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How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company
Author: Varun Agarwal

Publisher: Rupa
ISBN: 9788129119797
Pages: 254
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How I Braved Anu Aunty And Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company, published in 2012, revolves around the life and dreams of Varun Agarwal. A true story, this shows how the protagonist’s life in Bangalore was centered on pub-hopping, hanging around with friends, and stalking a girl on Facebook. An engineering graduate, this twenty-something man wanted nothing to do with any technical degrees or jobs.

His only ambition revolves around his entrepreneurial dreams. It is when he begins to wonder about his life and where it is headed, that Anu Aunty enters the picture. This female character is a middle aged woman, and is Varun’s mother’s best friend. She points out to Varun’s mother that her son is upto no good. Every time the author speaks about his entrepreneurial dreams, she mocks him and says that he has no ambition. Suddenly, the author loses complete control of his life, and everything seems to be run by this formidable woman.

Varun’s mother also thinks that her son needs a counsellor, and so she drags him for a session. Varun realizes that he needs to build a strategy in order to stop Anu Aunty from destroying his life. After many drunk conversations with his friend, Rohan Malhotra, Varun knows what he wants to do in life. He follows his heart, and along with Rohan, opens up Alma Mater, a company that sells customized outfits and accessories for alumni of different educational institutions across India.

How I Braved Anu Aunty And Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company is a funny and informative book. This is the author’s debut novel and was written when he was ill for eight days. It is a bestseller, with more than 20,000 copies sold within a month of its publication. It paints a beautiful and nostalgic picture of the city of Bangalore, and also shows how Varun learnt about business strategies from kitty parties.