forBreakfast—Drucker

Chapter 19 Marketing Strategy: Success of “Brand Modi” in Parliament Elections 2014

Chapter 20 Social Media per se Is Not Marketing Strategy: Please Update My Facebook Status as “DEAD!”

Chapter 21 Pitch!: Rang De Basanti Screen Test

Chapter 22 Financial Strategy: Two and a Half Men

Chapter 23 Crowd Sourcing: The Rise of AAP and Arvind Kejriwal

Chapter 24 Staying Focused: The Interesting Case of AAP!

Chapter 25 Implementation Challenges: The Days after Honeymoon

Chapter 26 Pivot: The Curious Case of Tendulkar and Kumble

Chapter 27 Beware of Startup Myths: Running away with the Passbook Vending Machine instead of the ATM!

Chapter 28 Hedging the Risk: Take a Bus Home after Getting Drunk!

Chapter 29 Social Entrepreneurship: The Case of Anna Hazare

Chapter 30 Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The Medici Family of Florence and European Renaissance


Epilogue

Annexure I : Startup Workbook

Annexure II: Select Free Resources for More on Startups

References

About the Author

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