This is the story of Lake Dai, Entrepreneur, Investor, Professor, and all-around creator. For 20 years, she led the product and engineering teams globally including at Alibaba, Apple, and Yahoo. In this episode, we discuss:

- How her Mom didn't want her to be an engineer (even though she was an aerospace engineer!) 

- Why she switched from economics & marketing to engineering & product creation

- What it was like working out of Jack Ma's garage in the early days of Alibaba

- How she created Alibaba's first generation of travel products and marketplace

- Why she teaches at Carnegie Mellon while expanding to venture capital investing

- Her three principles in life: Never Stop Learning, Share the Knowledge, Build a Community 

- The importance and power of a 'Beginner's Mind'

Please enjoy this interview with the remarkable Lake Dai.