Anna Wong
Co-founder & CEO, Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide. On 1 show, 2 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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In 2015, Anna Wong co-founded Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW) in Hong Kong, developing it into a business acceleration platform for female founders. Before launching FEW and FEW Investing, she worked in corporate marketing and communications at Ogilvy & Mather and Edelman.
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Everything Anna Wong said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Anna Wong: Unestablished founders should dress to impress, not copy tech icons
“Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg just wear casually, but they already make their, you know, they're successful. This is why they have the right to dress casually or t-shirt. But if you're not there yet, I think it's quite important for you to just impressed for t…”
Anna Wong: Chinese companies prioritize direct personal ties over branding
“So I don't see Chinese company care much about their personal brand or company branding, but they really get the business opportunity from building the personal touch with that. You know, decision maker.”
Anna Wong: Young workers prioritizing work-life balance strains small businesses
“I found young people nowadays are more, they really focus on work-life balance. It's not a bad thing, but I think that would add challenges to the company because, you know, they might have to get more hands to in the team.”
Anna Wong: Offering contacts first triggers reciprocity and secures meetings
“Try not to ask what you want in the beginning. Let's say if you want something out of them, and you try to offer something first. Let's say if I want to get a contact from them, if you introduce the contact to the person first, and you will stop building a, yo…”
Wong: Senior founders must offer clear transactional value to secure mentorship
“If you are already 50 something or you know, more senior, I think the most important thing is to really show the others you your business have potential. And I think it's quite important to you have a really clear deal with that person. If you contribute this,…”
Wong admits she did zero preparation before meeting with a billionaire
“Honestly, because, you know, the meeting comes too quick. I didn't really, you know, prepare you know, what we're going to talk tomorrow for the meeting.”
Wong: High-level networking is inherently transactional and based on mutual advantage
“The harsh truth, right? Really harsh. The reality is like, people come to you because they see something in you that they could associate with or take advantage of that. So I think so this is quite important, you know, release tickets to work on yourself, and …”
Anna Wong: Top talent treats smaller companies as a second priority
“Comparatively, it's not easy for us to find a good talent because sometimes for really, you know, student or professional from top school, they might have more opportunities to get a job from the, you know, banks or international brands. So that's why a smalle…”
Wong: A reciprocal favor secured her an introduction to a billionaire
“The reason for that is you know, I introduce a certain contact to my friend and my friend want to pay back. So this is why my friend introduced me to that billionaire, like if you want to call them billionaire.”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Anna's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 WE LIVE TO BUILDLEDGER | Co-founder & CEO, Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide | 2 | 10 | — | full record on We Live to Build → |