Monday, November 07, 2005

Breathtaking week

Yet another week into life…! And the same regret…repeating itself…
Sorry for not writing in that often…really apologize…!

The last week was a killer…and I had one of the most awesome time of my life. We (A, P, P and I) were working on our masterplan business plan. And man…was it amazing…or WAS IT AMAZING…? All of us will be extremely disappointed not to be through the next round…but then we do realize that the competition is awesomely tough…

P was the CEO of the company…formulating the strategies…and marketing plan…down to the district level.

P was the CIO…structuring the resources into an optimal plan…and working on the allocating of HR, IT and Financials across all spectrum.

A rocked as the CFO…he made probably the most comprehensive financials ever created…so much so that only 1 number fed into the excel sheet would generate the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement for 10 years…! And trust me…these are not those loose statements…they are as detailed as probably an Infosys.

I, as the COO…(ahem ahem…cough cough…aaaaaaahhhhhhh…chokeeeeee…aaaaaahhhhhh…. dead…!), was basically working with the numbers (except financials). So there was the marketing numbers, and general operational supervision! :)

All in all…it was humbling…it was learning at its best (I know 19089892 times more about microfin than I ever did…!)...it was team work at its best. Truly awesome…

Have submitted the plan…waiting for the next stage results scheduled for the 15th. Will keep you posted…

Apart from that…today we had DB come down for this batch’s first placement. Yet another awesome experience. There were the financials gods of the world…who handle some Euro 5 billion amoungst the 8 of them…and yet so humble…so awe-inspiring…! My interviews went well…let’s see what happens.


Am a very satisfied person today…! thanks god…

~a

And and and…happy birthday to banno. May she get everything she ever wished for…and much more…

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Heard about your excellent show today...Awesome dude...Rock on!

-Bharani.

ankur said...

luck dude...pure luck. but i dont mind being this lucky...! :)

~a

itheabsolute said...

humility is no longer a virtue. remember what i told about u - best allrounder....

very good show. get ready to count the green buck. godspeed!

cheers

ankur said...

thanks so much sir...looking forward to your continued support...

~a

Kapil said...

hey dude....all da bst ..tell me whn the big C come ...cheerz

Anonymous said...

Ankur,

You made me feel good with your performace yesterday :-)...keep rocking

--Brad

Ram said...

waaaaarrrriiiiikkkkoooooooooo,

shabbaash. proud of u beta !! u ve put f'bad on the world map.

Raghini said...

Hey... you have written two lines at the end of your post as if it was some small thing!! am sure it wasn't luck to crack so many rounds... Great show dude... and all the best! We are proud of you!

ankur said...

thanks a lot Raghini. Come to think about it...someone had to reach there. it just happened to be me...(not that i am complaining!!)

:)

~a

Anonymous said...

stop being so humble jackass...
you're among the best ppl in the world..its abt time you come to terms with it!!!

-s

ankur said...

responses to:

2nd statement; 1st part
"i wish..."

2nd statement; 2nd part
"i dont have to...refer above..."

~a

Anonymous said...

warikoo, you're one of the nicest people i know... you're a person who deserves everything good in life.. and i know you'll get it...keep the faith... i wish you all the best... stay the same.
Me:)

ankur said...

a comment like this...is flattering...and scary. there is so much that people expect..and then you feel whether you have it in you to deliver.

i am glad you feel i am worth it. just keep praying...

and trust me...i shall remain the same..! :)

~a

Anonymous said...

hey dude,

That was humility at its best. This is one quality I really believe can take u to the top. wish u all the very best with DB.. hope u make it.....I have a dream:)
if u remember our conversation during the business plan.. partnership continuing into goldman sachs....well usko thoda churn kareke...DB...it would sound nice....although i have like 10% chance but am sure u will make it. Take care and all the best dude.

ankur said...

well...i also really really wish that both of us partner at DB. lets see where life takes us...sooner or later we shall be 'scheming' together...! :)

~a