After the course Prof. Tandon sent all of us an email. I was hoping he would make fun of Rahul Gupta and call him a ‘selfish bastard’ or ‘parasite’ or something. Instead Prof. Tandon said that only Rahul Gupta thought like an entrepreneur. Apparently an entrepreneur should take any opportunity in life without worrying about moral and ethical issues.

What nonsense! Tandon is also little bit bastard. (I am not being disrespectful. He is a teacher. But still.)

Since that day I have realized that self-evaluation is a problematic thing. Either you are a career criminal like Rahul Gupta and give yourself an A+. Or you have some morality and culture like me and rate yourself too low. Like B+.

But for the purpose of this analysis I will briefly analyse myself. Honesty is difficult. But I will try not to be too self-negative. Just one or two lines each.

Consulting ability: For someone who has just been a consultant for such a short period of time, I would think my skills are outstanding. Let us not forget that I currently hold the Dufresne record for shortest promotion to associate. That might have happened a little unconventionally. But it happened. And that is the fact.

Since coming to London I think my skills have improved. When I came here I knew absolutely nothing about banking. I mean I knew the basics because of general knowledge and some basic banking courses. But I had no idea about treasury operations or bond markets or options trading or venture finance or leveraged finance or Bloomberg Terminals or offshore banking or bridge finance or angel investment or prime broking or commodities trading or private wealth management or asset management.

But look at me today. I have seen all these departments at Dufresne during my introductory rotation. And I have used a Bloomberg Terminal several times. And I am also now learning how to manage the finances of a comedy-oriented education NGO-type foundation.

Overall, looking at all angles, I would say A+.

Talent and potential: If you look at my resume right now it shows only three projects. I agree. Perhaps this is not enough to judge my talent and potential. But I know myself. So let us be frank. According to me all I need is experience and more projects. Do I have the talent and potential to succeed? Of course. Dominic has made me in-charge of the most critical aspect of the new Lederman II project, i.e. bribing Tom.

Overall I don’t think I have to be afraid of anybody except maybe Kurt. And later, when I become VP, then I can begin to worry about Rahul Gupta.

Personality: This is perhaps the strongest weapon in my weapons collection. Written, spoken, email, presentation, graph, voicemail, informal, formal, bar, restaurant, canteen, corridor, SMS … whatever be the medium, communication comes to me naturally. (Diary, some of the credit for this must go to you.)