
After months of searching for a cofounder, Wye Yew Ho found one in his own apartment building. Now the Proximitty CEO is bringing that same faith in relationships to commercial lending.

He started with an idea and an old laptop. Building HealthMetrics across Southeast Asia required Alvin Yuan to learn a more awkward skill: letting other people get on with it.
A catalogue business in Malaysia taught Cheryl Sew Hoy how to sell. Building companies, a startup community and a public accountability directory taught her how much else had to happen before an idea could travel.