Alok’s Posts

In the backdrop of the 50+ Billion Dollar valuation of Facebook, I believe:   – The Value Creation Cycle period is getting completely crunched. ...Read More

The Sanjeev Agarwal incident with Citibank has triggered me to finally spill these beans: In 2007, Societe Generale (Mumbai) was partially handling th...Read More

As a kid, growing up in India, one is taught that the world’s biggest diamond – the ‘Kohinoor’ was found in India but seized by the British when they ...Read More

I saw this article on the FRONT PAGE of the Times of India this morning (12th March 2012) and I felt like throwing up. I had written this post on the ...Read More

Added on 30/3/2012: I wrote the note below for 31st of Decembers, but I guess its relevant in India for the 31st of March/s also! ***** Ok gals and gu...Read More

So, what happens if :   A sauve, mature Banker with a Citibank visiting card visits you; pitches a bank approved scheme that promises much better retu...Read More

Ok – so I may have accepted and proposed at least 1000 NDA’s so far. Each time an NDA is exchanged: Finance/Legal teams get involved for t...Read More

I was admiring a Christmas tree today and was inspired to turn the old adage “don’t miss the woods for the trees” on its head.  I think en...Read More

I am a hard core fanatic when it comes to meetings:   If I am going to be 1+ minute late, I will sms and mail the party apologizing.   Usually I expec...Read More

One of my all time favorite speeches is that of John F  Kennedy in the height of the Cold War (USA vs. Russia – also the period that had that tr...Read More

While casually conversing with my wife, she mentioned to me that my Dad had booked the ‘slightly cheaper’ Volkswagen Vento. I immediately ...Read More

I think we should have a regular ‘Dilemma’ question on the site for our learned users to help themselves to a ‘brainjob’   So,...Read More