This book would not have been possible without the support and guidance of many individuals. We would like to acknowledge their contributions in helping us complete our first literary venture.

Two of our very dear friends - Kunal Mahipal and Gaurav Mehra - deserve special mention for their continued support throughout the process. Kunal was more than forthcoming in letting us use his “bachelor pad” anytime of day or night to work on the manuscript and also provided candid opinions on the script. His first comment on reading a very early version was “Guys, I can't read this, even for friendship's sake!” Gaurav gave key inputs, at different stages of the process, on marketing and enhancing the quality of the book. We hope we have lived up to their expectations.

A special thanks also to Mr. Anurag Gupta (Director, American Express) - it was his heartfelt desire to see the book take shape that kept us motivated through the journey.

We would also like to express our gratitude to Mr. Sanjay Gupta (Senior Vice President, Senior Executive, American Express) and Mr. Vinit Chauhan (President, IIM Lucknow Alumni Association & Global Business Manager, JP Morgan Chase - UK) for taking time out of their busy schedules to review the book and helping us fine-tune the script from a leader's perspective.

A host of senior alumni and industry leaders sent us encouraging reviews and helpful information in taking the book to completion.

• Mr. Seshan Ramakrishnan (IIMC), Executive Vice President & Regional Head (North), HDFC Bank,
• Mr. Jnaneswar Sen (IIMB), Senior GM - Marketing, Honda Siel India Limited,
• Mr. Akshay Hiremath (XLRI), Product Marketing Manager, Nokia India Private Limited,
• Ms. Anjali Mullati (IIML), Co-Founder, Catalyst Consulting (http://www.corporateacademy.com),
• Mr. H. Jaishankar (IIMB), Co-Founder, Catalyst Consulting,
• Mr. Vishal Bhatia (MDI), GM - Marketing, Frito Lay's India Limited.

We are also thankful to our seniors, colleagues and friends for their constant words of encouragement - Sidharth Bansal, Ritu Prasad, Vikas Chhariya, Ashish Khokha, Kakul Sinha, Kapil Narang, Nidhi Goyal, Rahul Ramesh, Gaurav Shah, Dwaipayan Bose, Nakul Mandan, Chetan Singh, Rohit Rai, Ankit Bhangar, Vivek Kakar, Kunal Upadhyay, Zerin Rahiman, Kandarp Asher, Sudeep Mehrotra and Anant Nath.

When we ventured into the world of writing, we had heard many a horrifying tale of first-time authors being taken for a ride by the “industry”. Luckily for us, we escaped all such horrors and enjoyed a great working relationship with Mr. Sudhir Malhotra, Mr. Siddharth Malhotra and Ms. Deepa Mathur of Orient Paperbacks.

Last but not the least, we'd also like to thank our families, and girlfriends (all 25 of them), for being patient while the book was being written. Never before have two such handsome, charming, young, eligible bachelors spent so many weekends together in secret hideouts far from the prying eyes of the world. It is, we assure you, a mere coincidence that the final product took about nine months to be delivered.

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