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letsjumprightinshelwi
todayweredivingdeepintothestorybehindhualwaythetechgiant
andtobehonestimreallyfascinatedbythiswholething
yeah
itsaprettyamazingstory
itisimeanfromasmallstartuptoaglobalplayer
howdotheypullthatoff
wevegottheseexcerptsfromabiographyofthefounderrenzingfee
anditsallinchinesebythewayfocusingonhisearlyyears
andhuowaiscrazyjourneytothetop
anditsajourneythatsreallyenterinedwithlikechchinasown
owneconomictransformation
youknowrightitsallaboutambition
resiliencethisdryfortechnologicaladvancement
itsallthereinthestory
okay
soletsrewindofitbacktorendschildhoodgrowingupinrolechina
duringlikesomereallyintensetime
imeanthathadtoshapehim
oh
absolutelypovertywasahugethingbackthenalotofpeoplestruggledandrandowasnoexception
butyouknowhisparents
theyinstestillthesevaluesinhim
thatlookingback
reallyreallybecamehfoundationofhisleadership
likewhatreszilliansastrongworkethnic
andthisdeepsenseofresponsibilitytosociety
wow
likethatclassicheroesoriginstory
youknow
facinghardship
comingoutstronger
exactly
buttheresalsothisintellectualsidetorun
pretreallyintotheartofwar
andevenmousidonswritingsprettyheavystuffforyoungmine
oh
forsure
butthoseinfluentheyrereallykeytounderstandinghowrunthingsstrategically
andthentheresthistimeinthepeoples
liberationarmy
fourteenyears
yeah yeah
fourteenyearstalkaboutatraininggroundfordisciplineandexecution
notyourtypicaltexEObackgrounddoyouseeadirectconnectionbetweenhismilitaryexperience
andhowheapproachbusiness
andnoabsolutelytheparallelsarestrikingthinkaboutit
thefocusonstrategyadaptingtoconstantlychangingsituations
andthislaserfocusonreachingyourgoals
thesearecrucialinboththemilitaryandwellinbusiness
sowevegotresiliencestrategicthinkingallthat
buthowdidwhyweactuallycome
wasitagrandplanfromthegtgow
notreallyitsmoreaboutseizinganopportunityatanecessity
almostrnhadthesetbackinapreviousbusiness
youseekindoffoundhimselfatacrossroads
andthatswhatsparkedwowayyeahitsamazinghowoftengreatcompaniescomefromthosemomentsofseemslikefailure
ureexactly
butyouknow
letsnotromanticizethoseearlydays
theystruggledalotlimitedfunding
thetechnologywasntquitethere
andtheyhadtocompetewiththishugecompanies
thatwerealreadyestablish
soandwastheirgameplan
theydidntjustjumpintothedeepandroid
no
theyweresmartaboutitstartedwithsimplymoreaffordableproducts
graduallybuildingtheirexpertise
thinkofitlikemasteringthebasicsbeforetacklingthereallycomplexstuffmakessense
andwhoweretheysellingtowheretheygoingforthemassmarketrightaway
notatfirsttheytargetedtheseunderservedmarkets
specificallyruralareas
wherethosebiggercompanieswerentevenbotheringitwasaboutfindingtheirniche
youknowgettingafoohold
andtheresthiswholethingaboutthereverseengineeringtechnologylearningbydoingbasicallyyeahsuperresourcefultheydtakeexistingtechtakeitapart
thinkyouarehowworked
andthenfindwaystomakeitbetter
thatscrappymentality
butatsomepoint
theyhadtotakealebratewastelegecommunications
alwaysthegoalnotinitially
no
butabigturningpointwastheCNCOAdigitalswitch
thatwastheirticketintothebigleaguesoftelecommcommcommunationswasarealgamble
actuallyahvereadaboutthat
itwasntallsmoothsailingwasit
oh no
notatall
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thesourcestalkaboutthishugebattletogettheCNCOAworking
properlyespeciallyinthatreallydeploymentinUUUarerighttheyreinstallingthiscomplexsystem
anditsjustnotreliableglitchespressurefromtheclientmakeabreaksitsituations
whatdotheydogiveupnowaytheyweredeterminedtomakeitworkengineersworking
nonstopsleepingatthefacility
whateverittooktofixtheproblemsdedication
itwas
andtheydidntjustfixit
theywentabovebeyondexceedingtheclients
expectations
itwasadefiningmoment
itprovedtheycouldcompeteandwinagainstthebigguys
itwasntjustabouttechnicalskills
