Making RM500K? Might Be Time To Switch To a Sdn Bhd

At what point does incorporating your side hustle actually save you money? If you're a freelancer, creator, or gig worker, staying as a sole proprietor means your personal tax rate could eventually hit up to 30%. Incorporating as a Sendirian Berhad (Sdn Bhd) can unlock corporate tax rates as low…

LHDN to Creators: Free Holidays & YouTube Are Taxable

To the taxman, that free hotel stay isn't a perk, it's income. From TikTok & YouTube to freelance writing, if you create content for a living, you aren't just a creative; you are a business, and that comes with a specific set of tax traps. Renganathan Kannan, Executive Director at TRATAX, joins …

LHDN Asking For Instalments? Breaking Down The CP500.

Drive Grab, freelance, or earn side income? LHDN wants their tax upfront. The CP500 is effectively the PCB for business (or non-salaried) income. And while LHDN has announced a penalty waiver for 2026, it is not a free pass. Renganathan Kannan (TraTax) joins us to break down exactly what the CP50…

Solving the "People Bottleneck" in AI Adoption

We’ve spent the last three weeks exploring the tools, valuations, and code behind the AI boom. Now we turn to the one variable that renders even the best tech useless: People. We are joined by Warren Leow and Dr. Lau Cher Han, co-founders of SuperGroup, to answer the boss's ultimate dilemma: Is it…

Build, Buy, Kill: The Math of Corporate Innovation

Solo founders have speed; scale-ups have agility. But what happens when you’re a giant sitting on decades of legacy infrastructure? You can't pivot on a dime, but with AI commoditising software, you can't afford to stand still either. Adrian Waters, Principal of Corporate Innovation at NEXEA, join…

Stop Delegating AI: Why CEOs Must Build With It, Personally

Startups have speed; scale-ups have bureaucracy. But with the right AI tooling, can a mature company of hundreds fight with the agility of a solo founder in a garage? Fong Wai Hong, Chieftain & Co-Founder of StoreHub, joins BFM’s P&L for Part 2 of our series on "The New Math of Business Building…

The End of Co-Founders? The Rise of AI & Seedstrapping

Co-founder disputes are a top killer of startups. But with AI providing the leverage of a full team, a new wave of "seedstrappers" is rising fast. Could going solo actually be a safer bet than a "forced co-founder marriage"? Kevin Brockland, Managing Partner at Indelible Ventures, joins BFM’s P&…

The Liquidity Puzzle: Why Tokenisation Hasn't Taken Off

Tokenisation promises to democratise finance by turning real-world assets like real estate and private equity into digital tokens. But despite the hype and the entry of giants like BlackRock, the market has yet to truly take off. The missing piece? Liquidity. Lawyer and crypto enthusiast Derrick…

How Speed Masks Failure: The 5Ps of Founder Success

In an era where AI and no-code tools let founders build products in a weekend, speed has become a double-edged sword. While it accelerates innovation, it can also mask weak fundamentals, allowing poorly defined problems and shaky business models to survive longer than they should. Georg Chmiel, …

What LPs Should Check: Red Flags & Valuations

Evaluating a venture capital fund goes beyond reading the pitch deck. For Limited Partners (LPs), true due diligence means scrutinising the financial model, questioning internal valuations, and spotting hidden conflicts of interest. In Part 2 of our deep dive into VC investing, Justin Lim, Manag…