really seek to prevent him
from operating.
The Nigerians also
changed the rules when
we sought to penetrate
the market there. They
formed an association
which sought to keep
everyone else out of the
market. We don’t have such
rules here where we seek to
keep everyone else out of
the APA.
So the psychology of the
particular country is also key to
our misadventure there. There’s
a lot of protectionism and the
overall political environment there
is inclined towards protection of
their industries and encourages
local domination.
Frank: Who do you take counsel
from? Who inspires you?
Bharat: My biggest sounding
board is my wife. She’s very
straight with a non-emotional
answer.
When I ask her for some advice
about whatever is troubling me
she’ll tell me to go about it a
certain way which may be contrary
to how I think I should pursue it
and I’ve come to realize her way of
looking at things is the best advice
I can practically get on numerous
issues.
Frank: What must we do and what
should we avoid if we want to
succeed?
Bharat: If you’re not willing to
roll up your sleeves and get the job
done yourself if it needs to happen
then you’ll never succeed. If you’re
passionate, doing things the right
way, focused and can roll up your
sleeves there’s no reason why you
shouldn’t succeed and replicate
what I and indeed many others
have done.
There’s nothing special in what
I’ve done, it’s definitely possible
and it’s not rocket science. Just be
committed, be focused and get to
work. You’ll be a big success.
Frank: We have all picked up the
lessons, inspiration, advice and we
are grateful and appreciate you for
the humility and sacrifice of your
precious time to be hosted at this
Fire Side Chat. Thank you.