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 & Intro

01:10 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 Graduate

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