The Making of Airbnb’s China Dream with Sean Pan

Many foreign startups have tried to enter China, most have failed, yet aminority have flourished. Airbnb is one of the few living the China Dream, asafter only 4 years it is winning the China home-sharing market.

In this episode, we invited Sean Pan, Head of China Operations at Airbnb,who hasoverlooked Airbnb’s transformation in their strategy, management system and brandingsince 2015 when Airbnb only had 6 people in the China team. As he mentioned,one obstacle confronted by many foreign companies who want to localize in Chinais the communication problem between the global and China team. How does Airbnbput efforts into that and build up the trust internally? Find the answer in thisepisode!

Show Notes:

[01:26] Introduction of Sean

[05:33] The Philosophy behind Airbnb’soffice in Beijing

[06:30] Building and maintainingAirbnb’s unique Culture in China

[08:09] How to foster commitment toChina from global Team?

[12:00] Key finding for Airbnb’ssuccess

[15:38] Managing the relation withhead-quarters

[16:12] Evolution of Airbnb’s China strategy

[18:03] Creating a China specificbrand

[22:38] Challenge foreignentrepreneurs are facing in China

[26:00] Is there an opportunityfor foreign companies in China?

Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos, guest Sean Pan, editor David and Geep, producer Eva Shi, organizerChinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com

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