Freedom to Fail

Shabnam Aggarwal always dreamt of success. Raised in an immigrant Indian family in the start-up hub of Silicon Valley she believed that every entrepreneur could be successful. So she left her cushy job at Merrill Lynch to take a risk find her passion and make a change in the world. She moved to India to start a company.In Freedom to Fail Shabnam tells the story of her brush with 'success': raising her first round of venture capital; hiring a hardworking team of millennials; growing her start-up to multiple cities...and then finding it all come to a bitter end. Shabnam gives us a peek into the world of start-ups in India. Her personal journey gives us an insight into dealing with failure warning us of the challenges of starting a business and helping us learn from her experience. Weaving each chapter into a powerful lesson in overcoming expectations fear and self-doubt she shows us why failure is important even imperative in order to ultimately succeed. And the best lesson she learnt: You haven't failed until you stop trying.