Money and Me: Special Guest - Alok Sama the Former President and CFO of SoftBank International

Join Michelle Martin on a special edition of Money and Me, with guest Alok Sama, the former insider at Softbank turned bestselling author of The Money Trap: Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble. Alok offers a behind-the-scenes look at SoftBank’s bold bets on companies like WeWork, Alibaba, and Nvidia. Discover insights into Masayoshi Son’s visionary approach, what Sama thinks of SoftBank’s $500 million OpenAI investment, and the pitfalls of inflated tech valuations. Alok shares lessons on identifying sustainable growth and navigating common money traps in the venture capital world. Michelle describes the book as a riveting must-read for anyone curious about the intersection of finance, tech, and AI, reinventing oneself.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.