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▶ 28:03 · AI Applications · AI handles 80%+ of customer inquiries with higher satisfaction than humans at Sea
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Sea founder and CEO Forrest Li in conversation with Tyler Bryson

2026-09-03 · 1 company · 4 thematic
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Forrest Li founded Sea (originally Garena) in 2009, building it into Southeast Asia's largest tech company spanning gaming (Garena/Free Fire), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney). He holds a Stanford MBA and previously worked at a venture capital firm.

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