#09: Chang Wen Lai CEO at Ninja Van

This is episode #09 and it is my pleasure to have as a guest Chang Wen Lai. At 27 and with no logistics experience, Lai Chang Wen started a company that netted $45m in investments. The learning curve was steep and it meant 22-hour work days, sleeping in the office, and even sorting parcels and doing deliveries himself. Stay tuned as we cover: - Route Optimization. Would AI be an important factor in improving it? - Why the founders of Ninja Van work so well together. - The importance of being hungry to learn and having less ego when working in a start-up. - If you want to be a successful entrepreneur in South East Asia – Don’t get married! But Ninja Van went on to redefine the industry by enabling next-day door-to-door deliveries for e-commerce firms and their customers And right now Ninja Van is one of the most succesful start up stories in the logistics space. Having grown in a short span to a regional player, Ninja Van has a presence in Southeast Asia. Apart from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, they are operating in Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam too. And they are currently delivering close to 100,000 parcels per day.. Stay tuned for more episodes here: radupalamariu.com/podcast/