Malaysia
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The unfair advantage nobody sees is the boring business you already built.Plate 089MalaysiaSpritzer / Lim Kok Cheong
They moved the whole building because the ground wasn't right. Most people would've just forced it.Plate 085MalaysiaPetronas Twin Towers
You don't find markets. You create them.Plate 078MalaysiaRamly Burger
In 2017, a Malaysian oil & gas engineer made 200 jars of sambal. He sold all 200.Plate 075MalaysiaKhairul Aming / Sambal Nyet
Most people quit when it's embarrassing. He doubled down when it was humiliating.Plate 057MalaysiaRotiboy
A 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 Yeh
In 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 Liew
Make it deliberately worse for a different jobPlate 044MalaysiaMamee Monster
The CEO of Malaysia's car industry secretly funded the company that would make cars less necessary.Plate 039MalaysiaKhor Swee Wah / Grab
1 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 036MalaysiaKAREX
A country of 34 million people was drinking powdered milk and calling it fresh.Plate 017MalaysiaFarm Fresh / Loi Tuan Ee
Every 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