Being A Consultant Is Like Being Birbal - Ganesh Balakrishnan, Entrepreneur, IIM B, IIT B

Ganesh Balakrishnan did his mechanical engineering from IIT Bombay and went on to work for quite a few years as an Engineer. It is around this time that he decided that an MBA would help him scale career heights which led him to take up CAT and crack IIM Bangalore eventually.
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What happened after his IIM degree, how life panned out through multiple jobs and how he eventually decided to startup is what Ganesh discusses in this part of his conversation.
Ganesh talks in detail about his process of choosing mechanical engineering, what followed in his job and what led him to take up management. He discusses how a lot of work ex can come in as a barrier during your campus placement, even at an institute like IIM Bangalore.
He talks further about his selection at Bain & Co., working as an analyst, spending time at Honeywell and how the idea of starting up came his way.
Tell us how you liked the video and what do you think about Ganesh’s journey. In the second part of this conversation, Ganesh talks about co-founding Flatheads, what problem they found and are solving with the venture and a lot more. Stay tuned for part 2 and subscribe to the channel.
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He was on Shark Tank

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Honeywell!!!

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where is PART 2 of this video?

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Why did not you go for iimb epgp

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The iimb epgp program started in 2009, one year after I graduated from iimb 😅

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Coding karlo bhi...mba ki baad bhi coding karna parega

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Host is so arrogant, in full contrast to the Humble Genius Guest

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U are still a kid 👦

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ganesh sir is genius. but anchor is intolerable

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Such people tend to become fraudsters if they lose earnings.

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kya bekar anchor(interviewer) hai