Well not long ago in India there was a business group called the Ambani group. When we met as journalists or as analysts we were told that the younger brother Mr. Anil looks after finance. Then one day Mr. Anil Ambani wanted out and the elder brother said ‘let us split’ . So they split. […]
2 companies I know and have dealt with are going through a crisis. For obvious reasons their names are held back. Both these organisations are very aggressively run and run by the founder himself. Both the founders are about 50 years of age and have created a good name for themselves. Most of the employee […]
This is not to say that the Indian banking system is great, but I am not sure about how many of you have been following the Goldman case. There is a lot to say against the banking system – but remember do not go short on shares of big powerful companies. Personally there is a […]
I hope there are many readers of my blog who are fans of Ayn Rand. She surely made a whole generation think about money in a more positive light. Of course agreeing with her philosophy of the ‘Art of Selfishness’ is difficult, it is at least a thought. I do not know whether I am […]
Are things falling in place? Mr. Sharukh Khan wants to bid for KKR. So he goes to Mr. Rajiv Shukla of BCCI and IPL fame and Rajiv helps him. Of course for a small fee of Rs. 10 crores. The Rs. 10 crores has to be spread over a few issues says Mr. Khan. Agrees […]
One assignment that an MBA class likes (loves) is to do projects. It better be projects which are easy to do of course! One MBA class where I suggested that they go out meet IFAs and a few customers to find out how the investing process works was greeted with shock by everybody including the […]
http://www.subramoney.com/book-written-by-me/ There have been many quotes about Sachin Tendulkar. Why even Sanjay Manjrekar has quoted about Sachin (that is Sanjay’s greatest claim to fame). However this is one which is great: “When Sachin Tendulkar travelled to Pakistan to face one of the finest bowling attacks ever assembled in cricket, Michael Schumacher was yet to race […]