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The Challenges of Chinese Companies Going Global with ofo


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这期播客,我们与ofo前全球合作伙伴负责人畅谈中国企业走向海外的挑战与机遇。


Many opportunities and challenges are found in the startup world under the impact of globalization. Today, we have invited Omid Scheybani, former Global Head of Partnerships and Business Development at ofo to share the challenges of Chinese business going international from the perspective of management, product and brand, and also opportunities for overseas talents working in China.


Ofo is a leading bike sharing company in China, which was valued at up to $2 billion and had over 62.7 million MAU (monthly active users) in 2017.


Show Notes: 

0:00 Welcome Back and Introduction 

1:50 Introducing Omid Scheybani 

2:50 How Omid came to China and why he stayed 

4:45 Chinese perceptions on Global Markets 

8:15 Chinese Technology Going Global and shift in Chinese exports 

12:27 Diversity in Chinese Business and need for International Talent 

14:57 Omid’s Advice on working for Chinese companies 

17:55 Challenges in Internationalization for Chinese Businesses 

19:25 Adapting to Chinese Business Norms and Treatment of International Talent 

20:25 Perspectives of Chinese products in International Markets 

26:34 Lightning Round Questions 

29:19 Spread of Chinese Products to Foreign Markets 

33:31 Omid’s Contact Information


Feel free to leave a comment and start a conversation with us! If you have an ideal guest whom you would like to listen to, please let us know and we'll do our best to realize it!


Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos, Ryan Shuken, and guest Omid Scheybani, editor David and Geep, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com

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