That may seem ironic, given how the 32-year old is the founder and chief executive officer of Mighty Jaxx, a designer toy company from Singapore.
It all started when he started watching many "how-it's-made videos" on YouTube, which he found "fascinating." "I thought there would be just a couple of machines that would spit out. And that was honestly very naive," he said. Aw sold the inventory in six months and there was no turning back. "It's as if we never felt that fear again. So we took the money, and we rolled it."Over the years, Mighty Jaxx continued to partner with visual artists from around the world to create unique, limited-edition collectibles, while remaining "cash flow positive," said Aw.The tide truly turned for the company in 2015, when Aw scored his first licensing partnership with Warner Brothers' DC Comics.