EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO
SIOW CHIEN FU BELIEVES CAPITAL CITY
PROPERTY CAN HARNESS A RAPIDLY
CHANGING MALAYSIAN ECONOMY.WORDS OLIVER FEATHERSTON • IMAGES RAPHAEL OLIVIERI
n late 2016, 7.4 per cent of job seekers in the US started their
own businesses. When compared with 4.8 per cent a year prior,
it’s indicative of a growing number of entrepreneurs across the
world striking out on their own. With this in mind, it’s more
important than ever to look at the motivation behind starting a
business, and Capital City Property Executive Director and CEO
Siow Chien Fu is qualified to offer words of wisdom on the subject.
Chien Fu is often asked for advice by aspiring entrepreneurs. “I ask
them, ‘Why do you want to do it? Why start this business?’ If it’s just
because they want to try something new, that’s not good enough.”
As the founder not only of developer Capital City Property, but
also of architectural firm RDC Arkitek, Chien Fu has a great deal
of experience in building and managing a company. RDC Arkitek,
in particular, demonstrates his aptitude for the property business,
as it won a spot as a Top 10 Market Leader in Architecture from
BCI Asia, for seven non-consecutive years. »Believe that
WHATEVER
you do, that’s
the future.
“ WHAT Y OU DO
FOR SOCIETY,
AND WHAT YOU
DO FOR YOUR
FAMILY, COMES
TOGETHER TO
MAKE YOU
SUCCESSFUL.”