When we talk about farming, we don’t have to talk about acres anymore. We can talk in terms of square meters, we can talk in terms of square feet, which the yield is high sufficient for our family to consume. So this is what I’m looking at. That is the architect training in me. If…
The first couple of years wasn’t easy. I think we spent more money than making it because the thing is, we’re doing something that’s very unique. We’re not reselling it. We’re not drop-shipping it. We’re trying to create it from scratch. So the first three years weren’t easy. We were making losses because we had…
I am still afraid at 47 years old. Honestly speaking, I am afraid of failure. I regret so much, you know, the only thing that I regret so much was I never started my entrepreneurship journey earlier. I have been working for people. I’ve been working for my husband and his partners. You know, I…
There are very few agritech companies and they are largely male driven. It’s a very male-driven industry. And I find that fascinating because most of the people who buy our produce tend to be women. Oh, they are men who buy as well. But a large chunk of our produce is actually bought by women….
How can we make parents see that it’s not just about exams? Their kids need to learn about how to calculate cost, how to make their first sale or even how do you work together in a team of five. All this are important for kids. teh wuan xin Today’s episode is with an entrepreneur…
I always want to instill to the parents to say that there is still hope do not give up so easily, because there are a lot of challenges at the same time. I will not sugarcoat everything. I would just tell them the journey is really tough, but you, there is hope that, you know,…
I believe that prevention is better than cure because the incident that happened to my parents can happen to anyone’s parents as well. Before they start having difficulties, we have to start looking at what is the best fit for our parents? What kind of things that we should do at home or modify [at]…
If you don’t study hard, then you cannot get a good job and because my mum is a housewife, she always said, make something on your own. Get a [good] job so that you do not need to get money from your husband. Since young, this has been implanted in our minds. Dr Wendy Liew…
When I was 20 or 21, I learned to bake from a lady who taught this – baking layer cakes. My mom bought me my first layer cake oven. And I was sitting at home for three days and I baked [layer cakes] every day. I used so much butter and eggs. I just kept…
Dianne and her family lived a typical Malaysian Chinese life in Klang, Malaysia. Life took a curious turn and she is now the Executive Director of Kitchell Construction and Project Management based in Los Angeles and the author of her own book, Leveraging Stereotypes To Your Advantage. Here’s her fascinating story!