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The biggest compliment I can give this book is that anyone can read it. It is written in simple, clear and mostly concise language. It took me 4 hours to finish the book. There is no intellectualization or theorems. It’s a person’s story and although Alok talks about his learning at the end of every chapter there is a lot that you can interpret and learn on your own as well. Of course, since I’m an entrepreneur myself it is even more relatable for someone like me. However, my sense is that most people who read it will enjoy it. The best chapter in the book is the chapter on Sales. What I would have liked?- Not enough failure stories. Im sure Alok has failed many times but the book very briefly talks about it on the surface. I know Indian audience doesn’t like gloom but that side would have been interesting to know. Alok’s social media updates actually explore those more.- More about games2win and how it is doing at this stage.- More about his wife and environment at home. Did his wife work when he was trying things? Was she ok if he wasn’t making a lot of money? What was her role?Lastly, one thing which many people may not relate to is that Alok was a South Bombay kid from a family that was relatively quite well to do. I’m not taking anything away from his success but other entrepreneurs shouldn’t blindly benchmark themselves with Alok because right from his school days he was blessed with a terrific network. Of course having a good network guarantees nothing and hats off to him for being able to positively and constructively use all the help that came his way. In many ways, I think that is Alok’s great gift - to give and receive openly.