While blood may be thicker than water, there are plenty of people who advise against going into business with family. This International Brothers Day, we talk to two sets of siblings, Jason and Alvin Chen, as well as Neerav and Divesh Valiram, who successfully navigate working together while maintaining their brotherly love.
STATIONERY, BUT NOT STATIONARY
Brothers Jason and Alvin are both very involved in the operations of their family business. CzipLee’s history harks back to 1968, when their father, Peter Chen, started the business in Kajang, Selangor—which is now run by other family members.
“We’ve been running the business together for about 18 years, so it’s like having a teenage child. We grew up in the business in Kajang, and it’s not easy; we saw our parents have issues at work, and sometimes it’s like a cold war at home. But over the years, we saw how they
