At a time when India’s start-up scene is thriving and its founders are making headlines for their tenacity and inventiveness, this book, an engaging result of the ‘bearded professor’ generously spilling the beans on his decades of expertise, is a good addition to the literature for those of us who are interested in the nitty-gritty details of running a company.
The author starts with the concept of a ‘Dream Founder’, taking us through real life stories of Instamojo and ‘iDream’, the latter a start-up providing educational solutions to rural India. We learn that a Dream Founder is someone who ‘D’reams large, ‘R’ecruits the appropriate team, ‘E’xecutes with the proper ‘A’ttitude, and ‘M’akes opportunities out of disasters.
The book is divided into sections according to the DREAM characteristics, with the first covering the selection of a founder and the second discussing the importance of the need for the proper people to help them succeed. None of the chapters come off as theoretical fireballs, but instead speak directly to the reader’s emotions via real life accounts in a humorous vein.