itwaspergreatpowerfulstory
sotheytastessuccesstheareinthebigleagues
whatsnextwelltheyreontherise
andatthesametimes
someoftheirrivalsarefallingcompanieslikegiantdragonanddatingbignames
atthetime
whathappenedtothemyeahbaddecisions
orsomethingelse
theirstoriestherearelikecautionarytales
youknowaboutthebigleguys
andhowcrurucialitistokeepinnovating
sowhiletheseothercompaniesarresting
whileawaykeepspushingforwardlearningfromtheirmistakes
exactly
butthequestionishowdidalwaysspecificallycapitalizedthatyeahgoodquestion
theywerestrategicgainmarketure
wherethoseothercompanieswerefaltering
andtheymadeamove
thatatthetimeseemedriskytheyinvestedheavilyinaccessequipment
allumaccessequipmentcanyoubreakthat
thatabitsureitstheequipmentthatconnectsindividualuserstothenetworkliketheinternetbackthenpeoplesawasalessexcitinglowprofitpartofthemarket
sowhileotherschasedthebigestablishmarkets
whyowaysawonopportunityinthisnonewstechnologydidapayoff
itwasabrilliantmove
thistechnologywasabouttobecomeessentialfrommobilenetworks
andwhywaywasperfectlypositiontocapitalizeonthatokay
sotheconquer
thedomesticmarkettheresstartingtomakewavesinternationally
buthowdidtheyhandleallthatgrowthinternally
thestructurehadtoadaptrightabsolutely
andthisiswhereirrenswillingnesstoevolvetolearnfromothersbecomescrucial
theyknewthattocompeteglobally
theyhadtomovebeyondtraditionalchinesemanagementapproaches
sowheretheydojustcopywesternmodels
lsququite
theycreateduniunieblendtakingthethewestereworldssadstrickyitwastheykeptthecollectivedecisionmakingwhichisverychinese
buttheyalsobroughtinperformancespaceincentivethisrigorousfocusonefficiencydrawingfromcompanieslikeibm
itwasaboutcreatingasystemthatworkedfortheirspecificambitions
ahybridmodel
sotheyremixingthatchineseentrepreneuralspiritwithlikewesternmanagement
knowhowsoundslikeawinningformula
yeah
buttheirjourneysnotoverright
oh
thisisjustthebeginning
theirglobalaspirations
theyrejustgettingstarted
theyregoingtofacechallengesthatwilltesttheirresilienceandadaptability
likeneverbefore
wellthatsaclifinger
theycantwaittohearmoreaboutwhatsnextwewillbebacktoexplorehowhowawaytackletheglobalmarket
andhowtheyhandletheinevitableclashsion
theycomewithsuchrapidexpansion
andheknowsalwaysstartslookingbeyondchina
inafirstfirsthandtslookingitspactotooncommakesense
youthinkthatwouldbeaprettysmoothtransition
wontyouimeansimilarcultureclosebyyouthinksallright
butastheyquicklylearnedthatevenamarketlikehongkongseeseeminglyfamiliarhaditsownquorkslikewhatdifferentregulations
customerexpectations
thingslikethatitwasntjustacopypaceofwhattheyweredoinginmainlandchina
uhsohonkongwasalearningcurse
whataboutotherpartstheworld
wheredidtheygonextrussia
andletmetellyouthatwasarealbaptismbyfirelogisticalnightmares
bureaucracy
theyhadntendticipatedthesourcesdescribedasthisconstantstruggledtoadapttoovercomeobstacles
theyhandyandthoughtofitsounlike
theyneededtobesuperflexibleresourcefultonavigate
thatdidtheyeventuallymakeitworkinrussia
theydid
butitwastoughreallyhardonetheyhadtoreallydigginlearnfromtheirmistakes
andthattenacitythatbecamelikeatrademarkoftheirglobalapproach
sotheydidnttryawayfromchallenges
theyembracethem
almostexactlytheysawthesetoughmarketsasopportunitiestoget
getbettertorefinetheirstrategyinteresting
whereelsedidthatmindsetleadthem
theystrategicallytargetedregions
thatothercompanieswereoverlookingafrica
laateamericaplaces
thatoftenhadthishugeneedfortelecomoninfrastructure
buthadtobeaffordablereliableandwowawaywasreadytostepin
soitsliketheywereapplyingtheiroriginaldomesticstrategy
butonaglobalscalefindthoseunderservedareasbuildfromthereexactly
andtheydidmorethanjustsellproducts
theyfocusedon
onbuildingrelationships
longtermpartnships
theyreallytrytounderstandthelocalneedsandtaylortheirsolutionsthatremindsmeofwhatireadaboutrinsphilosopycustomerersatisfaction
