Ashwin Gulati
Hardcover (Dust Jacket Edition): This edition features a crisp black and white interior.'A brilliant insider’s view....a must-read for anyone who’s founding a company or chasing the American Dream.'-Valerie Andrews, Founding Editor, Reinventing Home magazineSoul Venture isn’t your typical business book-it’s a wake-up call. In this gripping exploration, Ashwin Gulati dismantles the myths, ambitions, and raw realities that drive an entrepreneurial culture where 97% of start-ups are destined to fail. When Jensen Huang, co-founder of the $2 trillion tech giant Nvidia, admits he wouldn’t go through it again, it makes you wonder: Why would you?So why do entrepreneurs keep lining up? Why do venture capitalists continue to encourage them?Soul Venture turns the conventional wisdom upside down: It’s not just about business-it’s about you.Through captivating interviews, revealing case studies. Gulati dives into the trenches to reveal the unspoken truths behind nearly every start-up failure and the rare success. He discusses the personal tolls that entrepreneurship takes-on relationships, lifestyles, even marriages and sex lives. Gulati delivers no-nonsense advice. Soul Venture challenges you to ask:What drives your relentless pursuit of success?What should you do when things go sideways? Do you need a management consultant right now, or a shaman? Are you succumbing to Shark Tank Syndrome?When does passion become the problem?Soul Venture will inspire you to consider a deeper, more authentic definition of success.
