...INSPIRING TECHNOPREneur In the last two decades, Malaysia has witnessed a proliferation of local technopreneurs who have emerged to take advantage of the new technologies in the ICT, internet and mobile industries. This newbreed of savvy tech entrepreneurs have spurred innovation withtheir homegrown products and at the same time played a critical role in transforming Malaysia into a vibrant knowledge-based economy. In this issue, Top 10 of Malaysia takes a look atthe 10 most inspiring Malaysian technopreneurs who have been resilient enough to with stand the challenges of a fast changing landscape and at the same time have been successful in introducing and sustaining their tech businesses in the country. Mark Chang Mark Chang is the driving force behind Jobstreet.com –Malaysia’s largest online recruitment company. Chang initially wanted to form a company only to earn a living but the popularity of Jobstreet among employers and job seekers revolutionised the recruitment market in Malaysia. Jobstreet has continued to be profitable from the time of its formation.Chang ensured that during the tumultuous dot-com era, he did not fall forthe allure of funds which led to the failure of many tech companies. Today,Jobstreet.com has dealings with over 20,000 companies with almost three million job seekers registered under Jobstreet. With Mark Chang as its CEO,Jobstreet.com has won several accolades including Internet Company of theYear, Malaysia Internet Awards by Jaring and The Star...
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