Shouzi Chew
The Operator
Execution, delivery and performance, gets the hard thing done.
Shouzi Chew reads as The Operator because he runs one of the world's most scrutinised platforms with precision and composure under extraordinary pressure. His 2023 Congressional testimony showed meticulous preparation, ownership of accountability, and clear execution in openly hostile conditions. As TikTok chief executive he manages a global product at immense scale across competing regulatory environments without losing operational grip.
“We are a very young company at this point, and they are still very big competitors in the market. Some of them have been around for a long time with a lot of resources. So the way we look at it, there's still a long way for us to go in terms of achieving the mission that we want to achieve.”
“It has been a challenging time, I think, for many businesses around the world, including ours. We are a growing company. It is difficult for new employees who are joining us to not have the opportunity to mingle and interact with other people offline in the offices.”
“This is a very competitive space. In our industry, there are players with bigger muscles. They have more resources. They have been around for a longer period of time. And I think it keeps us on our toes. We have our strengths. We are pioneers in this. We believe that we are innovative and we will continue to innovate.”
“We think it's challenging to build a global company in general, but the best ones we have seen so far are ones that take very consistent global learnings and adapt them to the local countries that they are operating in. So you need to be global and local at the same time. And it's something that we're investing in.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “Shouzi Chew”
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