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Feb 27, 2016 · Product Management

From Angel Fund to Billion‑Dollar Giant: Yang Haoyong’s Ganji.com Journey

This article chronicles Yang Haoyong’s transformation of a modest $100,000 angel investment into Ganji.com, a leading Chinese classified‑ads platform, detailing his education, early team building, aggressive offline marketing, strategic partnership with Google, multiple funding rounds, fierce competition with 58.com, and eventual merger, offering valuable lessons for entrepreneurs and product managers.