How did you navigate the regulatory and political landscape during your expansion in China?
Replied byTravis Kalanick
Founder & CEO at Atoms
Niche: Technology
Revenue: Not Publicly Disclosed/month
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Started: 2018
We partnered with Baidu, giving them a seven percent stake, to help us navigate regulatory hurdles and build trust with Chinese ministers. We learned that in China, progress is only welcome when it is in harmony with stability. As long as we created a foundation of stability, our technological progress was supported.
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