Profile
Jeffrey Lim is a Malaysian based technopreneur, international speaker and writer. With more than 3 business spanning over more than 5 countries, lecturing and sharing knowledge in colleges and universities, Jeffrey thrives on inspiring people of all ages to achieve greater highs in business, knowledge and lives.
Born in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia in February 1981, he grew up eldest in a family with 5 children. As he recalls, his earliest investment started at age 8 when he started buying candy from distributors and reselling it in school. Later in high school he ventured into VCD business when it was selling 5 times the price today. Due to special reason, Jeffrey has lived all over Malaysia and in Australia .
Jeffrey completed the IT and telecommunication Degree from University of Adelaide and went half way through MBA at the School of Management at University of Tun Abdul Razak (UniTAR), dropping out after he felt that he got enough of what he required and startup his business.
Today, he shares his knowledge and experience in ICT field lecturing now and then in local colleges and universities as well as share his entrepreneur experience motivating others in seminars. He is currently the director for Business Development Board of the young entrepreneur Malaysia association PUMM Penang (Persatuan Usahawan Muda Malaysia , www.pumm.net ). At the same time, he is holding the position of news and publicity chairman of the inaugural chair of Software Consortium of Penang Executive committee ( www.scope.org.my ).
Jeffrey Started his software business focusing in mobile and web solutions in beginning of Year 2005, and it has grown from then and now have customer over 5 different countries. He strives to creates new standard for different industries through ICT enablement. With the spirit sharing the hardship in startup and the up and downs of his real life story in being a technopreneur, Jeffrey is currently committed to write about his experience. He is also been hard at work developing the ‘Real Life Story' series – a series of books that bring together the very best material from hundreds of most successful friends of Jeffrey talking right through their heart sharing their life story and experience.