How I Quit Google to Sell Samosas-Munaf Kapadia

Book: How I Quit Google to Sell Samosas
Author: Munaf Kapadia
Publisher: HarperCollins India

Would you quit a corporate job to pursue your dreams?

How I Quit Google to Sell Samosas by Munaf Kapadia is the story of how he quit his four-year-old high paying job at Google to pursue a venture with his mother. Two years down the line, as Chief Eating Officer of food tech start-up The Bohri Kitchen, he made the Forbes India 30 Under 30 list. The book is the story of how this adventurous entrepreneur grew a weekend Bohri food pop-up from his Cuffe Parade home into an F&B start-up with a Rs 4 crore turnover. A man of many ideas, Munaf regales readers with tales of his big hits-citywide delivery kitchens, catering for Bollywood's biggest celebrities and winning a reality show-and the few misses.

This self-help book is well written, and Munaf’s passion and his zeal for the business jumps out in the story he tells as to how The Bohri Kitchen came into existence. Written in the form of a narrative, the book explores Munaf’s journey and how the idea came to him. The book goes on to detail the ups and downs of TBK and how he survived through them. The best thing about the book is its honesty that it manages to portray. The book shows how commitment to one’s dreams can help you face the trials and tribulations of an entrepreneur. The language of the book is simple, and Munaf has patiently explained the meanings of typical words that come up every now and then. In my opinion, Munaf has a penchant for storytelling, and a testament to this is the chapter where he describes the Bohra Thaal and by the end of the chapter, I was drooling.

The book is also helpful in the manner that it has tidbits of advice from Munaf. Titled “Samosa Gyaan” these are summarize versions of the ideas talked about in the book, and it would certainly help anyone looking to venture out on their own. Another thing I would like to commend Munaf on for including in the book is the experiential elements he incorporated in the form of videos of the TBK Experience and hos pitch deck by way of QR codes. Highly innovative, this shows the way Munaf thinks and presents his ideas. His struggles with TBK have come up with some important learnings, one that can help in navigating the business scenario, specially in the post pandemic world.

This is one non-fiction read I cannot recommend enough for the sheer flavor of self-help, stories, and trivia that the book has. Told in a seamless manner, it scores a 4.94/5 for me.

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