The advancement in technology has lowered the barriers to entry for businesses, giving rise to startups in Malaysia.
More and more young graduates are keen on taking the entrepreneurship route in lieu of the traditional 9 to 5 employment.
Today, there are crowdfunding sites like pitchIN, or even government-linked agencies like Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd, that are certainly pushing this agenda by democratising the funding process for startups.
Putting aside the notion of glitz and glamour, is entrepreneurship really as what we imagine it to be? Does entrepreneurship guarantee riches and freedom?
To delve deeper into this topic, StarPropertyTV invited 2016 JCI Young Creative Entrepreneur award winner Yong Chen Hui to tell us about his entrepreneurial journey.
Watch the full interview to learn how Yong, a Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) leaver, founded Korea Wallpaper and brought it such great heights.
Now, he is moving on to his next business venture, CO3 Social Office.
Breakdown of the interview:
Giving birth to Korea Wallpaper
Achieving the inconceivable
Spirit is key for Startups
Overcoming his biggest career setback
On dropping fears and taking risks
Commitment over talent
Leadership
Defining success
What is CO3 Social Office?
Thoughts on wealth creation
Who is Yong Chen Hui?
Yong Chen Hui’s journey in entrepreneurship begin in a modest low-cost apartment cum office in Setapak some decade ago.
Under his leadership, Korea Wallpaper took the market by storm and set an unprecedented wallpaper trend in Malaysia.
This subsequently led to Korea Wallpaper winning several business awards including 2015 SME Biz Excellence Award and 2016 Sin Chew Biz Excellence Award.
Yong also was awarded with the prestigious 2016 JCI Creative Young Entrepreneur award.
Recently, he also co-founded the much anticipated CO3 Social Office, a Google-like co-working space.
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