Kenneth Cole , the founder of the successful shoe company in USA says : Eighteen years ago, I wanted to open a shoe company with limited money. From experience I knew one had to get in quickly because so often new companies run out of cash flow before they get the chance to conduct business. I also knew it was easier to get credit from factories in Europe who needed the business than from American banks that didn’t.

I chanced upon an autobiography of Joseph Abboud , the story of a designer turned entrepreneur. Needless to say , I picked it up as I believe that every entrepreneur’s venture story has some hidden leanings which can be applied across industries, contexts and business opportunities. The book , to begin with tries to remove some of the false notions about the fashion business. I had this notion that fashion entrepreneurism is nothing but cashing on a trend that’s in the market and keep moving on.

I was reading Chetan Bhagat’s new novel - " One night at the Call Center" the other day , to relive some of my experiences in a BPO outfit 2 years back . In a way the author had covered some of the issues dealt / seen in a call center in a pretty amusing way. The book is about 6 different people and the events that unfold in their lives on a specific night.

“Why Business People speak like Idiots” - Brain Fugere , Chelsea Hardaway and Jon Warshawsky is a thorough fast paced book about the extent of bullshit that one comes across among management folks. A lot of times, be it presentations, be it in discussions , be it in seminars, mails etc , one does come across a lot of management jargon which comes in the way of clear communication.

Kerala , a state in my country India is called “God’s own country”. A little history about the phrase - God’s Own Country as a phrase was often used and popularized by New Zealand’s longest serving prime minister, Richard John Seddon. He last used it on June 10, 1906 when he sent a telegram to the Victorian premier, Thomas Bent, the day before leaving Sydney to return home to New Zealand.