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Review by tifhuang7 -- Underdog Thinking by Atul Vir
[Following is a volunteer review of "Underdog Thinking" by Atul Vir.]
Underdog Thinking: A Bold Idea, a Business Adventure and 101 Lessons Learned Along the Way by Atul Vir tells the author’s personal immigrant story of how he came to America with nothing and started an international home appliance business. The story details the many challenges of starting your own business, and highlights key life lessons throughout the chapters.
The way the story is told is extremely captivating and authentic, which makes his whole experience feel more relatable. His narration is raw and detailed, and had me at the edge of my seat feeling all the emotions that he was going through. When he experienced betrayal by his friends and business partners, I found myself feeling angry too. Another aspect of the book that I liked is the way the business lessons are sprinkled throughout the book. They break up the sections of the book into digestible chunks to follow along. If I were to just read the bolded lessons in the book, I feel like I could still get a very good sense of the story and have some valuable takeaways.
While the story was very easy to follow along, I wish he could have made the following more clear: smoother transitions from his early career in Africa, and the personal impact his business dealings had on his family. First, the book starts on a serious note detailing his first job and business corruption to help set the stage for his global mindset. However, it barely scratches the surface of that incident before it launches into his new life in America. I think either more details describing the corruption dealings or more reflection on how those instances relate to his new life would help connect the dots a bit more. Second, while he mentions his wife and kids here and there throughout the book, he doesn’t spend much time describing the struggles he might’ve felt balancing his struggling business and family obligations. He hints at it, but I think he should’ve added more color, especially when his wife really inspired his original business idea. Additionally, entrepreneurship is a constant battle between managing personal and professional duties. Thus, including that added context would help strengthen his relatability.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The book is professionally edited and told in a captivating way. I would’ve given this book a full star rating if it had a smoother introductory transition and more details on his personal challenges, as detailed above.
This book would be a suitable read for those who are interested in entrepreneurship and business. I recommend it for people looking for some business inspiration since it does a really good job of telling the hardships of entrepreneurship.
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Underdog Thinking
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Underdog Thinking: A Bold Idea, a Business Adventure and 101 Lessons Learned Along the Way by Atul Vir tells the author’s personal immigrant story of how he came to America with nothing and started an international home appliance business. The story details the many challenges of starting your own business, and highlights key life lessons throughout the chapters.
The way the story is told is extremely captivating and authentic, which makes his whole experience feel more relatable. His narration is raw and detailed, and had me at the edge of my seat feeling all the emotions that he was going through. When he experienced betrayal by his friends and business partners, I found myself feeling angry too. Another aspect of the book that I liked is the way the business lessons are sprinkled throughout the book. They break up the sections of the book into digestible chunks to follow along. If I were to just read the bolded lessons in the book, I feel like I could still get a very good sense of the story and have some valuable takeaways.
While the story was very easy to follow along, I wish he could have made the following more clear: smoother transitions from his early career in Africa, and the personal impact his business dealings had on his family. First, the book starts on a serious note detailing his first job and business corruption to help set the stage for his global mindset. However, it barely scratches the surface of that incident before it launches into his new life in America. I think either more details describing the corruption dealings or more reflection on how those instances relate to his new life would help connect the dots a bit more. Second, while he mentions his wife and kids here and there throughout the book, he doesn’t spend much time describing the struggles he might’ve felt balancing his struggling business and family obligations. He hints at it, but I think he should’ve added more color, especially when his wife really inspired his original business idea. Additionally, entrepreneurship is a constant battle between managing personal and professional duties. Thus, including that added context would help strengthen his relatability.
I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. The book is professionally edited and told in a captivating way. I would’ve given this book a full star rating if it had a smoother introductory transition and more details on his personal challenges, as detailed above.
This book would be a suitable read for those who are interested in entrepreneurship and business. I recommend it for people looking for some business inspiration since it does a really good job of telling the hardships of entrepreneurship.
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Underdog Thinking
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Latest Review: Underdog Thinking by Atul Vir
