'I May Not Be The Bestselling Author But I Am A More Patient, Wiser, And A More Perceptive Person' - Aakash Saxena, IIM Shillong - Best30 - Class Of 2019
Aakash Saxena was born and raised in New Delhi, but in the last ten years, he has lived all over the country. Even after spending so much time away from home, he always looks forward to going back. He loves spending time with his family (big shout out to Mom, Dad and Sammy!). Every experience that he has had with different people, cultures, and languages has left him a little wiser than before. Those very experiences are, in a considerable way, responsible for shaping the way he thinks about businesses, and more specifically finance. He maintains a blog, Minimum Sigma (www.minimumsigma.com), the essence of which is that a retail investor should primarily manage risk in personal finances before worrying about returns. Even though he is a Finance Major, he has done well in many aspects of business education; he was Amazon Ace Champion in Operations case study, Mahindra Warroom Gold-tier in a Brand Management case study, and Tata Steel-a-thon National Finalist in a CSR case study. Very recently, he has also made it to the National Finals of Reliance Industries’ The Ultimate Pitch, a business pitch competition which is scheduled for the middle of February. Even though he is not much of a contemplator, he still lives by the belief that be it finance or life; the most rewarding things are discipline and consistency.
