Cher Wang
Founder and Chairman, High Tech Computer Corp., Taiwan
The experiment almost ended in failure. In 1997, Cher Wang, daughter of one of Taiwan's richest men, petrochemicals billionaire Y.C. Wang, launched a design and manufacturing outfit in Taipei with a difference. It aimed to offer what was then a unique product for executives on the go--a gizmo that was both personal digital assistant and mobile phone.
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