Young bosses: He started his first business after PSLE

Ryan Koh started a dropshipping business at age 12 and now runs a performance-based e-commerce growth agency. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
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SINGAPORE – Ryan Koh looks like any other teenager, except for the gleaming Rolex GMT-Master II Root Beer watch on his left wrist.

He shows off the dual-toned timepiece, bought with $27,500 of his hard-earned money for his 18th birthday in May.

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