Propelling from a news writer to an acclaimed book author of the Flipkart story : Mihir Dalal | CUSP 12

Mihir Dalal is an editor with Mint, from where he has covered internet businesses for more than five years. He was born and brought up in Bombay and currently lives in Bangalore, where he has spent most of his professional life. Big Billion Startup is his first book. A leading production house has bought the movie rights for the book.

In this exclusive from Bangalore, India, Mihir shares a sneak peek on life in the metro city, his career journey as an investigative journalist at the heights of recession, future of newspaper industry. Having covered Flipkart for years and the founders Sachin and Binny Bansal, he talks about the story of his book India’s Big billion startup “The untold story of Flipkart”, a soon to be motion picture, the key moment that catapulted Flipkart to its unicorn status, personalities of its leadership and the drama as it unfolded with Walmart’s acquisition. We sum it up with a fun rapid fire round!

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