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SCALE UP - Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive

From Jerry Hu’s SCALE UP comes a new series: Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive. Hosts Colin and Nicole dissect Jerry’s newsletter to uncover how entire markets—not just companies—shape the future of work. From India’s 4M STEM grads to China’s volatile job market and Southeast Asia’s $1T digital economy, each episode blends culture, politics, and business with data and stories. Full essays are also on Substack and WeChat in English and Chinese. jerryhualibaba.substack.com

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4:09

Inside the Episode – Embedded Teams Win

SCALE UP - Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive ·

2025/11/09

Hi everyone, and welcome back to SCALE UP: Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive.In Episode 5 – The $100K Pivot, we examined how mobility is reshaping the future of tech careers — and how talent is rewriting the map of North America.We followed Arjun Kapoor, a former Stripe engineer whose H-1B renewal fell through, forcing him to leave California for Toronto.“When I got my PR card,” he told us, “it was the first time I stopped holding my breath.”That quiet exhale captured something bigger: a

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16:22

Deep Dive into Embedded Teams Win - How Mexico...

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2025/11/06

👉 What if Mexico’s rise isn’t just about nearshoring supply chains — but about reshoring innovation itself, as Shein, BYD, Huawei, Tesla, and AWS plant their flags there?👉 What if the true competitive edge isn’t AI, capital, or code — but engineers who live the constraints they’re solving?👉 And what happens when a generation that values experience and autonomy builds systems from the ground up?In 2024, Mexico became the world’s most unexpected tech hub — not by chasing the cheapest labor, but by

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5:25

Inside the Episode – The $100K Pivot

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2025/11/02

Hi everyone, and welcome back to SCALE UP: Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive.Last week in Episode 4 – The Optionality Generation, we explored how the South reshaped what ambition looks like.From Atlanta’s financial foundation, to Texas’s scale mindset, to Philadelphia’s sense of purpose, we met a generation that’s no longer chasing the perfect job — they’re engineering freedom.We followed Tasha Williams, a Georgia Tech grad who turned down multiple $200 K+ offers in San Francisco for a $140 K role

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15:10

Deep Dive into The $100K Pivot: Why Montreal,...

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2025/10/30

👉 What if the next Silicon Valley isn’t built on venture capital — but visa math?👉 What if “citizenship certainty” becomes the new equity for global talent?👉 And what happens when the most mobile generation in history decides that freedom to stay is worth more than stock to vest?In 2024 alone, over 150,000 engineers were priced out of the U.S. talent system after the new $100,000 H-1B fee.Where did they go? North.🇨🇦 Canada fast-tracked over 600,000 new permanent residents — the largest intake

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4:08

Inside the Episode – The Optionality Generation

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2025/10/22

Hi everyone, and welcome back to SCALE UP: Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive.Last week in Episode 3, we explored America’s East Coast — the place where innovation meets accountability. From New York’s institutional fintech networks to Boston’s biotech corridors and D.C.’s cyber-defense rooms, we saw how the next wave of builders are trading velocity for stability, and disruption for trust.We followed Jake Morrison, a Wall Street technologist who left a $500K role at Goldman Sachs to rebuild the

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16:41

Deep Dive into The Optionality Generation: How Gen Z...

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2025/10/19

👉 Why is “optionality” replacing “making it” as Gen Z’s ultimate career currency — where a $140K job in Atlanta can compound faster than a $250K one in San Francisco?👉 How are companies like Mailchimp, JPMorgan, and Relay Therapeutics quietly winning the Gen Z talent war — not through prestige or perks, but by offering pathways to pivot?👉 And what happens when international engineers, priced out of the coasts and locked out by visa fees, start optimizing for mobility — choosing cities like

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4:42

Inside the Episode - East Coast Gravity

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2025/10/10

Hi everyone, and welcome back to Season 2 of SCALE UP: Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive.Last week in Episode 2, we followed the talent migration up and down America’s West Coast — from Seattle’s cloud wars to San Diego’s biotech boom. We saw how a new generation of technologists is redefining success: trading prestige for purpose, and burnout for balance. Jennifer Park’s story captured it perfectly — choosing Seattle over Silicon Valley, and discovering that real success isn’t about hustle, but

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17:56

Deep Dive into East Coast Gravity: How NYC & Boston...

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2025/10/07

👉 Why are high-performing engineers walking away from $500K Wall Street careers for riskier $180K startup roles?👉 How did the East Coast quietly become home to the world’s highest-stakes tech — where a system crash can ripple across nations?👉 And what does it reveal about the future of work when Gen Z increasingly prioritizes autonomy, purpose, and mental reset — viewing sabbaticals not as breaks, but as part of a sustainable career design?Here’s the paradox:⚡ Silicon Valley builds for speed —

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5:52

Inside the Episode - The $17B West Coast Renaissance

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2025/10/04

Hi everyone, and welcome back to the Season 2 of SCALE UP – Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive.Last week we pulled back the curtain on the pilot episode, which tackled Silicon Valley’s paradox. On one hand, it’s still the world’s richest talent hub — on the other, it’s become so unlivable that more than 230,000 tech workers have packed up and left. We told Sarah Chen’s story: a Stanford grad earning $180,000 at Open AI, decoding world-class AI models by day, yet sleeping in her car by night, because

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15:08

Deep Dive into The $17B West Coast Renaissance: From...

