On the latest episode of Recode Decode, Hooi Ling Tan, the co-founder of southeast Asian ride-hailing company Grab, talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher. Tan says Grab is opening up a platform for more services beyond ride-hailing because it wants to address not just transportation needs but every worry its customers may have, including groceries and payments. She also talks about how the company is working with 27 percent-shareholder Uber and its newest board member, Toyota, which in June invested $1 billion into Grab. Plus: Tan explains why the company doesn’t have to worry about diversity. You can listen to Recode Decode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Overcast or wherever you listen to podcasts. Below, we’ve shared a lightly edited transcript of Kara’s full conversation with Tan, recorded live at the 2018 Rise Conference in Hong Kong. Kara Swisher: I am very excited. I always like when I interview entrepreneurs and I especially love to interview entrepreneurial women and incredibly smart ones like yourself. There’s a lot to talk about, so let’s begin talking about the recent announcements you’ve made and let’s get into some more deeper issues around where transport is going and all the various trends. Hooi Ling Tan: Perfect, so Kara is actually referring to a big announcement that we’re making regionally today, where we’re announcing a couple of things. One, we’re transitioning from our transport to an open platform strategy and we’re also launching Grab Platform today. I’ll share a bit of context of what that… [Read full story]
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