Founder
This Australian quit her job at 24 and started a business out of her parents’ garage—now, it brings in over $100 million a year
Jane Lu, founder and CEO of Showpo. Courtesy of Jane Lu. Growing up, Jane Lu dreamt of waking up every morning and putting on a power suit to go to work at a fancy corporate finance job in one of the tall city buildings. Today, the 38-year-old is the founder and CEO of online fashion […]
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Grab CEO Anthony Tan gives his no. 1 piece of advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
Anthony Tan is the co-founder and CEO of Grab. Courtesy of From the outside, it looks like Anthony Tan’s got it all — the family, the wealthy upbringing and the success. Today, he is the head honcho of one of Southeast Asia’s biggest tech companies, Grab — but he’ll be the first to say that […]
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How I built a $2 billion a year super app called Grab: ’20 hour’ work days
Anthony Tan didn’t need to start a business to be rich. He grew up as the youngest of three sons in one of Malaysia’s wealthiest families. His father, Tan Heng Chew, is the president of Tan Chong Motor, a multinational automobile distributor founded by Tan’s grandfather in the 1950s, that’s publicly listed on the Kuala […]
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This 35-year-old turned a local Indonesian coffee stall into a unicorn startup — today it brings in $100 million a year
In college, Edward Tirtanata had a brewing love for coffee, so much so that he’d order “one huge cup” every day from either Dunkin’ Donuts or 7-Eleven. Today, the 35-year-old CEO and co-founder of venture-backed unicorn coffee company Kopi Kenangan, still has his cup of joe daily — except that he’s upgraded it to three […]
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This 35-yr-previous had 5 failed corporations just before starting off her grocery store chain – now it brings in above $8 million a year
Gek Teng Pang started Surrey Hills Grocer in 2021. Results did not arrive effortless for Pang Gek Teng. The 35-yr-previous serial entrepreneur went by 5 failed small business tries before her endeavours to make a multimillion-greenback grocery retail outlet chain in Singapore at last bore fruit. Nowadays, she is the proud founder and CEO of […]
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It's an ɺwesome time' to be a female in small business. Woman founders say the entrepreneurial landscape is shifting
In 2022, only 2.1% of undertaking capital investments in the U.S. went to enterprises that are started exclusively by gals. But some say the hole may perhaps be closing. Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Setting up a business is normally difficult and although ladies have historically confronted further problems, some woman founders say the […]
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People today stated her business thought wouldn’t perform — but it is now a blooming splendor empire
When Trinny Woodall established her skincare and makeup business Trinny London in 2017, she was typically met with skepticism. But because then, she has turned it into a thriving business, seeing a product sales increase through the coronavirus pandemic. Trinny London merchandise include makeup in a huge array of shades, hues and coverage depth, as […]
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This female gave up law to begin a restaurant — and turned it into a prosperous street food stuff chain
Nisha Katona, founder and CEO of Mowgli Street Food items. Mowgli Road Food Nisha Katona didn’t genuinely want to quit law. Her a long time of operating as a demo lawyer didn’t feel like perform to her, she told CNBC neither does her present-day occupation as the CEO of the popular cafe chain Mowgli Road […]
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Warby Parker, at the time on-line-only eyeglasses retailer, plans hundreds of additional shops
Warby Parker co-founders Neil Blumenthal (L) and Dave Gilboa. Source: Warby Parker In this weekly sequence, CNBC can take a seem at organizations that built the inaugural Disruptor 50 checklist, 10 many years afterwards. At its inception in February 2010, Warby Parker’s solution to small business was straightforward: provide eyeglasses immediate to people online, skipping […]
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