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The unfair advantage nobody sees is the boring business you already built.Plate 089MalaysiaSpritzer / Lim Kok CheongThey moved the whole building because the ground wasn't right. Most people would've just forced it.Plate 085MalaysiaPetronas Twin TowersYou don't find markets. You create them.Plate 078MalaysiaRamly BurgerIn 2017, a Malaysian oil & gas engineer made 200 jars of sambal. He sold all 200.Plate 075MalaysiaKhairul Aming / Sambal NyetMost people quit when it's embarrassing. He doubled down when it was humiliating.Plate 057MalaysiaRotiboyA physics graduate. A stockbroker. Zero retail experience. Now he sells screwdrivers and lightbulbs. 5,000+ stores. $2.9 billion net worth.Plate 047MalaysiaMr. DIY / Tan Yu YehIn 1981, a 25-year-old nurse walked into a Malaysian bank with a business plan. She wanted to open a fast food restaurant.Plate 045MalaysiaMarrybrown / Nancy LiewMake it deliberately worse for a different jobPlate 044MalaysiaMamee MonsterThe CEO of Malaysia's car industry secretly funded the company that would make cars less necessary.Plate 039MalaysiaKhor Swee Wah / Grab1 in 5 condoms you've ever used came from a Malaysian factory. And the company behind it? Started by a family who lost everything.Plate 036MalaysiaKAREXA country of 34 million people was drinking powdered milk and calling it fresh.Plate 017MalaysiaFarm Fresh / Loi Tuan EeEvery Malaysian I know has a teh tarik order. Mine's teh tarik kurang manis from the mamak downstairs. Same guy makes it every morning. Same pour. Same…Plate 006MalaysiaBOH Tea

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