Dato’ Sharil Tarmizi: Entrepreneur, Policymaker, Investor
Channel: Do More - Take Charge of Your Life
Date: 2022-06-20

#Entrepreneur #Investor #Malaysia 

Dato’ Sharil Tarmizi: Entrepreneur, Policymaker, Investor

Having held key positions in public life with Malaysia's telco regulator MCMC and in the International Telecommunications Unions (ITU), Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation, World Bank and the United Nations Development Program, Dato' Sharil Tarmizi has a unique viewpoint on the local and international regulatory landscape. 

He has successfully parlayed this with his own background in law to invest in his personal capacity in some of Malaysia's most successful startups, while continuing to play a directorship role in PLCs, GLCs and private companies like POS Malaysia, Digital Nasional Bhd, Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat, Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, Opcom Holdings, Bina Darulaman, Privasia Technology, QuantePhi Sdn Bhd, Lotus Cars UK, Endeavor Malaysia, Multimedia Development Corporation and BinaFikir Sdn Bhd.

(This interview was part of a collaboration between the Do More Podcast, CGS-CIMB and Endeavor Malaysia as part of the 'Thought Inspire' Series, filmed at the Asia School of Business (a partnership between MIT Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia) 

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CONTENTS: 

00:01:45 - What Sharil Looks For Before Investing in a Business 
00:02:42 - What Makes a Good Entrepreneur? 
00:04:36 - Lessons Learnt From Passing on Twitter (!) 
00:08:08 - Metrics to Seek When Analysing a Business? 
00:10:11 - Key Differences Between US and Asian Startups 
00:12:06 - Why Do These Differences Exist? 
00:14:31 - There Are Different Types of Entrepreneur .. 
00:18:25 - The Trouble With Too Many Handouts 
00:20:54 - Malaysia’s Entitlement Malaise
00:27:00 - Does Malaysia Inc. Stymie Entrepreneurs? 
00:29:14 - Malaysia’s 5G Lethargy - Why? 
00:34:26 - Dealing With Structural Limitations 
00:37:58 - Should the Govt Shrink? 
00:41:05 - Govt Engagement and Policy: Sufficient? 
00:46:53 - What’s Wrong With a Foreign Listing?
00:49:52 - Advice To Entrepreneur in a Competitive ASEAN 
00:52:53 - No Safety Net: What Happens? 
00:55:12 - Older Entrepreneurs Means Experience 
00:56:10 - One Rule Above All to Succeed in Business 

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Crunchbase: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/dato-sharil-tarmizi

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