Forbes Asia (February/March 2021)

Features: *Cutting the cord: Horst and Stephen Pudwill are growing Techtronic Industries to take on the global giants of the power tools industry with a relentless focus on cordless innovation *Staying the course: After a tough year at his property-focused private equity firm, Gaw Capital, Goodwin Gaw is keeping his powder dry for deals in the year ahead *Gain amid pain: While the combined wealth of Hong Kong's richest managed to rise, more than half saw a pandemic-induced drop in their net worth *Major Miniso: Billionaire Ye Guofu is pushing hard to grow the global footprint of his retail brand Miniso *The star of Northstar: Northstar Group's cofounder and managing partner Patrick Walujo sees opportunities in crisis *The outsider: Frank Slootman doesn't start companies. But no one in business history has a better track record of turning the ideas of others into jackpots. With Snowflake, the biggest software IPO ever, he's rewritten the playbook. And now he's sharing it *Paving the way: As the northern hemisphere settles in for a long pandemic winter, there are bright spots on the horizon. Hundreds of them. The 600 young activists, entertainers, entrepreneurs and scientists selected for the 30 Under 30 as features in the U.S. edition of Forbes give everyone reason to hope *Travis Scott's corporate shadow: Three years ago, the hip-hop superstar made the Forbes 30 Under 30 based on his music credentials. Now he's helping major companies rethink their brands-any changing how celebrities and corporations interact *Small ball Biotech: Most drug-development outfits spend years chasing the elusive billion-dollar blockbuster. AnCellera Biologics concentrates on base hits-a focus that has made founder Carl Hansen an overnight Covid-19 billionaire* Making millions from Bezos' Billions: Deep-pocketed investors are rushing to bet on Amazon's third-party sellers. The stampede will change retail forever