Books That Make Leadership Real
Two books, two lenses — one on the inner journey of growth and resilience, the other on building technology that actually performs.
Seekhna Band Toh Jeetna Band
"The day you stop learning, you stop winning"
Verses Kindler Publication · 2025 · Paperback & Kindle
More than a memoir — a deeply personal and practical roadmap for anyone trying to rise above challenges and create meaningful success. Real stories, timeless lessons, honest insights.
Seekhna Band Toh Jeetna Band is a journey of resilience, transformation, and continuous learning, from small-town roots to leading in the corporate world. Through honest stories and practical insights, it explores timeless lessons on growth and continuous learning — and motivates readers to embrace change and take responsibility for their own transformation.
With an unusual blend of emotional candor and intellectual clarity, Vivek Agrawal writes for students seeking motivation, professionals seeking clarity, leaders seeking direction, and dreamers seeking courage. Whether you are 22 or 42 — this book will remind you that your starting point is not your story.
- Students carving their own path instead of following the crowd
- Young professionals seeking meaning and courage in their careers
- Aspiring leaders who want to make a difference, not just a living
The Performance Playbook
"Optimizing Systems for Speed, Scale & Reliability"
Notion Press · October 2025 · Paperback, Kindle & Hardcover
In a digital-first world, performance directly shapes SEO rankings, customer experience, uptime, and revenue — yet many teams stay trapped in firefighting mode. The Performance Playbook is a practical guide to optimizing systems for speed, scale, and reliability.
Drawing on 17+ years building and scaling technology at IndiaMART, Vivek Agrawal breaks down the full performance stack — APIs, databases, frontend rendering, caching, monitoring, and cloud cost control — for engineers and non-technical leaders alike.
This is not a theory book. Every chapter ends with checklists, playbook cards, and report formats you can apply with your team immediately.
- Product managers and tech leads who want to speak the language of performance
- Founders and executives whose revenue depends on uptime and speed
- Engineers and QA focused on system behaviour in production
