What Happens When You Invest in NVIDIA Like Masayoshi Son?

Welcome back to another episode of SparX by Mukesh Bansal. Today our host Mukesh, founder of Myntra and Cure.fit is in conversation with Alok Sama, the former President and CFO of SoftBank Group International. In this episode, we dive into the concept of the "money trap" and how one can avoid its pitfalls. Alok discusses his latest book, "The Money Trap", and explores topics such as his inspiration behind the book, Masayoshi Son's investment strategies, SoftBank's investment pitfalls, and more.

Chapters -
00:00:00 - 00:01:25 Episode introduction
00:01:25 - 00:09:57 Story behind Alok's book and its name
00:09:57 - 00:14:30 Downfalls of money and wealth
00:14:30 - 00:24:55 Masayoshi Son: His mindset and investment strategies
00:24:55 - 00:28:48 What are Masayoshi's plans for India?
00:28:48 - 00:31:05 Failures of SoftBank's Vision Fund
00:31:05 - 00:34:25 Masayoshi's inspirations, philosophy and lifestyle
00:34:25 - 00:37:25 Are big personalities hogging our attention unnecessarily?
00:37:25 - 00:40:05 The current big tech landscape
00:40:05 - 00:43:05 Absence of women in finance and tech industries
00:43:05 - 00:47:20
00:47:20 - 00:52:25 SoftBank's investment failures
00:52:25 - 00:56:15 SoftBank's Vision Fund and Son's big, bold investments
00:56:15 - 00:59:15 Global impact of investments in AI
00:59:15 - 01:01:25 What are steps India should take to invest in AI?
01:01:25 - 01:03:07 DeepSeek's impact on Silicon Valley
01:03:07 - 01:08:00 The lavish side of Silicon Valley
01:08:00 - 01:10:05 Why companies are departing from Silicon Valley
01:10:05 - 01:11:38 Alok's objective with his book
01:11:38 - 01:13:14 Concluding today's episode

Resource list -
The Money Trap by Alok Sama - https://amzn.in/d/g4Kpx8G
Read more about Masayoshi Son -
https://www.forbes.com/profile/masayo...
https://group.softbank/en/about/offic...
SoftBank Vision Fund - https://visionfund.com/in
Al Gore won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize - https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/pea...
Trump's Gold Card - https://thedispatch.com/article/trump...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-go...
DeepSeek AI -
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y...
https://www.reuters.com/technology/ar...
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...
Travis Kalanick's Resignation -
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-4...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/te...
WeWork's Downfall - https://accountancycloud.com/blogs/we....
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/9/23/...
Sarvam AI - https://www.sarvam.ai/

About SparX by Mukesh Bansal

SparX is a podcast where we delve into cutting-edge scientific research, stories from impact-makers and tools for unlocking the secrets to human potential and growth.
We believe that entrepreneurship, fitness and the science of productivity is at the forefront of the India Story; the country is at the cusp of greatness and at SparX, we wish to make these tools accessible for every generation of Indians to be able to make the most of the opportunities around us.
In a new episode every Saturday, our host Mukesh Bansal (Founder of Myntra and Cult.fit) will talk to guests from all walks of life and also break down everything he's learnt about the science of impact over the course of his 20-year long career.

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