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
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Intro
08:01 – Going with the flow of your career
14:12 – Why building a nest egg is important
18:44 – Internationalization of retail in China
31:20 – The nascent VC ecosystem in Southeast Asia, and the opportunities that presents
36:43 – Failures & successes in building a $100M CVC for Siam Commercial Bank, what strategically hiring means
49:52 – ESG and shifting mindsets
56:14 – Billion Dollar Questions
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