The Billionaire's Apprentice
The Rise of The Indian-American Elite and The Fall of The Galleon Hedge Fund

"Barbarians" summed up the junk bond era (and remains my favorite business book ever), "When Genius Failed" summed up the bondarb era. A movie (Startup.com) actually summed up the Internet era. "The Smartest Guys in the Room" (which, shame on me, I've yet to read) summed up the creative accounting e......more

I had been wanting to read The Billionaire’s Apprentice for quite a long time. Like many others, I, too, was shocked when the news of Rajat Gupta’s conviction in insider trading was announced by a US Court. What only added fuel to the fire was the fact that two Indian immigrants Preet Bharara and Sa......more

The one topic that this book stressed upon was how much of a presence greed holds in the life of human beings. History (real and fictional) tells us of the lives of men and women who spent their entire lives chasing the ephemeral trappings of wealth and power, never to be satisfied with whatever the......more

This is a fabulous account of the insider trading scandal which rocked America, the South Asian diaspora in the US, and Indians who looked upto Rajat Gupta as an icon who had achieved fame and reputation in the business world heading one of the big four consultancy firms, McKinsey & Co. It chronicle......more

With a fast paced narrative, author has covered the entire investigation as well as personal profile of all the key players involved in Galleon trial. At the end, the reader is left with a mixed feeling. There are reasons to be proud of the American meritocracy that makes it possible for Indian Amer......more