Min-Liang Tan: Nurturing Entrepreneurship in Singapore

Return to Singapore

Min-Liang Tan is an entrepreneur from Singapore. He left the island, years ago, and decided to return. He shares his reasons, for his return in the hopes of inspiring a future generation of entrepreneurs. He talks about what is lying ahead of him in terms of Razer too.

Min: A “Poster Boy” and Entrepreneurship

Min-Liang Tan is often referred to as Min. He has been viewed as a “poster boy” for the Singapore entrepreneurship segment. He is the co-founder and the CEO of Razer. This company is a leader in lifestyle brands. This is for gamers. This brand has almost 11 million followers on Facebook and is known for having a cult-like following. Min-Liang is a self-made billionaire in Singapore and he is the youngest person to reach this billionaire status.

Razor: Started in San Diego, California

He had started Razer in the year 2005. He started this in San Diego, California. This has experienced ongoing growth and it has been on an international level. Razor is a brand that is recognized as being state-of-the art in terms of the following:

* hardware

* software

* services

Razer has made the decision, recently, to build up the Southeast Asian headquarters in Singapore. The goal is to create added opportunities for some of the local entrepreneurs.

The Gaming Industry: Years Ago

In the previous years, the gaming industry had not left a mark in Asia. This is why Min had traveled overseas in order to develop his own dream. He has a powerful message for aspiring entrepreneurs. “You may have a very good idea; you may just be in the wrong place in terms of pushing your idea forward.” He encourages the prospective entrepreneurs to not give up and to persevere and follow through with their dreams. Sometimes a dream can come true at another location. See Related Link to learn more.

About Min-Liang Tan

Tan was born in Singapore in the year 1977. He obtained his education at the National University of Law. He turned his passion for gaming into his global company in California. The Razer CEO oversees the development and the designs of all Razer products.

 

More about Min-Liang on https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/17139559