“Thankfully, part of my job then was fund manager research, so I knew the good fund managers out there. The decision gave me more time to focus on and invest in what I truly liked — building businesses,” says Chua. He adds that it was challenging at first to get his family to understand what VC investing was all about. His parents, although accommodating, were concerned about his decision to jump from a listed company to a VC firm. That means he not only has to study the companies’ business models diligently but also think of ways to help them sustain the business.

Source: The Edge Markets July 27, 2017 03:22 UTC