Managing from Zero to IPO, with Ben Hu, Co-Founder of Liulishuo

英语流利说由国内领先的人工智能教育公司LAIX在2013年发布，是一款人工智能驱动的英语学习平台，其于2018年9月在纽约股票交易所上市。

本期China Startup Pulse，我们很荣幸邀请到了英语流利说的联合创始人、首席科技官兼成人英语负责人胡哲人。他在本期播客中分享了英语流利说的从最初的6个月到后来上市的增长故事，以及他从管理5个人至200多个人的团队管理经验。他认为，兼具同理心和策略性思考是团队管理的必要要素。

截止2018年6月，英语流利说已有超过8380万用户，720万月活跃用户，在175个国家运营。平均每用户每日使用时长超过1小时。

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

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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.