Japan Scalers | Episode 11: Scaling DiDi in Japan with Eric Wei

Scaling Japan Podcast

Welcome to the eleventh episode of the Scaling Japan Podcast. In this series, we will only interview guests who have surpassed 100 million yen in revenue annually.

In this eleventh episode, we welcome Eric Wei, the CEO of timelyhero, a dynamic platform that connects talented individuals with businesses in need of their skills. With over 15 years of experience in e-commerce and product management, he has worked at top global companies such as Amazon, Google, Foodpanda, and DiDi.

Join us as Eric shares his experience scaling DiDi as Chief Product Officer, along with valuable insights into overcoming intercultural communication challenges, recruitment strategies, and the role of a fractional leader in an organization.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
1:57 Fractional Leadership Talent
5:03 What is DiDi? – Target Market and Customers
7:17 Partnership with SoftBank
9:00 Overcoming Intercultural Communication and Biases
11:49 Other Challenges
16:16 Advantages of Entering the Market
19:26 Unique Insights that Helped the 1st Stage
26:22 Tips for Recruitment
34:24 Benefits of Offering Services as a Fractional Leader with Timely Hero
43:19 What was the Next Stage?
52:53 Role of Chief Product Officer (CPO)
1:00:08 About the Guest

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Links from Guest Appearance :

Eric's LinkedIn | timelyhero

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The Japan Scalers Podcast is produced by our companies Scaling Your Company & Launch LabScaling Your Company offers several services

1. Scaling Your Company : 1 on 1 advisory on sales, marketing, management
2. Scaling Your Sales : Courses to increase your sales in Japan.
3. Scaling Your Marketing : Creating websites in English or Japanese + SEO + MEO
4. Launch Lab : Japan Incorporation Services

Discover how Launch Lab can simplify your journey and fuel your growth in Japan : ⁠⁠https://launch-lab.jp/⁠⁠

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