Want to succeed in business? Find a problem to solve | Anthony Tan and Amane Dannouni

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🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Anthony Tan — the CEO of Grab, Southeast Asia's leading super-app — talks about launching a business that not only turns a profit but also helps people and the environment. In conversation with digital strategist Amane Dannouni, Tan discusses the design choices and tension points of running such a company and why it's something every entrepreneur should consider doing.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks Daily.
0:10.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:13.4	What would you do if you felt completely safe moving about the world?
0:17.9	The answers could be simple and practical, like walking home alone at night. Safety can also be life-changing because it leads to more
0:25.3	opportunities in work and life. Entrepreneur Anthony Tan wanted to unlock possibility by solving safety. In a recorded interview for Ted at
0:35.4	BCG in 2024, he sits down with digital strategist Amane de Nune to detail how he got
0:42.3	there in Southeast Asia and how that project led to a greater
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1:25.0	The Anthony, you're well known in the tech community,
1:27.0	you're well known in Southeast Asia,
1:28.8	but for those who don't know you,
1:31.0	you're the CEO and co-founder of Grab. Grab is essentially the combination of an
1:36.4	Uber plus a Door Dash plus a PayPal all on the same platform. You are
1:41.6	Malaysian born, you're based in Singapore, you are a son,
1:46.7	your husband, your father, you're a man of faith. Am I missing anything?
1:50.9	Well first of all I'm squ anything? Well, first of all, I'm squirming.
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