When Alibaba comes knocking, you know you’re doing something right—and that’s just what happened in 2016 when Nosh won investment from the Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund. Max von Poelnitz’s ready-to-eat meal- delivery service caters to health-conscious, eco-friendly consumers by delivering fresh meals packed in biodegradable materials to busy Hongkongers; he has since added pan-Asian comfort food delivery brand Ga. Max, a former real-estate manager, embodies the entrepreneurial spirit. He closed his first endeavour, Secret Ingredient, but then launched Nosh as a spin-off—proving successful people aren’t afraid to make new mistakes but never repeat an old one.