Guest bio
- Former President and Chief Financial Officer of SoftBank Group International, where he was the firm's chief dealmaker.
- Worked closely with SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son on mega-deals worth billions.
- Author of The Money Trap, a memoir of his years at SoftBank and Morgan Stanley.
Alok Sama is the former President and Chief Financial Officer of SoftBank Group International, where he was chief dealmaker for the world's most influential technology investor and worked closely with founder Masayoshi Son. His career also includes Morgan Stanley. He is the author of The Money Trap, a memoir of his years at SoftBank and Morgan Stanley that tells of private jets, mega-deals worth billions, corporate smear campaigns and the high and low points of a career in high finance.
Show notes
In this exciting episode, listen to the former president and CFO of SoftBank Group International, Alok Sama, talk about the man behind the legend of Masayoshi Son. Is the iconic founder of SoftBank an iconic visionary who can predict the future or a lucky gambler who bets the house?
Sama, the chief dealmaker of the most influential technology investor in the world, SoftBank, tells us the fascinating tale of private jets, 5000-dollar wines, dinners with tech bros, elaborate honey traps, corporate smear campaigns and mega-deals worth billions.
Author of the new book “The Money Trap”, a gripping memoir of his years at SoftBank and Morgan Stanley, Sama talks to Sarkar about the high points and low points of a roller coaster career in high finance.
How do you value future technology? How much of investing is art, not science? Is growth at all costs worth it? How do you balance ambition and wellness? And what’s a good time to break free from the money trap?
Listen to Sama and Sarkar debate all these topics and more in this unmissable episode of Money Majlis.
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