Its been a while since I posted something on my blog. Apologies for this since i moved jobs ( from banking to eCommerce) and have been quite caught up in getting a hang of my new work.
On my last day in my previous organization I had written the following good bye mail:
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The reason why i mention it here is to capture the reactions which i got after the email and the learning fn our behavior, apart from making all of you aware of my fantastic sense of humor :)
Reaction 1: What the hell, who quits a job to start a bee farm ?- Obviously these folks didn't read the mail and fell for the first line. This is reminiscent of how often we behave in investing. Few good lines, few good comments often push us to take an investing decision.
Reaction 2: How did you get a benefactor? How did you sell your idea- Again a trap in which we often fall, trying to answer the wrong questions. When we look at a stock the first question we try to answer often is what is the return i will make, rather than questioning the underlying business.
Reaction 3: That is a great and funny email :). That is what investing should be for all of us, if its not fun, looks like a burden, and you can't laugh on your mistakes go buy an Index Fund.
Hope all of you enjoyed reading this and hopefully i will be more regular in my posts now.
Cheers,
saurabh
On my last day in my previous organization I had written the following good bye mail:
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Hi,
This is probably my last email from this mail I’d, so let me begin by wishing all of you very best for future (I know bonuses are round the corner :))
As I write this I am filled with mixed emotions. On one hand is the heady exhilaration of starting something new (have found a benefactor who is funding me to start a bee farm in Cyprus) whereas on other is the sad realization of parting with an experience which I have really cherished.
And the reason I feel sad is not because I am leaving an organization, but probably because I will be leaving some fantastic people with whom to quote from Mad Men “Had Swell of a Time”. In ways known and unknown to them, they helped me grow not only as a professional but also made me grow as an individual. Office where we spend substantial amount of our lives should be a place to forge friendships and discuss things beyond work and I have been lucky to form some great friendships. It was during one of these discussions that these folks inspired me to look at greener pastures (and not only in terms of currency!!!).
Lastly, would like to thank my seniors, my team (who unfortunately have declined to join me :( ) and my colleagues for making this journey at YBL a fun-filled and enriching one.
I can be reached on xxxx@gmail.com or on my twitter handle @saurshan or you can comment on my ramblings at my blog www.constantseeker00.blogspot.
Saurabh
PS- Cyprus is bankrupt; I have no benefactor and I don’t think I can ever be a farmer. Ouch Damn these Bees!!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The reason why i mention it here is to capture the reactions which i got after the email and the learning fn our behavior, apart from making all of you aware of my fantastic sense of humor :)
Reaction 1: What the hell, who quits a job to start a bee farm ?- Obviously these folks didn't read the mail and fell for the first line. This is reminiscent of how often we behave in investing. Few good lines, few good comments often push us to take an investing decision.
Reaction 2: How did you get a benefactor? How did you sell your idea- Again a trap in which we often fall, trying to answer the wrong questions. When we look at a stock the first question we try to answer often is what is the return i will make, rather than questioning the underlying business.
Reaction 3: That is a great and funny email :). That is what investing should be for all of us, if its not fun, looks like a burden, and you can't laugh on your mistakes go buy an Index Fund.
Hope all of you enjoyed reading this and hopefully i will be more regular in my posts now.
Cheers,
saurabh
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