Malaysia is the 12th largest furniture exporter in the world based on 2021 data, with a total export value of some RM13 billion ringgit in 2022. This is the landscape that Synergy House operates in, a pure-play e-commerce furniture design, development and distribution company that listed on the ACE Market in June last year. How have they put their RM34 million IPO proceeds to use? We get updates from Executive Director Tan Eu Tah.

Malaysia is the 12th largest furniture exporter in the world based on 2021 data, with a total export value of some RM13 billion ringgit in 2022. This is the landscape that Synergy House operates in, a pure-play e-commerce furniture design, development and distribution company that listed on the ACE Market in June last year. How have they put their RM34 million IPO proceeds to use? We get updates from Executive Director Tan Eu Tah.

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Synergy House: Furniture E-Commerce Retailer Turned Enabler

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Apple Inc. is 50 years old, a milestone once thought impossible when the company sat 6 weeks from bankruptcy in 1996. Today, as a $3.6 trillion "Empire," the Tim Cook era faces scrutiny for prioritising operational scale over the blockbuster hits of the Steve Jobs era.David Pogue, CBS correspondent and author of Apple: The First 50 Years, joins the Breakfast Grille to dissect Apple’s near-death experience and debunk persistent myths surrounding Steve Jobs. He explores the stark transition from a "rebel" cult to a “Empire” status, the critical innovations that could define the Tim Cook era, and why he believes Apple, at its core, remains a "Steve Jobs company".Image Credit: Shutterstock.

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