aboveallelsetheresthisstoryabouthimpersonallyvisitingthisremotevillageinafrica
justtoseehowtheirequipmentwasperformingthatsthekindofdedicationthathelpedwinoverbigclientslikebritishtelecom
wow
theyevenexpandedintothesereallydemandingeuropeanmarketsliketheanotherlensgermany
thesewerenteasythewininstheyearnthemthroughpersistencebyprovingtheycoulddeliver
sotheregnupwinsexpandingglobally
butatsomepoint
theyhadtorunintothegiantsrightthinkingciscothebigplayerinnetworkingback
oh
thatclashwasboundtohappen
anditbecameabigdealinthetechworld
thesourcesreallyhighlightthetension
accusationsofyouknowintelliaalproperty
theaththiswholenarrativeofthewhoallwaythreatsstartstoemerge
andthisisallhappeningaschina
itselfisbecomingaglobaleconomicpower
whilealwayssuccesssomepeoplesaghtghtasachallengetowellamericandominanceintech
absolutely
andeventhoughwhyweconsistentlydeniedanywrongdoingthatperceptionbecameamajorobstaclefortheminternationally
itwasntjustbusiness
anymoreitwaspolitics
sohowdotheyhandlethatdotheytrytofightitinthemediachanged
peoples
minds
theyrealizedthatactionsspokelouder
theirstrategywastofocusonwhattheycouldcontroldeliver
amazingproductsandservicesbuildtrustprovetheyseriousaboutcybriersecuritylefttheworkspeakforitself
anditsinterestingrnhimselfstayedoutofthespotlight
duringthiswholetime
notwhatdexpectfromaceoleadingacompany
thatsizeyeahitsafascinatingpartofhowheledsomesayitwasdeliberatetoavoiddistractionsstayfocusedonthelonggame
othersthinkitwasjustaspersonality
whateverthereasonitaddedtothemysteryaroundhiminthecompany
sotheyregoingglobaltakingongiantsdealthegeopoliticalstuff
butwhataboutinternally
howdotheykeepupwithallthatgrowthmaintainacompany
culture
theirinternalmanagement
philosophyiskey
heretheyrealizedearlyonthattocompetegloballyneededtoevolvemeaning
theycouldntsticktojusttraditionalchinesemanagementways
thewouldtheychange
dotheyababandontheirroute
notatalltheycreatedthisuniqueblend
tookthebestofbothworldsasternnwesternalso
sotheykepttheemphasisoncollectivedecisionmakingthatconsensusbuildingapproach
buttheyalsointegratedperformancebasedrewardsthatlaserfocusonefficiencylikewhatyoudseeatacompanylikeibmahybridapproachdidntactuallyworkitdid
andthisiswhererunsleadershipshines
heunderstoodthattobeatrulyglobalcompany
theyneededaculture
thatvalueddisciplineanddiversethinking
andthatextendedtohowthehighredpeoplerightnowerenreafraidtorecruitglobally
absolutelytheywentaftertotopengineeringtalentfromalloversttedheheavilyRRDEbuilthisnetworkofresearchcennersaroundtheworld
thatcommitmenttoinnovation
itbecameoneoftheirbiggeststrengthisonethingtoattracttalentitsanothertokeepthem
howdidtheybuildloyaltyasharedpurposewithsuchadiverseworkforce
onekeythingwastheemployee
stockownership
prograemploloeshadadirerectstainincompanyessucesscesscreatedasenseofownership
encouragedthemtothinklongtermsliketheywerebuildingacommunity
notjustacompany
didthatcomefromredhimselfself
oh
definitelyreinledbyexampleknownforhishumility
hisincrediblework
ethnic
andhegenuinelycaredabouthisemployees
hedeatenthecafeteriawiththemworkalongship
themevensharedhisstruggles
wow
hewasntjustACEO
hewasaleader
whoinspiredpeopleexactly
butthatdedication
hecamethepriceright
yeah
ivereadabouttheintenseworarcultureatewowaythelonghours
thepressuretoperformtrue
itwasntforeveryone
butforthose
whothrivedinthatenvironment
therewardswerehuge
theywerepartofsomethingbig
somethingthatwaschangingtheworldoftechnology
soglobalexpansion
auniquemanagementmodel
adedicatedworkforce
whataboutthetech
itselfhowdotheykeepupwiththeconstantinnovationinthetechworld
therefocusonRND
andtheyrewillingnesstoexperimentthosewerecrucial
theywerentafraidtotakerisks
alwayspushingtheliits
itswhatwaspossibleunintellcommunications
