Lenny’s Podcast87 min
Inside TikTok: Culture, strategy, monetization, and more
Ray Cao · Mar 7, 2024
Key learnings
- Succeeding in global markets requires sending people in, hiring local talent, and understanding local culture, since the…
- Adopt a 'context, not control' mindset: give teams full information and ownership, then let them proactively think and reactively…
- Hire for curiosity, discipline, and prioritization skill; Cao notes that hiring quality over speed is a mistake he made early on.