TO HOLD YOUR FUTURE 把握你的未來!REFLECTIONS OF A ENTREPRENEUR

A personal journey of finding one’s mission in life

Sharing session with Erwin Huang, Feb 15th 2011

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Deputy chairman at a TSL Jewellry, Social Entrepreneur, Mobile IT entrepreneur

A CONSTANTLY TRANSFORMING LIFE

A non-Conforming attitude, Sharing of a constantly transforming life ..

From choosing college/majors to going public in Europe

From Virtual to Physical

For Home (HK) to Global (UK, Japan, US..)

From selling Apples to launching Apple Daily

COLLEGES IN THE USA

Some interesting numbers:

4 schools in 4.5 year

4 majors

6 girl friend..

49 states

St Petersburg for 4 months

THE SMALL LIBRARY

“Knowing how to find what you need”

Learning to learn

“Knowing what you want?!”

MY FIRST CAR

The father-son thing

The Car Dealership

“Work hard” and “Play hard”

Pay for it yourself..

49 STATES• Reading 10,000 scroll (Books)

• Vs

• Walking 10,000 miles

• 讀万本書 vs 行万里路

• Seeing a large world

• Understanding and appreciating other people’s culture by investing time with them

• Finding what you want

FINDING ROOTS

Apple Mac and China

Building a product for the people

Where I was from, who am I and where am I going?

Am I a Chinese? But in a way, I am more American than many American..

Learning to Serve your customer

FROM EMPLOYEE TO EMPLOYER

The biggest difference?

Instead of “getting” a check end of month

You worry about “paying” checks end of month..

Taking up responsibility for others

Learn to do business

Accident, un-predictable things happens

Crisis = Opportunities

THE CROSS DISCIPLINE WORLD

Studied IT (MIS)

Never treated IT as a profession

The Hot Butter Knife

The Transforming/Disruptive Technologies

Desktop Publishing Revolution and the elimination of 2 industries

THE 辭海 STORY..

So, Obama, Mobile internet, iPhone are not in it!!

What’s the use?

THE NEXT MAGAZINE STORY

How to launch a Magazine with a buggy application?

Changing the working mode

The Virus

The Engineer vs the Production approach

The Hot Butter Knife

X-Discipline thinking

A VISION IN SILICON VALLEY

The Elevator Talk

A vision to Magically make people’s life simpler and easier

Transforming people’s life step by step

FROM VIRTUAL TO PHYSICAL

Mid-life crisis: how do I contribute to the world the rest of my life

An Opportunity to come back to China to serve + many new things to learn

Retailing and Luxury market

To help clean up a old and traditional industry

Another challenge, another opportunity

Stone from the earth = the highest value in life...

Improving People’s Life step by step

CHANGING TO A NEW INDUSTRY1st Generation HK

Manufacturing Entrepreneur Modern Retailer for Chinese

Low Cost High Value

Skill and Knowhow in Production Design, Fashionable Branding

Mass, Economy of Scale Targeted, Economy of Scope

Vertically Integrated Manufacturer Quick Response Efficient Retailer

Traditional Apprentices System Re-engineered Corp Governance

Trusted Brand name Trusted Brand name

Believe in Service, go the extra step Believe in Service, go the extra step

Long term loyal customer Long term loyal customer

Care and Love for the Customer Care and Love for the Customer

Strictly Private & Confidential

CHANGING A NEW INDUSTRY (TOURIST

•100% cash based industry 4 years ago

•To 99.1% Traceable Payment (Check or Direct Bank deposit)

•Changing a industry from a “Shady” business to “Transparent”, “Open” and “Fair”

•At the same time maintaining market leadership

•Not just in $$, and market share

LESSON LEARNT..

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MOVING ON..

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SIDE PROJECTS

•Apple Daily iPhone

LESSONS.. VALUES.. JOURNEY

•Innovate constantly!

•Learning to learn

•Ask Why Not?

•Don’t cut corners

•Focus on Delivering Values

•Find the Win-Win

•To Serve, to Contribute

•To Love

TO HOLD YOUR FUTURE 把握 的未来

FINDING AND KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT?!

•A major = a Career?

•Transform yourself again and again

•Transform the world step by step

•The Bible Story..

•On Talent

DISCUSSIONS• What is more rewarding? • CEO for a public company? Starting something new?

• How do u handle 6 girls in 4 years?• What’s the difference between working in the East and the West?• What should I do to be innovative?• How to earn “first bucket of Gold”• Tell us more about your Christian life?• How to be successful businessman, yet be a decent person• What’s the most important value in your life?• Can I ask you more question later?• Email : Erwin@fdlife.com

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