Christopher Quek

So it's exciting to see that kind of a network effect that we're seeing, not just for our startups, but the next gens who are entrepreneurs themselves. They are also somewhat, in a sense, a pseudo kind of startup founders themselves trying to transform a business to become something very vastly different. Yeah, I think that's the really exciting thing about

So it's exciting to see that kind of a network effect that we're seeing, not just for our startups, but the next gens who are entrepreneurs themselves. They are also somewhat, in a sense, a pseudo kind of startup founders themselves trying to transform a business to become something very vastly different. Yeah, I think that's the really exciting thing about

Being an entrepreneur and also supporting entrepreneurs because you are just happily living in your own world, coming up with new ideas, brainstorming to find the best solution. I think that really is something that excites me a lot.

Being an entrepreneur and also supporting entrepreneurs because you are just happily living in your own world, coming up with new ideas, brainstorming to find the best solution. I think that really is something that excites me a lot.

When you talk to fellow next-gen business owners, there is a lot of emotions that will come out of where we describe this whole relationship with our parents. It's complex because it's personal and it's business at the same time, right?

When you talk to fellow next-gen business owners, there is a lot of emotions that will come out of where we describe this whole relationship with our parents. It's complex because it's personal and it's business at the same time, right?

I wanted to also point out, in a very interesting way, when I left the whole business, it was a point that it took many years for my father to really accept who I was, being an entrepreneur in my own right, but not taking on his legacy.

I wanted to also point out, in a very interesting way, when I left the whole business, it was a point that it took many years for my father to really accept who I was, being an entrepreneur in my own right, but not taking on his legacy.

and it was a close ending where he's currently now in a more retired mode and he decided to sell off that particular factory that i was there 20 years ago and uh they finally have sold it um so i think there was a bit of a closure so if you ever tell me that oh you can always rely on going back to your family business

and it was a close ending where he's currently now in a more retired mode and he decided to sell off that particular factory that i was there 20 years ago and uh they finally have sold it um so i think there was a bit of a closure so if you ever tell me that oh you can always rely on going back to your family business

I will tell you that's not possible because I forced that door to be closed because he didn't have another person to take over that business. It was quite an emotional turmoil. In fact, during my days when I was in Malaysia, because I will come back over the weekend and my father and I would not see eye to eye on a lot of things.

I will tell you that's not possible because I forced that door to be closed because he didn't have another person to take over that business. It was quite an emotional turmoil. In fact, during my days when I was in Malaysia, because I will come back over the weekend and my father and I would not see eye to eye on a lot of things.

And I would try to share with him about what I'm doing in e-commerce, but he didn't believe in it. But one of the really important things that I was very fortunate, I was very blessed was that he still supported. In fact, when I sold my inheritance, my mom came to him and said that your son wants to do his own thing. Are you going to block him or are you going to support him?

And I would try to share with him about what I'm doing in e-commerce, but he didn't believe in it. But one of the really important things that I was very fortunate, I was very blessed was that he still supported. In fact, when I sold my inheritance, my mom came to him and said that your son wants to do his own thing. Are you going to block him or are you going to support him?

And in fact, my dad got my family friend, he introduced him, our family friend to come and support me. And without that support initially, I don't think I had enough funding to start off my investments in a tribe. So if you look at the whole thing, my father has been a mentor, but he has also been a very difficult traditional Asian man, Asian patriarch with an iron fist.

And in fact, my dad got my family friend, he introduced him, our family friend to come and support me. And without that support initially, I don't think I had enough funding to start off my investments in a tribe. So if you look at the whole thing, my father has been a mentor, but he has also been a very difficult traditional Asian man, Asian patriarch with an iron fist.

And one thing I realized because of my self-development, because of even doing extra self-enrichment courses by taking a CAIA and a CFA at the same time, I found myself becoming more useful and to the point that when he now talks to me about the side businesses that he's doing, he's asking me as his advisor and no longer as the son where he looks down on.

And one thing I realized because of my self-development, because of even doing extra self-enrichment courses by taking a CAIA and a CFA at the same time, I found myself becoming more useful and to the point that when he now talks to me about the side businesses that he's doing, he's asking me as his advisor and no longer as the son where he looks down on.

Because that is actually very typical of Asian generation kind of businesses, families. You will see that parents will naturally always think that they are naturally more experienced, they're smarter. But I've seen this radical change in my father. And I realised that if I didn't go out on my own, worked on my own, he will have never given me that respect.

Because that is actually very typical of Asian generation kind of businesses, families. You will see that parents will naturally always think that they are naturally more experienced, they're smarter. But I've seen this radical change in my father. And I realised that if I didn't go out on my own, worked on my own, he will have never given me that respect.