Hian Goh

How does a tiny city-state turn itself into a global superpower? Few know this story better than Singaporean Hian Goh, co-founder of Openspace Ventures and one of Southeast Asia’s most influential investors. Before backing unicorns like Gojek and supporting brands such as Love, Bonito, he built the Asian Food Channel, which grew to millions of viewers before being acquired by Scripps. After several international adventures, today, he is based in Singapore - and at Brain Bar, he reflects on the country that shaped him, sharing lessons from a place that constantly reinvents itself and proves that scale is no barrier to ambition.

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