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Injap Sia


Born
Roxas City, Philippines
Genre
Business


Edgar "Injap" J. Sia II (born 1977) is a Filipino businessman. Sia is the chairman of DoubleDragon Properties (and co-owner with billionaire Tony Tan Caktiong), and the founder of the Mang Inasal fast food restaurant chain.

In 2011, Sia become the youngest billionaire in the Philippines at the age of 34, after selling his 70% stake in Mang Inasal to Jollibee.

Early life

Sia was born in Iloilo City in 1977 and grew up in Roxas City, the eldest of three siblings. He was nicknamed "Injap", a portmanteau of "Intsik" (the Filipino pejorative for a Chinese person) and "Japanese"; as his father, Edgar Sr., is half Chinese, while his mother, the former Pacita Jaruda, is half Japanese.

Sia had planned to become an architect, but dropped out of the Unive ...more

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“Don't be afraid if your idea is crazy, because good things come from crazy ideas. (p. 96)”
― Injap Sia, Life Principles
tags: business, dreams, ideas, life-principles, success
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“It was actually very difficult., especially during the first five years of the start-up stage, when all the odds seemed to be against us—this is probably true for most entrepreneurs. To succeed, you really have to put your heart and soul into it. (p. 71)”
― Injap Sia, Life Principles
tags: business, dreams, startup
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“It's alright to keep and open mind, but at a certain point—once you have thoroughly completed your homework—you have to learn how to stop and focus on intensely and passionately executing these goals step by step. You have to repel the distractions.”
― Injap Sia, Life Principles
tags: business, distraction, openmindedness, start-up, success
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