Karl Mak’s burning desire to be an entrepreneur consumed his entire life. However, he’s the first to admit that he wasn’t interested in the “concept of money”. He was successful in real estate, but didn’t want to pursue it. An initial blogshop business he started with his close friend and current business partner Adrian Ang failed and wrecked their relationship. A software firm Karl started also went down the drain.

The co-founder of Hepmil Media Group, which owns and operates multiple digital media brands, reveals how both Adrian and he turned a Facebook meme page into a multi-million-dollar digital empire—by accident—and how the growth of SGAG also coincided with his growth as a husband and father.

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