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Leaders in Tech: Yamibuy's Alex Zhou on building a US$100 million business on homesickness

Leaders in Tech: Yamibuy's Alex Zhou on building a US$100 million business on homesickness

Update: 2019-10-02
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Alex Zhou, chief executive of US-based e-commerce site Yamibuy, has built a business out of selling hard-to-find items for Asian immigrant communities
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Leaders in Tech: Yamibuy's Alex Zhou on building a US$100 million business on homesickness

Leaders in Tech: Yamibuy's Alex Zhou on building a US$100 million business on homesickness