Lunch With Sumiko: For the first 18 months, Carousell co-founders had no salaries

Alumni, Department of Computer Science, News Media

NUS Computer Engineering alumnus Lucas Ngoo and his co-founders, NUS alumni Marcus Tan and Quek Siu Rui, share with Straits Times reporter Sumiko Tan about their humble beginnings and the future plans for their tech company Carousell.

The Straits Times, 19 May 2019

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