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84: The Soft Skills Needed To Build A Business In China

49 minutes Posted Nov 28, 2019 at 4:15 am.

Guest introduction and company history

Dyad.com – how does this platform work and who is it built for?

The business model perspective – how does Dyad.com earn revenue?

The traditional way of studying abroad vs the digital reach of a dot com

Certified mentors and scalable quality based on feedback – what Dyad.com takes away from the Alibaba model

A powerful niche how big is Dyad.com?

Life is an ultramarathon – Dyad.com’s business philosophy and how they get better and better every cycle

Client acquisition – a “word of mouth” marketing plan

Accelerating growth – why creating an engaging and actionable service is important

The Upvote leads to conversion– where does Dyad.com engage with non-costumers?

How does Dyad.com get coachable and motivated costumers?

The conflict of interest and why remaining an honest broker is the best route

The many iterations of Dyad.com – what was the company initially to what it has become in the present day

Luck and good fortune – how Dyad.com started out and why they managed to attract and keep investors involved

Luck surface area – meeting the former CEO of MacDonald’s

How the current market situation looks for Dyad.com

Defining the middle-class Chinese family and what their budget is for studying overseas

How the Trade War is impacting the need students have for studying abroad

How does Greg Nance stay up to date with business in China? Which resources does he recommend for that and what does he recommend for aspiring entrepreneurs as reading material?

What productivity tool does Greg use for his business in China?

What was the most surprising experience that Greg had in China so far?

What was the most unexpected success Greg has witnessed in China?

What was the most unexpected failure Greg has witnessed in China?

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Matthieu David interviews Greg Nance, CEO of Dyad.com. In this China business podcast, we learn about his company, how Dyad.com has been lucrative on a very powerful niche offering mentorship to students who want to study abroad and need to navigate the vast mechanisms of admissions that ivy league colleges have in place. Knowledge is power and that’s exactly why it is a valuable resource that Dyad.com manages to place at their scholars’ disposal. How Dyad.com can offer quality certified mentorship, how they attract mentors and how they put them in touch with aspiring scholars on a daily basis? We’ll find that out and much more in this podcast!

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