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2025/09/30

Thank you all for the overwhelming support for the pilot episode of Season 2 🙏. So many of you reached out to say the story deeply resonated—that our take captured the real picture of Silicon Valley today, including the non-glossy side that mass media often misses.This week, we continue with the West Coast Renaissance—the story of how innovation is no longer confined to one zip code.👉 Why are some engineers leaving $200K jobs in the Valley for smaller but more meaningful roles in Portland and San

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4:26

The Making of Season 2 - Pilot episode

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2025/09/28

Hi everyone, and welcome back to SCALE UP – Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive. This is Season 2!If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that the pilot episode went live last week across all platforms. Its title says it all:“Silicon Valley’s Broken Dreams – How the World’s Richest Talent Hub Became So Unlivable That 230K Tech Workers Fled $300K Salaries and $3.2M Homes.”Before we move into the upcoming releases, I wanted to take today to share the making of this pilot episode — why we chose to

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21:18

Deep Dive into Silicon Valley’s Broken Dreams - How...

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2025/09/25

Hi fellow listeners, thank you so much for the support and love for Season 1. The pilot episode of Season 2 is now live 👏—this time, we’re shifting the lens from Asia Pacific back to North America. And you guessed it: our first stop is the most debated place right now—Silicon Valley.👉 How did the birthplace of the microchip and the iPhone become a place where $300K salaries can’t buy stability?👉 Why are Stanford grads coding breakthrough AI by day—and sleeping in cars by night?👉 What happens

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6:08

Behind-the-scenes of SCALE UP Global Talent...

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2025/09/20

Hi everyone, and welcome back. As of last week, we have officially wrapped up the first season of this new podcast launched about 2 months ago. SCALE UP - Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive. I wanted to take a moment today to share the story, inspirations and anecdotes behind making this seasonAs many of you know, I’ve spent years covering talent markets across multiple geographic regions. One challenge I often run into is this assumption that people use a one size fits all approach to entire

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18:26

Deep Dive into The Greater China Talent Triangle: How...

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2025/09/17

How can three territories within 90 minutes of flight time redefine the future of work?🔹 Why is Taiwan’s semiconductor mastery becoming the backbone of Gen Z’s AI ambitions?🔹 How does Hong Kong’s colonial legal legacy give its young workforce an edge in cross-border finance and Web3 regulation?🔹 And why is Macau’s service DNA, shaped by Portuguese heritage, now powering AI-driven luxury experiences for a new generation of global consumers?The numbers show how fast this ecosystem compounds:💻

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22:37

Deep Dive into The Squid Game of Korean Tech: How...

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2025/09/10

👉 Why does Korea 🇰🇷—with 2.1M engineers—still feel like the hardest place on earth to hire?👉 When will we stop grouping Korea 🇰🇷 and Japan 🇯🇵 together—when Korea’s workforce is 10 years younger, 2x more global, and far more mobile?👉 What happens when Samsung alumni fuel unicorns like Toss & Krafton—and Coupang discovers every top engineer already has 3–5 competing offers?It’s a landscape that feels part K-drama—loyalty, intensity, high-stakes relationships—and part survival game—salary

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21:45

Deep Dive into The Southern Silicon Rush: How...

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2025/09/02

🔹 WHY do so many outsiders assume Australians and New Zealanders lack ambition—just because they knock off at 5 PM?🔹 HOW did Australia and New Zealand start producing more unicorns per capita than anywhere else on Earth?🔹 With $6.2B in Aussie VC and 400% NZ funding growth… is the “Southern Silicon Rush” just getting started?Beneath the surfboards and flat whites lies a storm:⚡ Australia needs 650,000 extra tech workers by 2030—but can only train 400k⚡ New Zealand startups are raising at higher

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22:34

Deep Dive into Still Waters Run Deep: The Zen Art of...

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2025/08/26

🔹 WHY did Google’s 40% pay hikes fail to lure Sony’s PlayStation engineers?🔹 WHY do Japan’s top professionals return to their old companies—even after landing “dream” jobs abroad?🔹 20% of Japan’s workforce will be gone by 2040. With the oldest labor force in the world (avg age 48) and the longest tenure (12.1 years vs. 4.2 in the U.S.)… what comes next?Beneath the calm surface of 2% unemployment lies turbulence: ⚡ 1.46M hikikomori (social recluses who have withdrawn from society and employment

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2:21

SCALE UP New Podcast Series- Global Talent Strategies...

SCALE UP - Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive ·

2025/08/24

Hi there, ⁠SCALE UP podcast⁠ global listeners — thank you so much for being part of this journey with us. Our original format featured interviews with leaders and practitioners, but many of you asked for something deeper: “Not just companies, but entire markets.”That’s how this new series was born: SCALE UP – Global Talent Strategies Deep Dive.Here, we’ll go country by country to uncover the dynamics, challenges, and opportunities shaping talent worldwide. Think about it: India produces 4 million

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15:25

Deep Dive into The Bollywood Hunger Games: How 4...

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2025/08/23

👉 How can a country producing 4M STEM graduates every year still see 45% unemployed after 12 months?👉 Why do companies receive 2,000+ applications per role yet lose half their hires before day one?👉 And most importantly—how do you build leaders in a system where “Senior Managers” often have title but not true succession readiness?It’s a landscape that feels part Bollywood blockbuster—high drama, huge casts, spectacular exits—and part Hunger Games—fierce competition, multiple offers, and constant

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18:02

Deep Dive into From Crazy Rich Asians to Midnight...

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2025/08/19

How did COVID trigger a $25B remote work revolution that rewrote six nations’ talent playbooks?🔹 Why do 85% of regional teams fail, while only 15% find the formula for long-term retention?🔹 And what separates companies burning $2M+ on failed hires from those achieving 85%+ retention in Southeast Asia’s hypercompetitive market?When Crazy Rich Asians gave the world its champagne-soaked view of Marina Bay Sands, it glamorized Southeast Asia. But the real story is far more contrasting. In Ho Chi Minh

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