Booknerds Podcast featuring Alan Rosling

We talked about Alan's experience of working with Ratan Tata at Tata sons,the need for more women in the entrepreneur landscape of India,the things budding entrepreneurs need to do right,the need for more innovation in Indian startups,the writing process of his book,his frustrations with Indian VCs and so much more...

Praise for the book

‘This book adds tremendous value to those who wish to become entrepreneurs.’ ‒ NARAYANA MURTHY, Founder, Infosys and Catamaran Ventures

‘Alan Rosling . . . points out that while Indian entrepreneurism is at an exciting stage, it requires effective action to reap its full potential. Hence the question mark in the title. An excellent read and a welcome guide for entrepreneurs and policy-makers.’ ‒ ANAND MAHINDRA, Chairman, Mahindra & Mahindra

‘The best way to understand what entrepreneurship could mean for India is to hear it from the entrepreneurs themselves and that is precisely what this book is about . . .’ ‒ BHAVISH AGGARWAL, Co-founder & CEO, Ola Cabs

‘I recommend with enthusiasm this entirely readable romp through the frontlines of India’s entrepreneurship revolution.’ ‒ TARUN KHANNA, Director, South Asia Institute, Harvard University, and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor, Harvard Business School

‘A highly engaging account… Alan [Rosling]’s deep-rooted personal engagement with India, which enables him to relate to the changes easily, makes the book special.’ ‒ SUNIL BHARTI MITTAL, Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises

‘From brave entrepreneurs to fearless start-ups, Alan Rosling’s narrative on India’s entrepreneurial evolution is compelling and captivating.’ ‒ KIRAN MAZUMDAR-SHAW, Chairperson and Managing Director, Biocon

‘An entertaining, inspiring and important book. Alan Rosling combines an outsider’s objectivity with an insider’s passion to bring us a great book – a potential business classic.’ ‒ JAIDEEP PRABHU, Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Business and Enterprise, University of Cambridge

‘Today’s India is defined by new-age, bold entrepreneurs, and this book is an insider’s [account] of these change agents of our country.’ ‒ VIJAY SHEKHAR SHARMA, Founder and CEO, Paytm

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In Boom Country, Alan Rosling, entrepreneur and strategic advisor in India for over 35 years, explores an unmistakeable and profound change that is underway in the Indian business landscape.

About the Author

Alan Rosling is an entrepreneur and strategic advisor with a deep engagement with India over the past 35 years.

He co-founded Kiran Energy after leaving the Tata Group, where he was the first non-Indian Executive Director of Tata Sons, charged with internationalization of the company. His earlier career included general management, strategy and banking and three years as a Special Advisor to the British Prime Minister in the Policy Unit at 10 Downing Street.

Educated at Downing College, Cambridge and Harvard Business School, Alan now lives in Hong Kong but is in India frequently. He was awarded a CBE in 2014.

Boom Country: The New Wave of Indian Enterprise

by Alan Rosling

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