This Book Offers Business Lessons Big and Small For Entrepreneurs

When I first picked the book "Engineered in India: From dreams to billion-dollar CYIENT" authored by  B.V.R. Mohan Reddy, Founder & Chairman, CYIENT, little did I expect that it would make for a pacy read.  The book is an inspiring journey of a Hyderabad-based entrepreneur who converted his small dining room into office space to becoming the chairman of CYIENT.

During the book launch, the author said,  India is also leapfrogging when it comes to the adoption of technology which will further fuel the growth of entrepreneurship in India.

This book is about his entrepreneurial journey from start to finish line. He outlines what it takes to build an engineering firm that is world-class.

When Mohan Reddy graduated from IIT Kanpur way back in 1974, he had a clear goal—to become a successful entrepreneur. He achieved it and how!

With no real knowledge of how to swim, he decided to take the plunge. The road was not easy as expected. However, his determination and perseverance put him on the right path to success.

The crux of the book is about how sometimes taking risks will help you realise your dreams. The book traces the journey of CYIENT from its nascent stage to what is it now. Right from ideation and scaling up to expansion and making it stand out from the rest, B.V.R. Mohan Reddy's Engineered in India covers them all. Readers get some practical lessons on how to handle a crisis, how to keep customers appeased, and more.

That apart, Mohan Reddy also talks about the importance of having the family support when one starts off on achieving his goals. 

The book is for all those aspirational entrepreneurs who are looking to find out challenges and situations they might encounter in their career and how to possibly overcome them. More than a book, "Engineered in India: From dreams to billion-dollar CYIENT" offers business lessons for those with entrepreneurial dreams. 

Mohan Reddy's entrepreneurial struggle sure makes for a good case study for B school students.

Here are some interesting quotes from the book

• I Spent the first eighteen years of my professional life training myself to become an entrepreneur
• Often, the lessons were subtle as nobody explained explicitly how things worked. But I saw that as long as I was receptive enough, learning was exponential.
• My sales experience taught me to how to be self motivated and ingenious in achieving targets.
• We never viewed social responsibility as a nice-to-have activity, but an expression of our values and how we do business
• The cold truth is as long as organisations are made of people, there will be mistakes, controversies and crises. While some emerge from under the carpet, others detonate out of the blue. In both cases, they leave the entrepreneur and the enterprise staring at the prospect of serious business disruptions and a highly damaged reputation
• Sometimes, crises explode with a single event. But organaisational catastrophes rarely have a single trigger
• I always wanted to build an enterprise that outlives me
• An industry is all about collective responsibilities and shared benefits
• T-hub is an outstanding example of how local business leaders can support the start-up eco-system along with unwavering commitment and support from the local government
   

Also Read: Book Launch: BVR Mohan Reddy's Engineered in India From Dreams to Billion Dollar Cyient