GGV Live Special: How Alibaba Survived SARS and Thrived afterwards – featuring its then-President and COO Savio Kwan
When the SARS pandemic struck in 2003, Savio was working as president and COO of an internet startup named Alibaba. Not only did the startup survive SARS, it launched a new business called Taobao and emerged as one of the most valuable companies in the world. On a special live podcast session, former President and COO of Alibaba (from 2001-2003) Savio Kwan joined GGV Capital Managing Partner Hans Tung to share the key learnings from Alibaba's SARS experience and answered live questions from founders in GGV's global network.
Savio Kwan - Former President and COO of Alibaba Savio Kwan is best known for his time as president and COO of Alibaba from 2001 to 2003. He later took on the chief people officer role in 2004. He has more than 30 years’ global management experience, including 17 years at the medical systems division of General Electric, where he was responsible for sales, marketing, operations, business development and establishing joint venture companies in Asia.
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跳yo的鹿
创业内幕的忠实听众。英文的刚听了两期，虽然嘉宾有重复，但是内容也大不相同。这样的好内容应该分享给更多的人。看到官网上有英文原文，但是没有中文翻译，不知道是否需要英文transcript的翻译呢？中国人更喜欢把东西掰开了嚼碎了喂到嘴里。如果需要翻译，可以找我呀！
Henry_love_VC
可见企业文化和价值观的重要性！大家都只看到阿里顽强地挺过了危机，但不知道早在2001年阿里就已经开始了企业文化和价值观的建设和培训。