09/04/2025
Samsung started trading groceries and dried fish in 1938 and is now a global leader in electronics, semiconductors, and smartphones.
YouTube launched in 2005 as a video-based dating site. It quickly pivoted into a general video-sharing platform and is now a major entertainment hub.
LG started in 1947 as Lak Hui Chemical, producing plastics and chemicals, and later expanded into home appliances, TVs, and smartphones.
Amazon Started in 1994 as an online bookstore, now dominates e-commerce, cloud computing (AWS), streaming (Prime Video), and AI (Alexa).
Netflix was launched in 1997 as a DVD rental-by-mail company, now they are leading entertainment company producing original films and series.
Nokia founded in 1865 as a paper mill, later became a mobile phone giant, and today focuses on telecommunications infrastructure and 5G.
Sony was founded in 1946 as a consumer electronics company, now famous for PlayStation, Sony Music, and Sony Pictures.
Oftentimes, to get to the highway, one must pass through the rough roads and dangerous bushes.
To build a strong magnificent house, one must go deep into the dirt of the earth to lay down a foundation.
If you don’t have the means and resources to start what you intend to now, start with what’s available. If you are intentional and strategic, you will grow to become the brand you have always wanted.
Most of the things I’m building now have intentionally been positioned to gradually pivot towards something global, something that truly represent the IDENTITY.
KAA