The Statesman, one of the oldest and most-respected newspapers in India carried an exclusive article on tips shared by Manish Gupta (Chief Consulting Officer, MBA Crystal Ball) on how to tackle the leadership essay in MBA applications. - - - https://www.mbacrystalball.com/mcbroot/wp-content/uploads/...

An interesting observation from our neighbourhood garden. For the last few months, a cute lil' baby girl comes to play, accompanied by either her mother or father. When she's with her father, who walks around with a grumpy expression, there isn't much action. Everyone minds their own business. Howev...

Question on Quora: What is a rewarding career path for someone who wants to be involved in the future? My response: Many would respond to such questions with a list of 'futuristic' skills like AI, machine learning… But from a more fundamental perspective, I'd say the best way to a rewarding 'future'...

Question on Quora: At what point in my life should I do an MBA? My response: The best way to get an answer to that question, is by replacing 'MBA' with 'Root canal'. Get an MBA (or a root canal) only when you feel the real need for it. They are both expensive and painful, and the (financial) recover...

Got this question on Facebook: Sameer bhai I read one of your articles today about why you quit your job and started MBA Crystal Ball. I'm working at [top company] since a year and find my job extremely monotonous where there is no place for ideas, innovation or anything where the use of brain is re...

Question on Quora: How can undergrads from IITs get into the top Business schools in the world? My response: First myth I'd like to dispel. Being from an IIT doesn't pre-qualify anyone for the Top 10 Bschools. I've come across over-confident IITians who jumped into the admissions process hoping thei...

I got this question via LinkedIn chat: I've read your blogs on MS degrees. I'm interested in tech entrepreneurship but the problem is I find very few courses and I'm not convinced if they'll help. I said, "If you have the technical skills and the drive to pursue clearly set goals, you don't need a m...