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Brilliant probing by menaka doshi led to Mr. Deepak Parekh divulging some unheard personal secrets of the HDFC Bank founders. Founders are sometimes not courageous enough to buy their own shares ! ? Mr. Parekh owns less than 0.04% of HDFC. Bloomberg Sandeep Parekh 1/2

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Or, as professional entrepreneurs, founders often don't have only one goal, which is to become rich by owning a large chunk of the companies they build. Perhaps, a higher purpose is to make people's lives easier and their dreams come true. @NDTVProfitIndia @NDTVProfit 2/2

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Parizat Verma1 year ago

@menakadoshi @HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh There are instances when the founder's objective is far greater than what we shareholders can imagine. Sony's founder wants to make Japan known for quality. The goal is beyond his personal success.

देवराज1 year ago

@menakadoshi @HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh @SandeepParekh coincidently saw podcast with someone who joined even before DP

Parizat Verma1 year ago

@menakadoshi @HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh

Jibi John1 year ago

@menakadoshi @HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh We would hear him after every budget : now silenced from 11 yrs No Country for Good men

M Rao S (trust Modiji)1 year ago

@HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh These are Role Models. @Rcverma01568575 , @nrajabpcla , @MeghUpdates

Govindarajan.V1 year ago

@HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh Interesting

परेशान प्राणी1 year ago

@HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh Fantastic!

Gaurav Sharma1 year ago

@HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh He is a good, honest man. I met him a long time ago. Where is his full video?

satsangi1 year ago

@HDFC_Bank @business @SandeepParekh Herein in lies the answer to the intriguing Question you are asking to Mr. Deepak Parekh… in this write up:

Smart Sync Investment Advisory Services1 year ago

Many timeless lessons by Venu, thanks for sharing.

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Jon Lai

784,248 views • 1 year ago

Good morning, Nigerians, Today, we just want to take some time to remind President Tinubu that he promised Nigerians uninterrupted electricity within four years. Yes, that’s right, Mr. President promised us 24/7 power. All by himself. Yet today, the facts speak louder than Mr. President’s penchant for broken promises: 1. Since Tinubu took office, electricity tariffs have jumped by 240%, but the grid has collapsed 12 times, plunging millions of homes and businesses into repeated darkness. 2. Over 90 million Nigerians still lack electricity, while many get just 4 to 6 hours a day under Tinubu’s failed Band A–E system. 3. In rural communities, most of Nigeria’s 50 million families remain completely off the grid, with no access to electricity at all. Yet, Mr. President still has not moved the needle. In 26 months, there has been no major power sector reforms, no clear roadmap, and no sense of urgency. We are past the halfway mark of this administration, and millions of Nigerians are still charging their phones at mobile charging kiosks, and spending hundreds of thousands to fuel their generators. So, Mr. President, on this fine Sunday morning, we ask: - Where is the light? - What happened to your promise? - And how much longer do Nigerians have to wait in the dark? Mr. President, you once said: “If I don’t give you electricity, don’t vote for me.” Well, Nigerians are listening. And come 2027, we intend to grant your wish.

Good morning, Nigerians, Today, we just want to take some time to remind President Tinubu that he promised Nigerians uninterrupted electricity within four years. Yes, that’s right, Mr. President promised us 24/7 power. All by himself. Yet today, the facts speak louder than Mr. President’s penchant for broken promises: 1. Since Tinubu took office, electricity tariffs have jumped by 240%, but the grid has collapsed 12 times, plunging millions of homes and businesses into repeated darkness. 2. Over 90 million Nigerians still lack electricity, while many get just 4 to 6 hours a day under Tinubu’s failed Band A–E system. 3. In rural communities, most of Nigeria’s 50 million families remain completely off the grid, with no access to electricity at all. Yet, Mr. President still has not moved the needle. In 26 months, there has been no major power sector reforms, no clear roadmap, and no sense of urgency. We are past the halfway mark of this administration, and millions of Nigerians are still charging their phones at mobile charging kiosks, and spending hundreds of thousands to fuel their generators. So, Mr. President, on this fine Sunday morning, we ask: - Where is the light? - What happened to your promise? - And how much longer do Nigerians have to wait in the dark? Mr. President, you once said: “If I don’t give you electricity, don’t vote for me.” Well, Nigerians are listening. And come 2027, we intend to grant your wish.

Bolaji Abdullahi

321,219 views • 1 year ago