2026-10-19
Duan Yongping: How China's Most Elusive Product Godfather Built Subor, BBK, OPPO, and vivo—and Mentored Pinduoduo's Founder—by 'Daring to Be Late'
Ranked #34 in '100 Product Managers Who Changed the World': Duan Yongping (OVR 90.15: Business 95, Insight 93, Vision 92, Originality 87, Taste 86, Scale 86). In an industry obsessed with first-mover speed, he turned 'Benfen' (integrity), a 'Stop Doing List,' and deliberate second-mover execution into a multi-hundred-billion-dollar hardware and e-commerce dynasty.
