Ashutosh Garg – Be More Discerning About Your Investment Choices

BIO: Ashutosh Garg founded Guardian Pharmacy in India in 2003 and grew it to the second-largest pharmacy chain in India with over 200 stores. Now, he is a certified Business and Executive Coach and mentors several CEOs worldwide. STORY: Ashutosh invested in three investments at the height of the Dotcom boom. He didn’t do any research before investing and was just carried away by the hype at the time. All three investments went bust in 18 months. LEARNING: Don’t invest just because you have money. Reduce risks by understanding and learning from your mistakes.   “Don’t be impulsive and make investments simply because you have money available to invest.”Ashutosh Garg  Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/coach-ashutoshgarg/ (Ashutosh Garg) founded https://www.guardian.in/ (Guardian Pharmacy) in India in 2003 and grew it to the second-largest pharmacy chain in India with over 200 stores. Now, he is a certified Business and Executive Coach and mentors several CEOs around the world on business matters, governance, strategic planning, succession planning, personal accountability, people and culture issues. He has also written 8 highly acclaimed bestsellers. Ashutosh in his new role as a storyteller hosts a very successful video and podcast titled “https://tbcy.in/ (The Brand Called You)”, bringing stories of successful entrepreneurs, professionals, and senior corporate leaders to thousands of listeners. He has interviewed over 1,000 people from around the World. Worst investment everIn 2000 when the Dotcom boom happened, Ashutosh was in senior management earning a pretty decent salary. It was also a time when get-rich-quick schemes were popular, and people were investing all over the world. Ashutosh would get messages from friends in Silicon Valley and New York about their investments, turning them into millionaires in just one month. At this point, Ashutosh’s greed was running way ahead of his logic. He decided to put money into three different investments; a retail company in the US, a software c