Ive often thought, was private equity. [laughter] and then i started interviewing. While i watch your interview, i know how to do some interviews. [laughter] ive learned from doing my interviews how leaders make it to the top. Jeff i asked him how much he wanted. He said 250. I said, fine. I didnt negotiate with him. I did no due diligence. David i have something i would like to sell. [laughter] and how they stay there. You dont feel inadequate now because being only the second wealthiest man in the world, is that right . [laughter] vasant narashimhan is the ceo of novartis, a major swissbased pharmaceutical company. Born in the United States to indian immigrant parents, he was educated at Harvard Medical School but chose not to Practice Medicine. Instead he chose to go into the pharmaceutical industry and is leading the transformation of novartis to one of the most important pharmaceutical companies in the world. I had a chance to sit down with vas in new york recently to talk about t
Over much of the past three decades, i have been an investor. The highest calling of mankind, ive often thought, was private equity. [laughter] and then i started interviewing. While i watch your interview, i know how to do some interviews. Ive learned from doing my interviews how leaders make it to the top. Jeff i asked him how much he wanted. He said 250. I said, fine. I didnt negotiate with him. I did no due diligence. David i have something i would like to sell. And how they stay there. You dont feel inadequate now because being only the second wealthiest man in the world, is that right . [laughter] vasant narashimhan is the ceo of novartis, a major swissbased Pharmaceutical Company. He was educated at Harvard Medical School but chose not to Practice Medicine. He chose to go into the pharmaceutical industry and is leading the transformation of novartis to one of the most important pharmaceutical companies in the world. I had a chance to sit down with him in new york to talk about t
Over much of the past three decades, i have been an investor. The highest calling of mankind, ive often thought, was private equity. [laughter] and then i started interviewing. While i watch your interview, i know how to do some interviews. Ive learned from doing my interviews how leaders make it to the top. Jeff i asked him how much he wanted. He said 250. I said, fine. I didnt negotiate with him. I did no due diligence. David i have something i would like to sell. And how they stay there. You dont feel inadequate now because being only the second wealthiest man in the world, is that right . [laughter] vasant narashimhan is the ceo of novartis, a major swissbased Pharmaceutical Company. He was educated at Harvard Medical School but chose not to Practice Medicine. He chose to go into the pharmaceutical industry and is leading the transformation of novartis to one of the most important pharmaceutical companies in the world. I had a chance to sit down with him in new york to talk about t
Over much of the past three decades, i have been an investor. The highest calling of mankind, ive often thought, was private equity. [laughter] and then i started interviewing. I watched your interviews, so i know how to do some interviews. Ive learned from doing my interviews how leaders make it to the top. Jeff i asked him how much he wanted. He said 250. I said, fine. I didnt negotiate with him. I did no due diligence. David i have something i would like to sell. [laughter] and how they stay there. You dont feel inadequate now because being only the second wealthiest man in the world, is that right . [laughter] vasant narashimhan is the ceo of novartis, a major swissbased pharmaceutical company. Born in the United States to indian parents, he was educated at Harvard Medical School but chose not to Practice Medicine. Instead, he chose to go into the pharmaceutical industry and is now leading the transformation of novartis to one of the most important pharmaceutical companies in the w
David this is, uh, my kitchen table, and its also my filing system. Over much of the past three decades, i have been an investor. The highest calling of mankind, ive often thought, was private equity. [laughter] and then i started interviewing. I watched your interviews, so i know how to do some interviews. Ive learned from doing my interviews how leaders make it to the top. Jeff i asked him how much he wanted. He said 250. I said, fine. I didnt negotiate with him. I did no due diligence. David i have something i would like to sell. [laughter] and how they stay there. You dont feel inadequate now because being only the second wealthiest man in the world, is that right . [laughter] vasant narashimhan is the ceo of novartis, a major swissbased Pharmaceutical Company. Born in the United States to indian parents, he was educated at Harvard Medical School but chose not to Practice Medicine. Instead, he chose to go into the pharmaceutical industry and is now leading the transformation of nov