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CONTENTS — APRIL 2019 VOLUME 15 NUMBER 3

8 | FACT & COMMENT // STEVE FORBES
The insolvent thinking of central bankers.

ENTREPRENEURS

10 | REFRESHING CLOUD APPS
Freshworks is zeroing in on a market dominated by
T PAGE 18 SAP and Salesforce.
BY ANURADHA RAGHUNATHAN

12 | BUILDING A BETTER TESLA
Rivian founder R.J. Scaringe is a mild-mannered entrepreneur
whose battery-powered SUVs and pickup trucks are electrifying
the auto industry.
BY CHUCK TANNERT
16 | THOUGHT LEADERS // YUWA HEDRICK-WONG
Market capitalism under attack.

30 UNDER 30

18 | ASIA’S CLASS OF 2019
Representing 300 entrepreneurs in 23 countries and territories
in the Asia-Pacific region.
EDITED BY RANA WEHBE

19 | LIU LIYUAN & LIAO WENLONG
Cofounders of COWAROBOT, maker of self-driving technologies.

20 | ANAHITA DHONDY
Chef partner at New Delhi’s SodaBottleOpenerWala.

21 | HUSSAIN ELIUS
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Cofounder of Pathao, a ride-hailing service in Bangladesh.

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22 | NAOMI OSAKA
World’s No. 1 female tennis player.
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23 | KENNY WANG
COO of Singapore-based smart lock maker igloohome.

24 | RICHARD YIM
Cofounder of Demine Robotics, maker of landmine-clearing robot.

25 | MANURI GUNAWARDENA
Founder of Sydney-based HealthMatch which matches patients
with medical trials.
26 | RASHMI KWATRA

Founder of hedge fund Sixteenth Street Capital.
27 | STEVEN WONGSOREDJO
Cofounder of Nusantara Technology digital media content.

28 | NEO NIE
Founder of HEYTEA, pioneer of ‘cheese tea’ in China.

29 | BY THE NUMBERS
Get to know this year’s class of 30 Under 30 Asia.

30 | ALUMS ON THE RISE
A look at how some of our previous list members,
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY ABHISHEK BALI, ANTOINE RAAB AND Ritesh Agarwal and Ryan Williams, are faring.
JING WEI FOR FORBES ASIA

4 | FORBES ASIA APRIL 2019