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#11. Brett & Bruce: A Startup Farewell

2021/7/10
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Brett DeColis 和 Bruce Chen 分享了他们在 CargoCard(一家中国金融科技公司)工作的经历。他们讲述了在中国创业的挑战,包括文化差异(如关系和面子文化)、语言障碍以及与中国员工合作的困难。他们还描述了公司内部的“努力工作,尽情玩乐”文化,以及这种文化如何促进团队建设和业务发展。他们强调了团队成员之间深厚的友谊和信任,以及这种关系如何帮助他们克服困难并取得成功。最后,他们还谈到了公司创始人 David Suzuki 的去世对他们的影响,以及他们对未来职业规划和生活方式的思考。 Bruce Chen 详细描述了在中国商业环境中“关系”和“面子”的重要性,以及如何利用这些文化因素来建立业务联系和促进交易达成。他还分享了在处理与中国员工和客户的合作关系时遇到的挑战和经验,以及如何适应和克服这些挑战。此外,他还谈到了 CargoCard 公司内部的“努力工作,尽情玩乐”文化,以及这种文化如何促进团队凝聚力和业务发展。最后,他分享了 David Suzuki 去世给他带来的影响,以及他对未来生活和职业规划的思考。

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The episode kicks off with an introduction of The Honest Drink podcast and its hosts. The hosts then introduce their guests for the episode, Brett Decolyse and Bruce Chen, who played significant roles in the success of CargoCard. They discuss the company's journey from a startup to becoming a leading fintech player in Asia, specializing in mobile payment and prepaid card solutions.

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Today's guests Brett Decolyse and Bruce Chen join us to share their stories on managing a startup company in China, KargoCard. KargoCard is a leading fintech player delivering innovative mobile payment and prepaid card solutions in Asia. They also provide commentary on Chinese business culture and dealing with cultural barriers. We discuss their "work hard, play hard" mentality as well as how their experiences with KargoCard co-founder David Suzuki shaped their values on work, friendship, family and life.

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