In this episode, Paul Ark shares how "when you take that big leap of faith, what's waiting for you on the other side is not necessarily a bad thing".
From investment banker with global banks Deutsche Bank and Citigroup in Asia and New York, to facilitating Apple and Microsoft's Retail’s market entry into Asian markets, rolling out a US$100 million global corporate venture capital fund, producing one of the top performing fintech CVC funds globally for its vintage and advising pan-Asian venture capital firm, Gobi Partners as Head of ESG, Paul has certainly had his different career chapters you'd want to hear about!
4 things you'll learn:
(1) The power of going with the flow of your career
(2) The nascent VC ecosystem in Southeast Asia, and the opportunities that presents
(3) Failures & successes in building a $100M CVC for Siam Commercial Bank, what strategically hiring means
(4) ESG and shifting mindsets
About Paul:
Find more about Paul here.
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Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the next generation global leader; featuring the top US-Asia founders, funders and execs. From the growing pains of a unicorn journey to IPO, scaling a venture capital firm, we cover it all in the world of venture & business. Learn from the crème de la crème so YOU too, can make #billiondollarmoves — in venture, in business, in life.
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