In the technology industry, Zhang Yiming and Lu Qi can be described as two influential figures. Zhang Yiming and Lu Qi are the founder of ByteDance (TikTok’s parent company) and the former president of Baidu, respectively. As the founder of ByteDance, Zhang Yiming has successfully created well-known products such as Toutiao and Douyin, while Lu Qi was the vice president of Microsoft and later joined Baidu as the chief operating officer. The growth, entrepreneurship, and experience of these two successful people have left me with a lot of inspiration.
Maintaining curiosity is like sharpening a knife, and learning ability is like carving a sword.
Zhang Yiming once said in an interview that his success stems from his desire for knowledge and continuous learning. Before founding Toutiao, he worked for Microsoft and Google and accumulated rich experience in the Internet industry. It is precisely because of his strong curiosity and learning ability that Zhang Yiming was able to create such a successful enterprise in just a few years. Similarly, Lu Qi is also a lifelong learner. During his work at Microsoft, he was responsible for several important projects, including Windows, Office and so on. After joining Baidu, Qi Lu quickly adapted to his new role and led Baidu's development in the fields of artificial intelligence and driverless driving. These achievements are inseparable from his ability to continuously learn and improve himself.
Being brave in innovation is like breaking out of a cocoon and becoming a butterfly, and breaking through oneself is like a phoenix nirvana.
Zhang Yiming dared to challenge the tradition and break the shackles of the industry. When Toutiao was founded, many people questioned whether his algorithm could truly achieve personalized recommendations. However, Zhang Yiming went on firmly and finally succeeded in proving his point. During the development of Douyin, he also showed his passion and courage for innovation, turning a simple short video application into one of the most popular social platforms in the world. Lu Qi is also an innovative leader. At Microsoft, he has promoted a number of innovative projects to continuously improve the competitiveness of products. After joining Baidu, he led the team to boldly invest in artificial intelligence research and contributed to the development of China's technology industry.
Being user-centered is like a night boat with a lighthouse as a guide, and grasping needs is like a gardener nourishing all things.
Both Zhang Yiming and Lu Qi attach great importance to user experience. During the development of Toutiao and Douyin, Zhang Yiming has always adhered to user needs as the guide, constantly optimizing product functions and improving user experience. Under the leadership of Lu Qi, Baidu has also provided users with more convenient and intelligent services in the fields of artificial intelligence and driverless driving.
Being good at team building is like building a solid Great Wall, and being good at management is like driving a soaring dragon.
A successful company is inseparable from an excellent team. Both Zhang Yiming and Lu Qi are very good at team building and management. In Bytedance, Zhang Yiming pays attention to cultivating employees' innovative spirit and teamwork ability, and has built an efficient and cohesive team. In Baidu, Lu Qi also showed outstanding leadership skills, leading the team to overcome technical difficulties, and the early Baidu technical level was still very high.
To sum up, it can be seen that the two "leaders" in the industry have the advantages of maintaining curiosity and learning ability, being brave in innovation and breakthrough, being user-centered, and good at team building and management. These advantages are worth thinking about and learning from both technicians and business managers. In today's extremely introverted society, continuous learning and progress are required, just as Comrade Deng Xiaoping said at the private business conference, "If you don't advance, you will retreat."
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