Angelo Mozilo (aka fake George Hamilton) who runs Countrywide couldn’t have picked a better name for his company which he founded in 1967 with David Loeb. Why? because the impending collapse of the subprime market (which will happen) is being felt country wide. And, in reality it’s being felt around the world, Bank [...]
Entries from August 2007
Countrywide - an appropriate name
August 26th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Business
Reliance’s Missed Call
August 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Lately, I’ve been noticing that Anil Ambanis’ Reliance-ADAG has been building up a portfolio that other entertainment groups around the world could only dream of. If content is king, then distribution is god. Reliance-ADAG has both pieces that are critical to dominate the market. However, I feel they have not been able to [...]
Cars around Mumbai
August 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Some pics of cars I’ve seen around Mumbai. The gray Bentley and maroon S class were seen around Peddar Road. The black Bentley and Cayenne Turbo were seen near the Mahalaxmi Racecourse. The 911 was parked at the Hyatt in Kalina.
Tags: Cars
Subprimal fear
August 2nd, 2007 · 1 Comment
It’s late 2003, and I’m sitting in my rented apartment in Redondo Beach, California thinking I need to buy a house. Why? Because everyone is telling me it’s the best thing to do and throwing money at rent is stupid. So I get a real estate agent to show me around Hermosa [...]