The Second Table Podcast

"Us common people, we are not supposed to know about family offices. People who know are the top 1% in the world."

In our very first episode, Vicky and Benn break down what a family office actually is, who it's for, and what happens when your kids don't want to take over the business. Then: is AI the next dot-com bubble? We follow the money loop between Big Tech and AI firms, and look at a real Malaysian case of how debt can turn into a domino effect.

New episode every Thursday.

⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 Cold open

00:19 Welcome to The Second Table

03:47 What is a family office?

05:00 Single vs multi-family office

09:48 Why a family office? The orchestra conductor

12:15 Is a family office just a structure?

14:16 "My kids don't want to inherit my business"

16:51 Malaysia's Single Family Office scheme: Forest City & SC conditions

20:22 Mr. Lim's story: buying back your time

23:23 A word from our sponsor

25:16 Is AI the next bubble?

26:28 Lessons from the dot-com bubble

32:25 Where is the AI money coming from?

36:14 The AI money loop: invest, then buy back

39:46 A US$100B announcement that wasn't committed

41:18 The debt problem: what data centres really cost

43:23 Case study: Zetrix AI (formerly MYEG)

49:41 The AI money loop in real life

51:29 Budget 2027 data centres: opportunity vs risk

53:42 Wrap-up

🎙️ HOSTS

Vicky Tan

Benn Lee

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