Le, who returned to his homeland in 2001 after picking up a degree in finance from Australia's Monash University, prefers to share the spotlight with his inner circle of six managers. (He reluctantly agreed to pose solo--and colorfully--for a FORBES ASIA photo.) He's adopted the Silicon Valley culture and has granted shares to 150 of the key managers among his 1, 000-plus employees.

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Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter are clean and powerful hitters who easily clear the inner fielding circle in the first six overs.

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Each violin-maker constructs from three to six instruments per year, shaping and assembling more than 70 pieces of wood around an inner mould by hand, according to the different acoustic response of each piece.

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