Alvin Poh Is Worth $15Million But Only Has 1 Pair of Shoes - Dreams V.S. Reality, And Minimalism

All he wanted was to earn more pocket money.

THE SINGAPLEX AFTER HOURS PODCAST | BY JONATHAN LEONG | 3RD NOV 2019

17years later, and after sacrificing tons of personal, social, and leisure time - Singaporean Entrepreneur and Singapore Management University alumni Alvin Poh became at the age of 34, "An Overnight Business Success" to the eyes of people who only saw the glow of his successful sale of Vodien internet solutions for a cool $30 million dollars - cash.

“All I wanted was some extra pocket money”

— Alvin Poh, Co-Founder - Vodien Internet Solutions

He even got hated online for his post about how his Lambo didn't make him happy, Alvin Poh spills the tea on the disconnect between our dreams and reality and what it means to live life as a minimalist.

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Alvin Poh’s Profile:

"Alvin Poh is not only a successful entrepreneur, he is also someone with a big heart. As the CEO and co-founder of Vodien—Singapore’s leading cloud hosting provider, Alvin broke into the ‘Big Boys Club’ when Vodien merged with an Australian firm, Dreamscape, in July 2017, for S$30 million. Success, however, has not gone to the SMU School of Information Systems alumnus’ head; he still remains the affable, good-natured, down-to-earth young man, politely answering every pesky (and repetitive) question thrown at him. Most impressively, Alvin has given back to the SMU community, donating S$250,000 towards a scholarship supporting the SMU education of needy students. Alvin was impressed with the SMU pedagogy, and deeply impacted by his university experience. A scholarship recipient himself, Alvin wants to pay it forward, with the hope that the next generation of alumni success stories would want to give back in future too."
- Singapore Management University

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Jonathan Leong a.k.a “The Cyborg Samurai” is a creative content strategist, writer, artist and internet culture aficionado. Since 2008 he has been behind the scenes of branded content and creative direction work that has been seen by millions across both traditional and digital mediums for the likes of Nike / Kobe Bryant, MTV, New Balance, IKEA, Tiger Beer, UBS Bank, the Economic Development Board of Singapore and seminal Russian Rock Band MumiyTroll (Му́мий Тро́лль). You can check out more of his stuff at: TheCyborgSamurai.com. A lifelong sneaker enthusiast, he is also an advisor to OxStreet.com an early stage online marketplace - focusing on the growing Asian streetwear industry.