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

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

The Front Row Podcast · 2025-06-24
01:07:13

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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