This post was originally shared in my DT Email Newsletter here. This was a lesson I won’t forget. The meeting started at 8.30am. I was running late. I rushed down to Capital Square in Raffles Place. I slipped into the meeting room – a small, compact room just enough for about ten people. On the right side of the long, brown mahogany table, five or six executives in full black suits, name cards in hand. Among them was the CEO of Noble Group. After I exchanged name cards, I took the only empty seat across the table, joining three other investors. I was late… But better late than never. It was Asia’s biggest commodity giant  Noble Group just released their latest financial results. Back then, it was common for investment bankers to bring companies around to meet their investors. Mostly to share their financial results. Sometimes, companies wanted to bring their story to investors ahead of a new deal....