Neil Mehta

We'd been studying our approach for maybe six months or so. The flights arrive at 10 p.m. And our banker calls. He's like, hey, I'm so excited about the trip. Can't wait for you guys to get into town. And I'm like, hey, I can't wait to get there. And he's like, I got to tell you, I got to skip dinner with you guys tonight. But when you get in, why? You know, we're really excited about our dinner.

We'd been studying our approach for maybe six months or so. The flights arrive at 10 p.m. And our banker calls. He's like, hey, I'm so excited about the trip. Can't wait for you guys to get into town. And I'm like, hey, I can't wait to get there. And he's like, I got to tell you, I got to skip dinner with you guys tonight. But when you get in, why? You know, we're really excited about our dinner.

He's like, I had a long night. I was up all night. It was kind of crazy. And we're like, oh, what happened? I had a guy from London here last night. He flew in. I was going to do with you guys. He stays at the same hotel, dropped off his bags, took him out to dinner. And we went out to this great dinner, had a bunch of drinks.

He's like, I had a long night. I was up all night. It was kind of crazy. And we're like, oh, what happened? I had a guy from London here last night. He flew in. I was going to do with you guys. He stays at the same hotel, dropped off his bags, took him out to dinner. And we went out to this great dinner, had a bunch of drinks.

He goes back to his hotel and he proceeds to tell us the following story, which is this English banker goes up into his room. It checks into his room. There's a guy sleeping in his bed. The English banker's like, what is going on here? And he closes the door, goes downstairs, tells the person at the check-in desk, there's someone sleeping in my bed. You must have double booked the room.

He goes back to his hotel and he proceeds to tell us the following story, which is this English banker goes up into his room. It checks into his room. There's a guy sleeping in his bed. The English banker's like, what is going on here? And he closes the door, goes downstairs, tells the person at the check-in desk, there's someone sleeping in my bed. You must have double booked the room.

This is a huge problem. The guy's like, no, no, no. That's like not possible. I'm sure. Reissues him the key. This is your room number. Go on. Goes in. Guy's still sleeping in his bed. Banker goes downstairs, goes to the front desk counter and says, you've got to come up with me. This is crazy. There's a guy sleeping in my room. I just want a different room.

This is a huge problem. The guy's like, no, no, no. That's like not possible. I'm sure. Reissues him the key. This is your room number. Go on. Goes in. Guy's still sleeping in his bed. Banker goes downstairs, goes to the front desk counter and says, you've got to come up with me. This is crazy. There's a guy sleeping in my room. I just want a different room.

The front desk check-in person goes up with him. Sure enough, this guy's still sleeping in his bed. The front desk person goes and checks his pulse. It's cold. Dead guy in the bed. And the banker's just telling us this story. We're like, listening to it, like, where is this going to go? And the banker is furious. He's like, this is crazy. I just want to go to sleep. It's like 2 a.m.

The front desk check-in person goes up with him. Sure enough, this guy's still sleeping in his bed. The front desk person goes and checks his pulse. It's cold. Dead guy in the bed. And the banker's just telling us this story. We're like, listening to it, like, where is this going to go? And the banker is furious. He's like, this is crazy. I just want to go to sleep. It's like 2 a.m.

in the morning. I got a big day tomorrow. Like, they're saying, I don't know what's going on, but just, like, figure this out. And the front desk check-in person's like, I don't think you understand. I got to call the police. There's a dead guy in the bed. You got to stay right here. And the police come. Sure enough, dead guy in the bed. And the banker's furious. It's now 3 a.m. in the morning.

in the morning. I got a big day tomorrow. Like, they're saying, I don't know what's going on, but just, like, figure this out. And the front desk check-in person's like, I don't think you understand. I got to call the police. There's a dead guy in the bed. You got to stay right here. And the police come. Sure enough, dead guy in the bed. And the banker's furious. It's now 3 a.m. in the morning.

He's like, this is crazy. You've got to get me. The police are like, no, no, you're a suspect now. We've got to take you to the police station. And he's freaking out. He's like, what do you mean? I don't know who this guy is. I don't know what happened. I'm just waiting in my room. There's cameras. You can check. Nope, we're taking you to the police station. And they put him in the back of the car.

He's like, this is crazy. You've got to get me. The police are like, no, no, you're a suspect now. We've got to take you to the police station. And he's freaking out. He's like, what do you mean? I don't know who this guy is. I don't know what happened. I'm just waiting in my room. There's cameras. You can check. Nope, we're taking you to the police station. And they put him in the back of the car.

They tell him he can make a call. Takes out his phone, calls our banker, whose name was Balaji. And Balaji's like, oh, this happens. Yeah. don't worry. How much money do you have on you? He's like, I got $1,000 on me. He's like, that's not enough. You probably need $10,000. Can you get a wire to them in the morning? And he's like, I don't even know how to get a wire. He's like, don't worry.

They tell him he can make a call. Takes out his phone, calls our banker, whose name was Balaji. And Balaji's like, oh, this happens. Yeah. don't worry. How much money do you have on you? He's like, I got $1,000 on me. He's like, that's not enough. You probably need $10,000. Can you get a wire to them in the morning? And he's like, I don't even know how to get a wire. He's like, don't worry.

I'll take care of it. I'll get you out by 5 a.m. Balaji's up all night figuring it out. Banker gets out at 5 or 6 a.m., gets back on the plane back to London right away. So Balaji's like, so I was up all night figuring this out. And we're like, This is where we're flying in like an hour. This is terrifying. And so that was the first time we went out there was hearing this story.

I'll take care of it. I'll get you out by 5 a.m. Balaji's up all night figuring it out. Banker gets out at 5 or 6 a.m., gets back on the plane back to London right away. So Balaji's like, so I was up all night figuring this out. And we're like, This is where we're flying in like an hour. This is terrifying. And so that was the first time we went out there was hearing this story.

It was incredibly fun. We bought 75 to 100% of an insurer out there. We bought 75% of an insurer in Pakistan, which Benny's Jewish. I'm Indian. We're both American. This is the first time I'd gone out to Karachi. He's like, I'm not going. You got to go. And so I was going out there. We were about to close this transaction. And my mom, who's from India, she's crying. She's calling my wife.

It was incredibly fun. We bought 75 to 100% of an insurer out there. We bought 75% of an insurer in Pakistan, which Benny's Jewish. I'm Indian. We're both American. This is the first time I'd gone out to Karachi. He's like, I'm not going. You got to go. And so I was going out there. We were about to close this transaction. And my mom, who's from India, she's crying. She's calling my wife.