Subroto Bagchi is an Indian entrepreneur and business leader. He is the co-founder of Mindtree and a business author. This is a book review on the book by him

1. MANAGEMENT BOOK REVIEW
B O O K : M B A A T 1 6
A U T H O R : S U B R O T O B A G C H I
P R E S E N T E D BY - P R AT I D H E E PA L A K J H A
I M B A - 1 2 3 4 1 1 6 1 1 3

3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Subroto Bagchi (31 May 1957) is an Indian entrepreneur and business leader.
• He is the co-founder of Mindtree and a business author.
• Bagchi was born in Odisha, where his father was a junior government servant.
• He grew up mostly in the tribal districts of Odisha, moving from place to place
of the nature of his father's job.
• He has narrated the story of his life in his book Go Kiss the World.

5. CHAPTERISATION

6. OBJECTIVE OF THE BOOK
• It is a guide for the teenagers to the world of business that will inspire young readers.
• The book serves as a valuable reminder of how innovation and the spirit of enquiry are
nurtured and eventually how virtuous cycles are unleashed.
• For those who are passionate about teaching and imparting skills, the book would be
invaluable in just re-examining your interface.

7. CONTENT
Today’s teenagers are our smartest generation yet. They are tomorrow’s entrepreneurs,
investors, managers, policymakers, watchdogs and, of course, consumers.
1. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How does the
engine of a company run?
2. Who is a social entrepreneur?
3. And why do we need the world of business - is business good or bad for us?
4. What happens when people FAIL?
5. How do businesses gain excellence?
6. What is the role of quality in an enterprise?
7. Why do things need marketing?
8. Above all, how do businesses emerge and who are these businessmen and
businesswomen?

8. BODY OF THE BOOK
The author mentions in the book that the future belongs to young people and that it is
the duty of the elderly to show them the way. This is portrayed well in the book.
• The novel begins with a day in the life of Manisha and she realizes how the world of
business cocoons her through out the day.
• Later a school picnic is arranged to Chikmagulur where the students acquire a first-
hand knowledge of a coffee- plantation, of how Siddhartha developed the business of
Coffee- Day and how Kiran Mazumdar Shaw rose to great heights in the area of cancer
research and later in the brewing industry, a male dominated industry.
• The Last Word’, the final chapter of this slender volume sums up author's ideas.

9. CONCLUSION
• Author through this book introduces the reader to various aspects of management, like
finance, information and supply chain management, quality control, segmentation and
the role of H. R. D in the entire process.
• He reiterates that an MBA degree is not critical to starting or owning a business'.
• He says ‘Many of us can walk well when the path is shown, but very few can create
a path where none exists’. That is the stuff entrepreneurs are made of .
• He insists on work experience as an essential condition to management studies.

10. CONCLUSION BY ME
• MBA @ 16 is not about how to start your business at 16 but it’s a curious cases for
young MBA’s who wants’ to do something different for the society by becoming
entrepreneur.
• I think this book is a blueprint for those who want to pursue entrepreneurship
• . Each and every important points being taken into consideration by the author like
how to raise fund from angel investor, supply and demand management, logistic,
marketing and sales, accounting, innovation, HR, advertisement etc.
• This book will transform Job Seeker into Job Creator
• A must read for those who want to jump in business rather than doing a monotonous
job, also I highly recommend this book to the budding entrepreneurs and MBA
students.

11. THANKYOU!