Talking to Gautam Baid, author of the Joys of Compounding, is both inspirational and thought-provoking. He went from working a night shift at the hotel reception, to becoming one of the most widely followed money managers. Sheer hard work and grit led him to perfect a style of stock picking and portfolio building that has worked wonders in the last several years. Gautam and I talk about his approach, and also about India and, of course, compounding.