This video is part of “Women in Focus,” Tech in Asia’s campaign for International Women’s Day 2021. Through this initiative, we’re shining the spotlight on women making waves in Asia’s tech and startup ecosystem.

“My biggest inspiration is my mother,” says CXA Group CEO and founder Rosaline Koo. “She left two daughters behind after the Communist Revolution, when they killed her husband, took her mother to labor camp, and she left to make money for the family. So my mom can survive anything. I’m hoping I can emulate my mother.”

In this video, Koo shares what she’s currently reading, the biggest achievement of her career, and the best advice she’s received.

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