在《联合早报》“早起步”炉边对话会上，赫比国际创办人姚晓东分享了自己40多年创业历程的心得与经验。他回顾了从新加坡创业起步，到赫比国际成为制造业巨头的艰辛与辉煌历程。姚晓东强调，创业成功的关键在于识别市场需求并且灵活应对。他的公司从起步时的困境到后期的腾飞，得益于坚韧的毅力和适时的创新。

他谈到人工智能的应用对赫比发展的推动作用，并鼓励年轻人保持不断学习和解决问题的思维方式。此外，他还讲述了公司面临的挑战与管理危机，尤其是在进军中国市场后面临的巨大人才流失问题。尽管经历过挫折，姚晓东始终坚守创业初心，始终保持雄心壮志，强调公司成功离不开团队凝聚与正确价值观的坚持。

这一集的联合早报播客《创造力》，姚晓东还提到他个人成长的经历，家庭背景对其人生的影响，以及他如何从生活困境中汲取力量，最终实现事业的突破。对于未来，他设定了赫比的目标，希望在人工智能风口中抓住新机遇，并且不断扩大公司的全球布局。

本季的播客主持人是《联合早报》财经新闻主任沈越。

In his four-decade entrepreneurial journey, Hi-P International founder Yao Hsiao Tung transformed a Singapore startup into a manufacturing powerhouse through market responsiveness and unwavering innovation. His success stems from identifying emerging needs while maintaining operational agility and resilient determination.

Drawing strength from his family background and life's challenges, Yao transformed personal experiences into career-defining breakthroughs. Under his vision, Hi-P aims to leverage artificial intelligence advances while expanding its global presence.

The host for Enterprising Season 2 is Lianhe Zaobao’s Business Editor Shen Yue.

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