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Mar 2, 2016 · R&D Management

How Zhang Yiming Built ByteDance: Lessons from a Tech‑First Startup

The article chronicles Zhang Yiming’s journey from early failures to founding ByteDance, detailing the company’s rapid growth, product‑centric culture, funding milestones, recommendation engine technology, and the strategic decisions that turned a small engineering team into a multi‑billion‑dollar media powerhouse.