Dark Secrets and Brave Methods of the Corporate BattlefieldA 30something CEO never happens by accident!The career landscape has changed. It is no more the wearatie, carryyourlunchbox, meetyourdeadline world. It is now an allenticing goldrush. The winners become modernday emperors, and the mediocre walk like lifeless robots… in the millions. It is a veritable warzone. And like every fortunehunt in history – it is the survival of the fittest.Or perhaps it is simply naturalselection catchingup. It is the emergence of the indomitable 30something champions who are changing the game in every field! These unbeatable superachievers are still in their thirties or early forties – and they stop at nothing. These are punishing trailblazers who change the rules of the whole goddamned sport! Are you one of them? Will you make it to the league of these magnificent young winners? The 30Something CEO will crack the code for you, and partner you in your accelerated journey towards spectacular success. But be cautioned – it is going to be one helluva ride!Vineet Bajpai is a firstgeneration entrepreneur who emphatically broke into the coveted club of the rich & famous. This is his third book. He has founded & built a multimillion dollar global digital company; in 2014 he was ranked among the 100 most influential people in the country’s digital ecosystem; he was perhaps the youngest ever CEO of a multinational advertisingagency in India. He has won several prestigious corporate awards and is followed by hundreds of thousands of people on social media.
Vineet is a first-generation entrepreneur. At age 22 he started his company Magnon from a small shed. Today Magnon is among the largest digital agencies in the subcontinent, and part of the Fortune 500 Omnicom Group.
He has led the global top-ten advertising agency TBWA as its India CEO. This made him perhaps the youngest ever CEO of a multinational advertising network in the country.
He has won several entrepreneurship and corporate excellence awards, including the Entrepreneur of the Year 2016. He was recently listed among the 100 Most Influential People in India’s Digital Ecosystem.
Vineet’s second company talentrack is disrupting the media, entertainment & creative industry in India. It is the fastest-growing online hiring and networking platform for the sector.
He has written three bestselling management & inspirational books – Build From Scratch, The Street to the Highway and The 30 Something CEO.
He is an avid swimmer, a gaming enthusiast, a bonfire guitarist and a road-trip junkie. He is 39.
This is not a book for everyone – and these aren’t just my words; this is what the author has also opined in the course of this very thought-provoking book. This is for ambitious; hard working people; people willing to sacrifice; and people with a dream – and the willingness, courage and mental strength to continuously follow that dream for the elusive sweet smell and taste of success. This isn’t a book meant only for the corporate chap; anyone who has all the above – even one less wont do – can learn a lot from both, what has been mentioned in book, as well as what hasn’t been mentioned.
These aren’t so simple to understand; hard work, for an excellent example. This doesn’t mean staying late; you can stay and do nothing productive, trust me. How do I know that? Because I have on occasion seen people goof off, while adding no value. Hard work means actually working; it means making those extra sales calls; clearing those 5 extra documents from your desk and so on. Resilience doesn’t mean dogmatism – it means using your experience and judgment and effort to keep at it longer than others have been doing; this I know from personal example. I once turned around an area cause I wouldn’t admit defeat; and just doggedly kept at it. Result was an area that hadn’t performed for years gave its potential numbers. And trust me – no high-faluting management fundas worked; just hard work and resilience, just keeping at it.
An inspiring read with a capsule of approach to success and become a 30 something CEO.Vineet has set aside the righteousness of being politically correct while selling dreams.As rightly said by him”You can either retire was a senior manager in a company or become the CEO and retire.
The 30 something CEO by Vineet Bajpai, is small but fantastic read. I bumped into this book at airport and immediately grabbed it to see the content of the book, as I myself aspire to the 30 something CEO. Skimming through free pages made me purchase this book immediately and trust me, this book exceeded my expectations in terms of helping to formulate my plan of action of moving towards starting my own venture.
Through this book, Vineet has portrayed complete picture of thick and thin that you have to go through to be at pinnacle of success that you always aspire. He beautifully describes his own experiences and struggles, and helps to prepare for being warlord in the modern battlefield of corporate arena.
I specifically liked brave yet pragmatic methods described in this book, which I believe will be immensely helpful to me, for deciding coarse of my long long journey of entrepreneurship. I recommend this book to everyone who aspires to be on pinnacle of their journey.
A book to get you going if you have the burning desire. Has some phrases which you can take it out and get them postered and stick them on the walls. Highlighting couple of them here:
1. When this knowledge is clear and present, the 30-something CEO does not sleep over it. He starts working on it.
2. You need to live for your dream – before you can live your dream.
Very inspiring success story of Vineet. He has put lot of efforts to motivate readers for thinking big, keep going till you reach your file and make history. Few tips are very critical and useful for being an entrepreneur. Without pain no gain, explained very well. Thank you Vineet for sharing your personal experience and success mantra with us.
A very insightful read about operating within an organisation or even running an organisation. Great Great read with super insight on how to become an achiever and join the league of the 30-something CEO's that one hears and reads about.