Advice to the ISB Class of 2018 

…is the same as that to the ISB Class of 2019, 2020, 2021 …was the same as that to all the previous classes 1. Do not feel entitled. The world doesn’t owe you anything  ISB is a trap. The good quality professors, the air conditioned campus, the...

What is entrepreneurship

I was at ISB Mohali this weekend. Fantastic experience – lovely new campus, enthusiastic bunch of students, wonderful weather, the ISB touch visible all across! One of the clubs had invited me for a talk on entrepreneurship. And I found it best to summarize what...

Difference between ISB Mohali and ISB Hyderabad!

I think I was one of the first from the ISB community to visit the Mohali campus in Mar 2011, when it was being constructed. Someone thought my photography is worth something and invited a bunch of us to shoot the progress of the campus. You can check these shots here...

5 Things that an MBA is not!

The number of ISB counselling requests have gone up considerably. I guess the fact that this year ISB became India’s largest BSchool (with Mohali) has got to do something with it. With it, unfortunately, the quality didnt go up. People are still not thinking...

ISB is Top 20 Global MBA School – 4th year in a row

Now thats an achievement. And honestly, I am quite disturbed at reactions of ISBians who feel ‘saddened’ by IIMA being there at 11. It shows lack of maturity and vision. IIMA is a great school and has possibly single-handedly done a lot for this country....

Tackling the MBA Hot Seat

Wrote an article for the Mint Newspaper for today’s Career Section. Top business schools across the world follow an admissions process that goes beyond entrance exams and work experience quantum. Today the admission teams look for candidates who have thought...