{"id":5120,"date":"2020-10-03T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T03:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/?p=5120"},"modified":"2021-03-16T17:09:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T09:09:17","slug":"5-questions-with-erik-cheong-ceo-apac-of-omni-co-founder-of-park-n-parcel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarsandsense.sg\/business\/5-questions-with-erik-cheong-ceo-apac-of-omni-co-founder-of-park-n-parcel\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Questions With\u2026 Erik Cheong, CEO (APAC) Of OMNi & Co-Founder Of Park N Parcel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

5 Questions With<\/a>\u2026<\/strong> is an initiative to feature local entrepreneurs and to give you a glimpse into their daily lives \u2013 how they live, work, and play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, we speak to Erik Cheong<\/a>, the CEO (APAC) of OMNi<\/strong>, the first regional super app in Central America and the Caribbean (CAC). OMNI\u2019s mission is to transform the digital space of 7 untapped Central American markets beginning with Costa Rica and build innovative digital infrastructure in CAC. It focuses on four verticals: Mobility, Fintech, Healthcare, and Lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A serial entrepreneur, Erik also co-founded Park N Parcel<\/strong> in Southeast Asia. In 2019, Erik was nominated for the Forbes 30 Under 30 (Consumer Technology). He was also awarded Quest Ventures – EDGE National Youth Entrepreneurship Award in 2018 and is a member of the eFounder Fellowship by Alibaba Global Initiatives & TRIVE Next50 Mentor \/ Angel Investor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Things That Are Always In Your Daily Routine <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

– Plan\nahead with my meeting schedule monthly. I always make it a\npoint to set up meeting invites<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Set\nalarm for all my upcoming meeting daily that is always 10\nminutes earlier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Daily Operation Meeting 9 am and Management Meeting at 5 pm to keep the whole team on the same page and direction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– GYM or Golf every morning at 6 am to keep myself alert and active<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Grab a\ngood cup of coffee. Flat white or kopi c kosong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4 Productivity Apps That You Cannot Live Without<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

OMNi<\/strong> – If I am in\nCentral America & Grab<\/strong> if I am in\nSouth East Asia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google\nCalendar<\/strong> – To organise my meetings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bloomberg<\/strong> – Keep myself updated with the latest news<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotify<\/strong> – Music to keep me moving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Books That You Will Recommend To Aspiring Entrepreneurs <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Lean Startup<\/strong> by Eric\nRies. It\u2019s like a Bible to me on how to\nlearn and build a startup
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\nAlibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built<\/strong> by Duncan Clark. Helps me\nget my inspiration and motivation from<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lost and\nFounder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World<\/strong> by Rand\nFishkin – Truth about running a startup, it\u2019s now always rosy and\nnot everyone will become unicorn overnight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I read all the books above, at least 3 to 4 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Business Leaders That You Will Have Lunch With If You Can Choose Anyone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jack Ma<\/strong>, co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group. I love how he built Alibaba by setting strong culture and foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masayoshi\nSon<\/strong>, co-founder and CEO of Softbank.  I am very impressed by his\nvision and investment thesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both are world-class business leaders and huge risk-takers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 Piece Of Advice For Budding Entrepreneurs <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A lot of people suffer because they hold on their own personal truth, the ego, and they refuse to see the bigger picture in life. Be the type of person who can suppress ego, who can remain open to new ideas because that type of person never stops growing.<\/p>Erik Cheong<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Read Also:  5 Questions With\u2026 Timothy, Co-Founder &\nManaging Editor, DollarsAndSense<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From building a logistic company in Singapore to a super-app in Central America and the Carribean\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5124,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[729,94],"tags":[462,107,424,425],"yoast_head":"\n5 Questions With\u2026 Erik Cheong, CEO (APAC) Of OMNi & Co-Founder Of Park N Parcel | DollarsAndSense Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Erik Cheong, the CEO of OMNi and Co-Founder of Park N Parcel, shares with us how his daily routine looks like and his philosophy towards business building\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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