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Chang Wen Lai

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In this episode, we welcome Chang Wen Lai, Co-Founder and CEO of Ninja Van, Southeast Asia's largest tech-enabled express delivery service as we discuss how to balance a strong direction from headquarters (like choosing the right mountain to scale) along with proper localization strategies, why it's better to "train the trainers" and the importance of building scalability within your business. This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com/ Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In this episode, we welcome Chang Wen Lai, Co-Founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.ninjavan.co/en-sg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ninja Van</a>, Southeast Asia's largest tech-enabled express delivery service as we discuss how to balance a strong direction from headquarters (like choosing the right mountain to scale) along with proper localization strategies, why it's better to "train the trainers" and the importance of building scalability within your business. This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ <a href="https://www.zedra.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.zedra.com/</a> Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: <a href="https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book</a>

The two forms of localization to master to achieve global scale | Chang Wen Lai | CEO & Co-Founder, Ninja Van

Chang Wen Lai is the co-founder and CEO of Ninja Van which is a tech-enabled express delivery firm serving businesses across Southeast Asia. The company has raised $400 million from YJ Capital, B Capital Group, Abraaj Group, Monk‘s Hill Ventures, Grab, DPD Group, Geopost, Bangkok Bank, Intouch Holdings, and Carmenta Capital Management to name a few.

Chang Wen Lai On Leaving His Corporate Job And Raising $400 Million To Empower The New Surge In Ecommerce

Chang Wen Lai is the CEO of Ninja Van. At 27 and with no logistics experience, Lai Chang Wen started a company that netted $45m in investments. The learning curve was steep and it meant 22-hour work days, sleeping in the office, and even sorting parcels and doing deliveries himself. Discover more details here.Some of the highlights of the episode:Route Optimization. Would AI be an important factor in improving it?Why the founders of Ninja Van work so well together.The importance of being hungry to learn and having less ego when working in a start-up. If you want to be a successful entrepreneur in South East Asia –  Don’t get married!Follow us on:Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7Twitter: http://bit.ly/2WeulzXLinkedin: http://bit.ly/2w9YSQXFacebook: http://bit.ly/2HtryLd

Chang Wen Lai is the CEO of Ninja Van. At 27 and with no logistics experience, Lai Chang Wen started a company that netted $45m in investments. The learning curve was steep and it meant 22-hour work days, sleeping in the office, and even sorting parcels and doing deliveries himself. Discover more details <a href="https://www.alcottglobal.com/2017/10/19/09-chang-wen-lai-ceo-at-ninja-van/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Some of the highlights of the episode:<ul><li>Route Optimization. Would AI be an important factor in improving it?</li><li>Why the founders of Ninja Van work so well together.</li><li>The importance of being hungry to learn and having less ego when working in a start-up. </li><li>If you want to be a successful entrepreneur in South East Asia –  Don’t get married!</li></ul>Follow us on: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alcottglobal/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2Wba8v7</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AlcottGlobalSG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2WeulzX</a> Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/alcottglobal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2w9YSQX</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alcottglobalsg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2HtryLd</a>

#09: Chang Wen Lai CEO at Ninja Van