Anthony Tan is the co-founder and CEO of Grab, a “super app” that has built itself into the very infrastructure of eight major Southeast Asian countries.
Grab provides day-to-day services, such as ride-hailing, payments and food delivery, to over 35 million users. It is also a source of income for more than 13 million drivers and merchants.
The company went public on the Nasdaq in 2021 and brought in $2.36 billion in revenue in 2023, according to documents reviewed by CNBC Make It.
Yet, despite coming from a wealthy Malaysian family and attending Harvard Business School, Tan said his journey to success has been far from easy.
“My father used to remind me, ‘Your grandfather beat this into our heads, and now it’s our turn to beat it into yours. You can sleep all you want when you’re dead,'” Tan said.
Fierce competition from Uber and family turmoil were just some of the barriers he had to overcome over the years.
“In a weird kind of way, I’m grateful because it helped me realize I had no other option but to make it work,” Tan said.
“Those pushed me to say, ‘Look, I can create something that solves real societal problems,'” he added.
Watch the video above to learn more about Grab’s rise, as well as what the company hopes to accomplish next.
Anthony Tan 是东南亚“超级应用”Grab的联合创始人兼首席执行官。Grab已经成为东南亚八个主要国家的基础设施，为超过3500万用户提供日常服务，包括网约车、支付和外卖等。同时，Grab也为超过1300万名司机和商家提供收入来源。
Grab于2021年在纳斯达克上市，2023年收入达到了23.6亿美元（数据来源于CNBC Make It）。尽管Tan来自一个富裕的马来西亚家庭，并曾就读于哈佛商学院，他的成功之路却充满挑战。
Tan分享道，他的父亲曾告诫他：“你的祖父曾将这些理念深植于我们的头脑中，现在该我们来传递给你。等到死后，你可以睡个够。”在创业过程中，Tan不仅面临着Uber的激烈竞争，还经历了家庭方面的动荡。
“奇怪的是，我反而感到感激，因为这些困难让我意识到别无选择，必须要让Grab成功，”Tan表示。“这些经历让我认识到，‘我可以创造出真正解决社会问题的东西。’”
Grab的崛起以及公司未来的发展计划将在视频中详解。
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