Doglapan by Ashneer Grover

I recently came across this man, created by the buzz of Shark Tank, intrigued by this bold truth teller man and gave his autobiography a read, which turned to be bittersweet. With all due respect to the career and journey of the man which is nonetheless inspiring, this book is not. More than that, if you are a fan of this genre of books or are exploring here, there are so many better books to start from, this book should not be a priority.

He describes his educational background,

the investment deals he cracked as a member of Kotak IB Team and how that shaped his investment raising abilities which later came to his aid during his BharatPe Stint. He then goes on to describe about his career at Amex, Grofers and PC Jewellers. Of particular interest is his career defining moments at Grofers, a legal case filed by a customer for an order of Rs. 500 that had Grofers spend over 25 Lacs to get it settled at Supreme Court. His start at BharatPe, fund raising journey there and how he built a 3 Billion Dollar Valuation is a chapter worth read.

Other than that, the book soon takes a turn towards how he was a victim of treachery by other employees of the company and revolves around the details pf such. Whether he be right or wrong, a reader wanting to learn more about entrepreneurship shouldn't be involved so much in this messy affair, especially when an outsider knows very little. Unfortunately, I need to compare this book with others in this genre. In other books, the entrepreneur explains how they survived or how they lost something in their valuable journeys. For example, in Shoe Dog, Knight would explain how he was disappointed when Tiger Onitsuka gave him a hard time in shoe distribution in the USA. There is nothing inspirational in this sense.

All in all, imagine Steve Jobs writing a book narrating each incident on how John Sculley fired him. This is what the book is.