The ending very confusing as the last line: … challenge and poetry. What is exactly the author trying to tell? Read more

This is a story about an individual Ren Zhengfei and his dream of building a world class telecommunications industry. He started his company when China was just beginning to open up to capitalism and there were not many rules to constrain growth if one was resourceful and filled with ambition. He hired a couple of top engineers to help develop the technology, likely appropriated technology from western telecom firms and pushed his staff relentlessly. He grew up during difficult times under Mao, consequently, he realized he had to be politically astute to survive. As Huawei became more successful the Chinese government added support providing substantial funding. As the company developed it began to work throughout the world. Often working in countries that were sanctioned by the US Government. Huawei is now the largest telecommunications company in the world. Check out their campus where they have built replicates of European buildings. Impressive achievement by Ren Zhengfei and his company. Read more

The author has mainly taken publicly available data and tried to weave a book about the company. It doesn’t cover much what is already available in public domain. No interviews from current or ex employees in China or any other investigative journalism makes it very average Read more

Amazing story by the Huawei family. Good edition. Read more

Fascinating background to the company, its founder and the relationship with the Chinese Government- worrying Read more