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Michael Tay

Group managing director, The Hour Glass

“With hindsight, the financial crisis was one of the most difficult episodes that I’ve
been through. It shaped my fundamental approach to business.”

December 8, 2014, On how joining the family business during difficult times has
given him the grit to bring The Hour Glass to new heights

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Wong Kar King

Founder and managing director, Advanced Holdings

“when you’re overseas (pitching to clients), they assume you have hundreds of
engineers – although, apart from me, it was just a part-time secretary.”

February 2, 2015, On the tough realities of running a start-up.

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Chatri Sityodtong

Founder and CEO, ONE Championship

“I couldn’t afford the subway, so I walked or ran to my meetings.”

May 2, 2013, the millionaire entrepreneur on the time when he survived on US$4 a
day – spent mostly on a US$3.25 meal at an all-you-can- eat Korean eatery near
campus.

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David Chiem

Founder, Chairman and Group CEO, Mindchamp Holdings

“We escaped from a place where, overnight, they took everything. But they couldn’t
take our minds.”

August 15, 2015, On his resilience as a Vietnamese refugee who survived the Vietnam War

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Steven Fang

Co-founder and executive director, Invitrocue

“You have to ask yourself why you are going through such a challenge and why do
you not pick something easier.”

August 15, 2015, The founder and former group CEO of Cordlife Singapore, on having
clear conviction to one’s cause

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Ted Fang

Founder and CEO, Tera Capital

Co-founder and President, Frontier Group

“We were nobody… We had to do a lot of work going out there to talk to people, to
get them to believe in our company and product”

April 1, 2014, on the early days of setting up Frontier Group which operates Days Inn hotels in China

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Quotes from CEOs: on the importance of being resilient

CEOs and industry leaders share their stories of bootstrapping, and fighting against all odds to come out on top.

Michael Tay

“With hindsight, the financial crisis was one of the most difficult episodes that I’ve
been through. It shaped my fundamental approach to business.”

Wong Kar King

“when you’re overseas (pitching to clients), they assume you have hundreds of
engineers – although, apart from me, it was just a part-time secretary.”

Chatri Sityodtong

“I couldn’t afford the subway, so I walked or ran to my meetings.”

David Chiem

“We escaped from a place where, overnight, they took everything. But they couldn’t
take our minds.”

Steven Fang

“You have to ask yourself why you are going through such a challenge and why do
you not pick something easier.”

Ted Fang

“We were nobody… We had to do a lot of work going out there to talk to people, to
get them to believe in our company and product”

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Quotes from CEOs: on the importance of being resilient

CEOs and industry leaders share their stories of bootstrapping, and fighting against all odds to come out on top.

Michael Tay

“With hindsight, the financial crisis was one of the most difficult episodes that I’ve been through. It shaped my fundamental approach to business.”

Wong Kar King

“when you’re overseas (pitching to clients), they assume you have hundreds of engineers – although, apart from me, it was just a part-time secretary.”

Chatri Sityodtong

“I couldn’t afford the subway, so I walked or ran to my meetings.”

David Chiem

“We escaped from a place where, overnight, they took everything. But they couldn’t take our minds.”

Steven Fang

“You have to ask yourself why you are going through such a challenge and why do you not pick something easier.”

Ted Fang

“We were nobody… We had to do a lot of work going out there to talk to people, to get them to believe in our company and product”

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“With hindsight, the financial crisis was one of the most difficult episodes that I’ve
been through. It shaped my fundamental approach to business.”

“when you’re overseas (pitching to clients), they assume you have hundreds of
engineers – although, apart from me, it was just a part-time secretary.”

“We escaped from a place where, overnight, they took everything. But they couldn’t
take our minds.”

“You have to ask yourself why you are going through such a challenge and why do
you not pick something easier.”

“We were nobody… We had to do a lot of work going out there to talk to people, to
get them to believe in our company and product”