Timothy Tiah

Co-Founder at Colony Coworking Space

Timothy Tiah is the co-founder of Colony, a premium coworking and flexible workspace brand that has helped redefine the modern office experience across Southeast Asia. Known for his commercially driven approach, he has positioned Colony as a leading player in the region’s evolving future-of-work landscape, combining strategic expansion with a strong emphasis on brand and service excellence. With a background in finance and investment, Timothy brings a disciplined, analytical lens to building and scaling businesses, translating market insights into sustainable growth. His role in growing Colony from a single concept into a multi-location brand reflects a focus on execution, adaptability, and long-term value creation, shaping the company into a recognised name within the competitive workspace industry.

Pull Quotes

A lot of businesses aren’t started because of courage or brilliant ideas — they start because of ignorance.

If you want to make a lot of money, solve rich people’s problems.

We were successful in spite of me not being a good leader.

It’s always people first. At the end of the day, every business is.

Hire good people so they can tell you what to do.

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How Nuffnang Founder Timothy Tiah Was "Duped" Into The Co-Working ...

BFM 89.9 • 03 Jan 2024

In this edition of Open for Business, Colony's Co-Founder and CEO Timothy Tiah takes us through lessons learnt, challenges faced, and journey ahead in the ever-evolving landscape of coworking.

Timothy Tiah - Tatler Asia

Tatler Malaysia

Timothy Tiah Executive director, Colony Coworking Space It was a series of coincidences including a Pussycat Dolls concert in London, a power lunch in Leicester Square, and the prospect of a roast duck dinner, that got the wheels in Timothyʼs head whirring, and thus was born Nuffnang, one of the world's leading blog advertising communities.

Meet The Content Creator Who Got PM Anwar's Attention 3 Times By ...

says.com • 30 Oct 2025

Tiah's content also reflects his grounded side. He's married to Audrey Ooi , better known as @fourfeetnine, one of Malaysia's pioneer bloggers. The two met at a blogger event back in the day, long before influencer culture became mainstream. Now, both are parents and creators who've evolved with the internet itself.