Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Jack Zhang, co-founder and CEO of Airwallex, moved to Australia at 15 speaking no English and with no money. He worked 16-hour days on lemon farms, in petrol stations and bartending just to pay his tuition.

Fast-forward to 2018, when Stripe offered $1.2 billion to acquire his fintech company. Jack turned it down. Today, Airwallex is valued at $8 billion.

Watch the full video on the link below.

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