Ben Hu's guest appearances

Ben Hu

Asia Startup Pulse

The Harbinger - China Tech & VC Podcast

David Chen

Guy Sivan

Sean Pan

Hao Wu

Patrick Riley

Kevin Chen

Greg Nance

Patrick Lee

Ariel Liu

Alan Clayton

Peter Davison

Rui Ma

Lily Liu

Florian Bohnert

Stephane Monsallier

OwlTail

We interview Ben Hu, Cofounder and CTO at Liulishuo, an AI-powered English learning solution with nearly 100 million registered users that IPOed in September 2018 (as LAIX). On Liulishuo’s platform, AI technologies are integrated with learning content, well-established language learning pedagogies, gamified features and social elements to deliver an interactive and adaptive learning experience. Ben shares his perspective on a number of topics, including: his journey from China to NYC/SF and back, what is Liulishuo and how does its AI work, the importance of integrating cutting-edge tech with a keen understanding of consumers and quality education content, how Liulishuo compares to other edtech giants in China, Liulishuo’s growth strategy, and more.Link to write-up: https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/who-needs-an-ai-teacher-with-liulishuo-founder-cto-ben-hu

We interview Ben Hu, Cofounder and CTO at Liulishuo, an AI-powered English learning solution with nearly 100 million registered users that IPOed in September 2018 (as LAIX). On Liulishuo’s platform, AI technologies are integrated with learning content, well-established language learning pedagogies, gamified features and social elements to deliver an interactive and adaptive learning experience. Ben shares his perspective on a number of topics, including: his journey from China to NYC/SF and back, what is Liulishuo and how does its AI work, the importance of integrating cutting-edge tech with a keen understanding of consumers and quality education content, how Liulishuo compares to other edtech giants in China, Liulishuo’s growth strategy, and more. Link to write-up: <a href="https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/who-needs-an-ai-teacher-with-liulishuo-founder-cto-ben-hu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theharbingerchina.com/blog/who-needs-an-ai-teacher-with-liulishuo-founder-cto-ben-hu</a>

Who Needs an AI Teacher? – with Liulishuo (LAIX) Founder & CTO Ben Hu

Liulishuo is an AI-powered English language learning platform operated by the AI firm LAIX founded in 2012 and it went public on New York Stock Exchange in Sept 2018. We are lucky to have Ben Hu, Co-Founder, CTO and Head of Adult English of Liulishuo to share the first 6 months of starting the company, their early successes, the growth, as well as his insights about managing a team from 5 to 200 people. “Empathy and strategic thinking together make the management easier.” As of June 30, 2018, Liulishuo has over 83.8 million registered users and 7.2 million average monthly active users in 175 countries. The average daily time per user is 60+ minutes. Show Notes: 0:00 Summary 1:24 Introducing Ben Hu 2:13 What is Liulishuo? 4:25 Artificial Intelligence’s Evolution and Change 6:56 Ben Hu talks about the product launch and first version of Liulishuo 9:05 Length and process from ideation to first launch 10:44 Ben Hu shares about Liulishuo’s beta experience 11:15 Engagement with Liulishuo’s beta user experience 11:55 Metrics used in Early Days 13:19 Ben’s advice for  past-Ben, in the Early Days of Liulishuo 15:16 Practices for entering Chinese Markets 19:17 Management in Liulishuo’s expansion 22:10 How Hu developed management skills? 24:00 Decision-making in Management 25:36 Ben Hu’s management framework for unlocking potential 28:34 Exciting technology in Education Space 30:43 Wrapping Up and Closing Thoughts 31:35 Contact Information and Job Postings 31:52 Close Off and Partner Appreciation Feel free to leave a comment! 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 and guest Ben Hu, editor David and Geep, producer Eva Shi, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com.

Liulishuo is an AI-powered English language learning platform operated by the AI firm LAIX founded in 2012 and it went public on New York Stock Exchange in Sept 2018. We are lucky to have Ben Hu, Co-Founder, CTO and Head of Adult English of Liulishuo to share the first 6 months of starting the company, their early successes, the growth, as well as his insights about managing a team from 5 to 200 people. “Empathy and strategic thinking together make the management easier.” As of June 30, 2018, Liulishuo has over 83.8 million registered users and 7.2 million average monthly active users in 175 countries. The average daily time per user is 60+ minutes. Show Notes: 0:00 Summary 1:24 Introducing Ben Hu 2:13 What is Liulishuo? 4:25 Artificial Intelligence’s Evolution and Change 6:56 Ben Hu talks about the product launch and first version of Liulishuo 9:05 Length and process from ideation to first launch 10:44 Ben Hu shares about Liulishuo’s beta experience 11:15 Engagement with Liulishuo’s beta user experience 11:55 Metrics used in Early Days 13:19 Ben’s advice for past-Ben, in the Early Days of Liulishuo 15:16 Practices for entering Chinese Markets 19:17 Management in Liulishuo’s expansion 22:10 How Hu developed management skills? 24:00 Decision-making in Management 25:36 Ben Hu’s management framework for unlocking potential 28:34 Exciting technology in Education Space 30:43 Wrapping Up and Closing Thoughts 31:35 Contact Information and Job Postings 31:52 Close Off and Partner Appreciation Feel free to leave a comment! 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 and guest Ben Hu, editor David and Geep, producer Eva Shi, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website <a href="http://www.chinaccelerator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinaccelerator.com</a>.

Managing from Zero to IPO, with Ben Hu, Co-Founder, CTO and Head of Adult English of Liulishuo