Didi Chuxing
- Address: Beijing, China
- Homepage: https://www.didiglobal.com
- Phone: 400-000-0666
- Contact: globalpr@didichuxing.com
General information
The Didi Travel APP has changed the traditional way of car-hauling and established a modern way of travel for users in the mobile Internet era. Compared with traditional taxi-hailing and roadside taxis, the birth of Didi Taxi has changed the pattern of the traditional taxi-hailing market and overturned the concept of roadside traffic jams. It uses the characteristics of the mobile Internet to achieve online and offline integration.
The company provides app-based transportation services, including taxi hailing, private car-hailing, social ride-sharing, and bike-sharing; on-demand delivery services; and automobile services, including sales, leasing, financing, maintenance, fleet operation, electric vehicle charging, and co-development of vehicles with automakers.
Why I am interested
I used this software during middle school. This software gives me the intuitive feeling that it is convenient.
1. Didi saves customers’ time and greatly improves the workload of drivers. When people crowded subways or buses during peak hours after getting off work and school, this software allows customers to directly book a driver to pick up and drop off at a designated time and place.
2. This software makes full use of resources. Once a person used a car to work. Now people can use software to find people who travel together at a common destination.
3. Development of new technologies. 2020 Didi Chuxing has tested its driverless technology in Shanghai. This is proof that people have taken another step away from technology.
Questions to help
- Will driverless technology conflict with driver driving?
- If I am hired by the technical department, where do I go to work?
- During the evolution of the virus, how did Didi Chuxing arrange service methods? How to implement non-contact services?
- What can I need to learn more about technology?
Aribnb
- Address: 888 Brannan Street, Suite 4 San Francisco, CA 94103 United States
- Homepage: www.sirbnb.com
- Phone: 1-415-800-5959
- Contact: host-exp@aribnb.com
General information
Airbnb is an online marketplace and hospitality service, enabling people to lease or rent short-term lodging including vacation rentals, apartment rentals, Homestays, hostel beds, or hotel rooms. The company does not own any lodging; it is merely a broker and receives percentage service fees (commissions) from both guests and hosts in conjunction with every booking. It has over 3,000,000 lodging listings in 65,000 cities and 191 countries, and the cost of lodging is set by the host.
Peer-to-peer markets, collectively known as the sharing economy, have emerged as alternative suppliers of goods and services traditionally provided by long-established industries.
why I am interested
I like traveling alone. Most travel expenses are expenses for travel and accommodation. Any hotel spends about a hundred or more for one night, and some hotels are relatively remote, and you need to book a car in advance for each trip. However, you can book a local homestay with cost-effective Airbnb, which not only allows you to enjoy the local customs but also saves money. This platform has shared resources for some tourists and bubble houses. The homeowner transforms the bubble house into a housing resource saved by the bed and breakfast.
Questions to help me succeed
- How do customers protect their privacy and prevent their personal information from being leaked?
- How to solve the economic conflict between Airbnb housing and hotel housing?
- What new technologies could boost the sharing economy again?
- What skills do I need to apply for Airbnb?
Hulu
- Address: 2 2500, Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Homepage: www.hulu.com
- Phone: 301-571-4700
- Contact: media@hulu.com
General information
Hulu is an online streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company and Comcast. Hulu was initially established as a joint venture between News Corporation and NBC Universal, Providence Equity Partners, and later The Walt Disney Company, serving as an aggregation of recent episodes of television series from their respective television networks. In 2010, Hulu became the first streaming service to add “Plus” to its name when it launched a subscription service, initially branded as Hulu Plus, which featured full seasons of programs from the companies and other partners, and undelayed access to new episodes
why I am interested
I especially like watching variety shows and movies when I relax. It is well known that films are expensive to pay for. As a student, I bought many monthly memberships and rented DVDs, and used a VPN to watch foreign TV dramas. But the monthly cost of HULU is something I can live with, and a huge number of movies are available on HULU.
Questions to help me succeed
- How to balance video resources with competing companies? Are they all shared? Is it private?
- In teamwork, is there a need for face-to-face meetings? Virtual meeting?
- Do the company offer discounts to employees for watching videos?
Yelp
- Address: 140 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
- Homepage: www.yelp.com
- Phone: (415) 908-3801
- Contact: Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
General information
Yelp is an online guide for consumers to find and explore local businesses. It allows customers to rate products and services they receive from the listed businesses. The ratings act as a guide to other customers looking for the same services or products.
why I’m interested
This system is very stable. I did not receive any harassing calls or text messages during my use. It launched projects that I might like through my favorites.
It is difficult to make a choice when I order, and every time I make a choice, I am dissatisfied. But this software helps to find popular flavors that can’t go wrong. Every time I travel, almost all of my itineraries are based on yelp hot spots. The public’s evaluation of these tourist attractions and restaurants has reduced expenditures. I feel that a group of people gives me an idea.
Questions to help me succeed
- Do I need to learn skills other than IT?
- If I go to work, how do I collect information about new small businesses?
- Does the company offer room for promotion?
- Is there a face-to-face meeting between employees? Or virtual meeting?
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Greetings Jialu,
I love all the companies you chose. Didi Chuxing sounds fascinating. This company has taken the way of travel to another level.
Hi Jialu,
All the company you have listed are really good company. I have an interest to work in Yelp after seeing your post. This company is well known company which is helping millions of people to explore the local communities. We can easily track down the business information, photos, and reviews. I will really feel proud if I got the chance to work here by helping consumers with one stop platform.
Hey Jialu, I never heard about Didi till I used it in Sydney Australia. You have listed some great companies. I am also a huge fan of Alibaba, Baidu and Huawei.