They say the third time’s a charm. And it really was for Eric Cheng, whose third attempt at a start-up turned out to become a leading car e-commerce platform. Were the previous two ventures in vain? No. He took their lessons and applied them to perfect Carsome. He reveals all in this episode.
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Eric Cheng is the co-founder of Carsome, the largest car e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia. The company has digitized the used car industry and caters to a wide market in Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore.
Eric has significant experience across the realms of digital strategy, technology, mobile advertising, and search advertising.
Discussion Points

Eric's journey from being an employee to an entrepreneur
Learnings that contributed to building Carsome
Carsome's stages of business growth
Three things a CEO must do
How to identify potential and quality employees
Overcoming setbacks in business
Southeast Asia's car market amidst the current financial crisis.

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