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July 2024

Book Review

By Shivanand Pandit
Reading Time 5 mins

Title of the Book: THE ANTHOLOGY OF BALAJI

Author: ERIC JORGENSON

Reviewed by SHIVANAND PANDIT

When I saw a book sub-titled ‘A Guide to Technology, Truth, and Building the Future’, my guardrails went up, and a set of neurons in my brain started firing. Scepticism and wariness set in, because in the volatile world of start-ups, there's no shortage of founders peddling pitches to investors, and this sounds like one of those claims.

However, my scepticism quickly faded as I flipped through the pages of this book, actually titled ‘The Anthology of Balaji’, written by Eric Jorgensen and illustrated by Jack Butcher. As I delved into just under 290 pages, my initial doubt gave way to a willing acceptance of Balaji’s aphorisms, which are succinctly captured and often humorously conveyed by the author. One such gem is: “Building a billion-dollar company is like assembling IKEA furniture blindfolded — challenging but rewarding!”

Of course, there are some general statements like “

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