"In Asia, the one key item we look for is the management team, " Cheah says.

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Fluent in six languages, Cheah, 34, has an eclectic business pedigree worthy of Silicon Valley-style venture capitalism.

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"Out of 10 companies, you might have one or two lemons and four or five also-rans, " Cheah says.

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He suggested Yao and Cheah team up as money managers.

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"We have entrepreneurs coming out of the woodwork, " says Cheah.

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"I've got so many proposals for bookstores and CD sites on my desk right now, you wouldn't believe, " says Hanson Cheah, a Hong Kong venture capitalist specializing in online start-ups.

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After graduating from MIT with a degree in mechanical engineering, Cheah added a business management certificate from Stanford, and then worked for a series of electronics and computer companies including Sun Microsystems in California.

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Neither did Cheah Cheng-hye of Value Partners.

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