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'Fail better' to succeed, billionaire Enrique Razon tells daughter

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1397834" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA -- Picking his billionaire father Enrique Razon&#x27;s &quot;business mind,&quot; Katrina Razon said she succeeded in her many endeavors by learning from failure.</p><p>The 27-year-old venture capitalist and DJ regularly swaps Bloomberg and Forbes articles with the port and casino magnate. They also travel to South Africa to see wildlife.</p><p>&quot;My Dad has always been the business mind that I’d love to pick the brains of,&quot; said the young Razon, who runs events company CC: Concepts and Los Angeles-based venture capital KSR.</p><p>&quot;You just have to fail better because you learn more from your failure than your successes,&quot; she told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.</p><p>Instead of dwelling on failure, entrepreneurs should take the next steps and be mindful not to make the same mistakes, she said.</p><p>The elder Razon, 58, heads International Container Terminal Services and Solaire mega-casino operator Bloomberry Resorts. He is the Philippines&#x27; fifth richest man with a net worth of $3.8 billion (P199 billion) according to Forbes Magazine.</p><p>Growing up in a &quot;creative environment&quot; inspired her to become a DJ, which helped expand her network, she said.</p><p>&quot;I naturally have a lot of energy since childhood. What my parents did extremely well with my brother and I was raised us in an environment where our creativity would just run wild,&quot; she said. </p><p>She had started investing in startups early and made her first successful venture when she was in her early 20s.</p><p>&quot;I define success by the amount of lives that are impacted and the amount of things that are positively changed,&quot; she added.</p><p>Asked if she would take over her father&#x27;s down the road, the young Razon said she was &quot;open to all possibilities in the future&quot;</p>

<p>The daughter of the man behind the country's major ports and casinos now runs an events company CC: Concepts and a Los Angeles-based venture capital business KSR.<br /> </p>

The daughter of the man behind the country's major ports and casinos now runs an events company CC: Concepts and a Los Angeles-based venture capital business KSR.