Ep. 10: (Mandarin) Entrepreneur Wei Luo quit coding to build vertically-integrated home renovation business - a podcast by Richard Yan

Wei Luo quit his software engineering job to become a contractor in 2006. After 14 years, he had a business consisting of 50+ employees and multiple business lines, including home renovation, interior design, cabinetry and appliances.

Wei discussed how he persuaded his parents to pursue a new career with seemingly low barrier to entry, challenges and turning points of his business, a severe problem of labor shortage in the contracting field, how sino-US tensions hurt the contracting business, and more.

Further episodes of Chinatown 2.0

Further podcasts by Richard Yan

Website of Richard Yan