#43- Cedric Chin: The Secrets Of Asian Business Empires

Cedric Chin is the CEO & Founder of Commoncog. Commoncog is a publication dedicated to accelerating business expertise.Commoncog asks two questions: a) what is business expertise? b) what do we know about accelerating it?In this conversation, Cedric and I dive into how Asian tycoons are made and the essential skills business operators must master in Southeast Asia. TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Trailer & Intro01:10 Understanding Business Expertise  05:33 The Triad of Business Expertise  10:49 What Business School Misses Out  14:52 Why Are There So Many Conglomerates in SoutheastAsia?  20:11 Not Everything Is About Corruption  23:48 What Makes A Good Tycoon?  29:03 Why Tycoons Are Politically Shrewd  31:37 Unique Features About Southeast Asian Markets  35:22 Kwek Leng Beng's Business Acumen  39:08 The Allure of Startups 41:41 How Robert Kuok Succeeded  46:07 Will There Be More Asian Tycoons?  49:09 What We Can Learn from Constellation Software  54:59 Cultivating Intellectual Dexterity  01:02:14 Advice For Fresh GraduateFull transcripts of episodes can be found here: https://www.ykeith.com/tag/podcast/Feel free to mingle in the comments below or head to...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frontrow.65/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-yap/Website: www.ykeith.comEmail: [email protected]