Freedom to Fail: Lessons from my Quest for Startup Success

By Shabnam Aggarwal

Book Overview

Shabnam Aggarwal always dreamt of success. Raised in an immigrant Indian family in the start-up hub of Silicon Valley, she believed that every entrepreneur could be successful. So she left her cushy job at Merrill Lynch to take a risk, find her passion, and make a change in the world. She moved to India to start a company.In Freedom to Fail, Shabnam tells the story of her brush with 'success': raising her first round of venture capital; hiring a hardworking team of millennials; growing her start-up to multiple cities...and then finding it all come to a bitter end. Shabnam gives us a peek into the world of start-ups in India. Her personal journey gives us an insight into dealing with failure, warning us of the challenges of starting a business, and helping us learn from her experience. Weaving each chapter into a powerful lesson in overcoming expectations, fear and self-doubt, she shows us why failure is important, even imperative, in order to ultimately succeed. And the best lesson she learnt: You haven't failed until you stop trying.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353023130
• ISBN13: 9789353023133
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: HarperCollins India
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"