His father, Tao Tzu-hou, carved out a career as an entrepreneur in the fabric industry when the Chiang family was ruling the nation.
自知沒有可能，也沒有機會做其他的選擇，初中留級過，高中數學只及格過一次的陶傳正，硬著頭皮利用當兵的一年，囫圇吞棗啃了一百多本商業管理的專書。