“You can always turn something bad into good,” says 9gag co-founder Ray Chan, on Crazy Smart Asia. In conversation with Tatler’s Chong Seow Wei, the Hong Kong entrepreneur discusses building one of the world’s largest online meme platforms, the time he brought a rice cooker to a startup accelerator programme and how experiencing baby loss puts petty crypto drama into perspective.00:00 Introduction to Crazy Smart Asia01:11 Meet Ray: The Man Behind the Memes01:17 Quick Fire Questions with Ray03:38 Ray's Childhood and Early Career04:58 The Birth of 9GAG14:40 Navigating Co-Founder Relationships19:39 The Genesis of Meme Land22:47 Web3 Needs More Customers, Not Investors23:28 Navigating the Fast-Paced Web3 Market24:06 Challenges and Criticisms in Web325:19 The Importance of a Flexible Roadmap27:23 Investment Tips for Newbies28:59 Acquiring Hong Kong's First Meme Stock32:43 Personal Tragedy and Resilience36:04 Turning Misfortune into Positive Action44:03 Balancing Faith, Family, and Fitness45:34 Conclusion and Final Thoughts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.