andthentheysawthepotentialofmobiletechnologyearlyonandoh
yeah
theydidtheysawthemobilerevolutioncomingandwentallindevelopingtheinfrastructureindevices
thatwouldmakeitallhappen
thatforwardthinkingitputtheminaperfectpositionforthenextwaveofgrowth
嗯
whichbringsustwotodaywithwaowayleadingthechargeinfiveg
butalsofacingthiswholenewsetofchallenges
geopoliticalonesespecially
exactly
theirstory
itsatestamenttotheiradaptability
theirrelentlessdridrivetoinnovate
butitsnotoveryetthestoryofhuowayandrenzingfeatetheyreenteringanewchapteronefullofbothopportunity
theirobstacles
itreallyisremarkable
youknowhowfartheyvecomefromthissmallstartuptothisglobalpowerhouse
thetheyvedefinitelyat
attheodds
butlikeyousaidthisresnextchapter
itsnotgoingtobeeasy
thescrewdentheyregettingespeciallyfromthewest
thathastobealottohandle
oh yeah
forsure
itaddsthiswhowholeotherlayerofcomplicmoretothings
thesources
theypointtoworriesaboutnationalsecurity
andthoseongoingallegationsoftiestothechinesegovernment
youknow
andthatsledtosomecountriesactuallybananningughwayequipment
thepressureisdefinitely
andthatsjustaboutcomcomtingtingthemarketing
moreasit
itsaboutnavigatingallthisgeopoliticalstuff
sohowswowawayredingdingallofthis
theyvebeenprettyvocal
aboutitdenyinganywrongdoingemphasizingtheirindependence
andhowcommittedtheyaretocybersecurity
theyveevengonesofarastoinviteindependentaudits
andarelikereallytryingtoengagemorewithwesternstakeholders
basicallytryingtobeastransparentastheycan
itsoundsliketheyretryingtoaddressthoseconcernsheadon
butstillkeeppushingforwardwiththeirtechisitevenpossible
cantheydobothwelltheyrecertainlygivingit
theirbestshothaventslowdownonRNDatallactuallytheyddbleddownespeciallyinareaslikefivegarficialintelligencecloudcomputing
theyseeinnovationasthekeytostayaheaditsaboldmove
youhavetoadmitgivenallthepushbacktheirfacing
sheisalotofresilience
andthatlongtermvisiontheyhave
butiwonderhaventallthesechallengesforcethemtorethinktheirapproachabityeah
definitelytheyvehadtodiversifyitsnotjustaboutsellingtelecoomequipment
anymorewhatelthetheyredoingwelltheyvegottenintoconsumer
eletronicsthingslikesmartphones
laptops
theyrealsoprovidingenterprisesolutions
evencloudservices
sotheyrebecomingmoreofuhlikeatechconglaomatesallthesedifferentproductsandservices
almostcreatingtheirownecosystem
itseemslikethatsagreatwaytoputit
theyrebuildingthisverticallyintegratedstructure
abletocompeteinabunchofdifferentareas
andthathelpsprotectthemfrombeingtoodependentonanyonemarketmakesense
sowheredoesallthisleavewaoway
lookingaheadtheveproven
theycanadaptovercomeobstacles
butcantheykeepthisgoingespeciallywithallthegeopoliticaluncertaintyintheworld
rightnowthatsthemilliondollarquestionrate
thelandscatheyareoperatingin
isconstantlychangingitsunpredictable
butiftherepassisanyindicationidsaytheyllfindawaytonavigatethesechallenges
theymightevencomeout
evenchallgableitsthroughitsimpossiblepredicictofutureespeciallyintech
butwaowaystory你itscaptivatingitsaboutambitionresiliencethatconstantdrivetoinnovateimreallyeagertoseewhathappensnextiagree
anditreallymakesyouthinkcouldthishavehappenedanywhereelsewasitspecifictochinassituationatatthetime
orcouldthiskindofsuccessstoryhappenedanywhereinanycontext
itsdefinitelysomethingtoconsideraswethinkaboutthebiggerpictureofwiilwastejourney
absolutelyandforalisteners
whatstoodouttoyou
whatsurprisedyouaboutreninzingaandhowwaowaycametobewhatlessonscanwealltakeawayfromthis
especially
thosewhoarelookingtostarttheirownbusinessescreatesomethingnew
ithinkwhatweseewithwawaisthat
itsnotjustastoryabouttechnologyorevenbusinessstrategy
itsareflectionofhowtheworldischanging
howcompanieslikewawawayareshaping
areincreasinglyinterconnectedlives
thatsapowerfulthought
thankstojourneyfromthisdeepdivewwillbebacksoonwithanotherfascinatingexploration
