Oct 23, 2019
This show is previously known as 996 with a specific focus on
tech in China. You can access all the previous 996 episodes in this
same feed.
Today on the show we have, Ming Maa, President of Grab, Southeast
Asia's leading super app, providing the everyday services that
matter most to consumers. The conversation covered a wide range of
topics; how Grab thinks about expansion (markets vs verticals), the
tension between product development and scaling, what are the right
kinds of high frequency use cases for a Super App, the Uber deal,
best piece of advice he's ever been given and what it is like to
work with Masayoshi Son from Softbank.
This episode also features a bonus interview with GGV Managing
Partner, Jixun Foo, who led GGV's investment into Grab in 2014.
Jixun shared how he met Grab's founder Anthony, the reason behind
the different growing paths of Didi and Grab, and what he looks for
in mobility startups.
Grab offers transport, food and package delivery, mobile payments
and financial services to over 36 million users across eight
countries in the region. Launched in 2011, it is now reportedly
valued at $14 billion, making it Singapore's first "decacorn", and
a GGV portfolio company.
Ming has over 12 years of finance and investment experience across
the U.S. and Asia. He joins Grab from SoftBank, one of Grab's key
strategic investors, where he played a key role in overseeing
SoftBank's investments in SoftBank's Series D and F investment in
Grab. Ming received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science
degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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