Lunch with Sumiko: Money is not a motivation, say co-founders of start-up unicorn PatSnap

PatSnap simplifies the complex world of patents for businesses doing R&D. Co-founders Jeffrey Tiong and Markus Haense tell Executive Editor Sumiko Tan how it became a start-up unicorn.

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Jeffrey Tiong and Markus Haense talk about finding the right team members and how Patsnap grew to become a unicorn.
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SINGAPORE - Black T-shirt, jeans and sneakers is the favoured fashion of the tech start-up founders I've interviewed.

Mr Jeffrey Tiong, founder and CEO of PatSnap, takes start-up casual to a new level - bermuda shorts.

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