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April 8, 2021 42 mins

This is a special episode which we recorded live on Clubhouse with our guest Aaron Tan, Founder of Carro, one of the biggest used-car marketplaces in Southeast Asia.

Show Notes:

0:00 -  Introduction to Aaron Tan

1:32 - Aaron’s motivation to founding a startup

6:01 - The supportive ecosystem around Carro

8:19 - The importance of “Trust” in a business

8:50 - The reasons behind starting an automotive marketplace in SEA

13:35 - Inspiration from Chinese business models

19:21 - Understanding the heterogeneity in the markets

21:15 - Aaron’s experience on how copying the same model across SEA doesn’t work

25:39 - How to build and scale a two-side marketplace

30:37 - The role of Carro in the marketplace

35:17 - Carro’s expansion playbook across SEA

44:20 - What the future holds for Carro and Southeast Asia

Many thanks to our guests Aaron Tan; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and  Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com

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