THE THREE LESSONS I LEARNED IN THE THREE LESSONS I LEARNED IN CTICTI

Prepared on 24/09/2010

Ray ChuaSummer intern, Finance Department

Who Am I? Intellectually Curious

• Finance major in CUHK, exchanged program to UK and US

• Loves reading, favorite authors range from Malcolm Gladwell to Jin Yong

• Enjoys research work – Internship at Swire, Eurekadeal.com and have been actively participated in case competitions

Analytical• Debate team member in CUHK and debate team coach

• Enjoy investing, and the process of analyzing companies

Creative• Enjoys exploring alternatives and thinking out of the box

• Developing a system called the College & University Book Exchange (CUBE) and won a business proposal competition with the idea

LESSON #1

SMALL DETAILS MAKE UP THE BIG PICTURE

City Telecom Group

A puzzle itself doesn’t mean anything…

And there you go…the BIG PICTURE!

But with curiosity…

A little bit more persistence…

and the passion to explore more…

LESSON #2 CONFIDENCE TO “TALK FLAT” COMES FROM EXPOSURE

• The very first

stage

• Uneasy,

nervous, trying

to contribute

more

Exposure

• Things get

better when I

was more

experienced

• Thinking about

value to add

Experience

• Mingling with

seniors can be

fun

• Talk flat

Excitement

LESSON #3 HOW MUCH YOU LEARN IS A FUNCTION OF HOW MUCH YOU PREPARED

Keep asking WHY?

• People tend to think less even they do more…

• But the key to creativity is to keep thinking

• People tend to think less even they do more…

• But the key to creativity is to keep thinking

Actively acquire skill sets

• Learning is fun

• The sense of achievement overrides any tiring effort

• Learning is fun

• The sense of achievement overrides any tiring effort

Putting myself in context

• The more you prepared, the higher the upside to learn

• The more you prepared, the higher the upside to learn

AND THE FOURTH LESSON……PE LESSON!

Appendix – main projects

Main projects (cont’d)

Key people I met during internshipName Activities Position/Company

William Bratton Analyst meeting Deputy Head of ResearchGlobal Markets, Deutsche Bank

Eugene Yeoh Analyst meeting DirectorMulti Industry Analyst, Deutsche Bank

Pamela Yau Analyst meeting Equity analystPrimero Limited (Hedge Fund)

Wai Tang CXO cocktail DirectorAngelo, Gordon Asia Ltd. (Private Equity)

Angus Chan CXO cocktail Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Stephan Tsang CXO cocktail Telecom industry

Paul Chua Informal get-together APAC Market Development - Wireless Network SolutionsMotorola Electronics Pte Ltd