At a Glance: Beyond Cars, a machine-learning powered second-hand car marketplace, set out to build an engineering team in Taiwan to accelerate its platform. Second Talent sourced pre-vetted engineers who grew the team by 50% in 4 months and by 70% in total, supporting an expansion into 3 new markets and, ultimately, an acquisition by Carro.
Company Background
Beyond Cars is a fast-growing second-hand car platform that uses machine learning and big data to simplify smartphone-based car trading. It connects sellers with nearly 100 dealerships and offers services such as car beautification and low-interest financing.
To fuel marketplace expansion, the company aimed to build an engineering team in Taiwan, tapping into a deep pool of front-end and back-end talent.
Challenges Faced
1. Limited talent supply and high hiring costs
Rising salaries and a shortage of technical talent made scaling locally expensive and slow. Beyond Cars needed pre-vetted candidates to save both time and cost.
2. Lack of offshore hiring knowledge
Navigating international labour regulations and managing cross-cultural operations posed a significant hurdle without local support.
Solutions Delivered by Second Talent
Second Talent sourced and vetted engineering candidates for the Taiwan team, then handled the offshore hiring process end to end. The engineering team grew by 50% within 4 months, giving Beyond Cars skilled talent that was ready to contribute from the start.
Hiring continued through the following year, adding a further 20% to team size and giving the company long-term development capacity rather than a one-off burst of headcount.
That expanded capacity fed straight back into the product. The team shipped new features and user experience improvements to the marketplace platform, which in turn lifted revenue and online transaction volume.
Results Achieved
Over the engagement, the engineering team grew by 70% in total and the product expanded into 3 new markets. The strength of the platform and the pace of delivery made Beyond Cars an attractive target, and the company was acquired by Carro, a leading regional automotive e-commerce player valued at US$1.5 billion.
Key Outcomes
- Accelerated team expansion: Engineering headcount increased 50% within 4 months, with a further 20% added over the following year for a 70% total increase.
- Expanded engineering and product capabilities: Additional capacity allowed the team to ship new marketplace features and user experience improvements.
- Revenue and transaction growth: Improved platform performance drove a significant boost in revenue and online transaction volume.
- Regional expansion: The team and product line expanded into 3 new markets.
- Acquisition by Carro: Strategic growth and platform success led to an acquisition by Carro, a regional automotive e-commerce player valued at US$1.5 billion.
“Thanks to Second Talent, Beyond Cars broke new ground by rapidly assembling a high-caliber tech team within just four months. This pivotal move accelerated our marketplace platform’s development, boosting productivity significantly in the first half of the year. The outstanding results enabled us to expand our team and product line into three new markets, marking a major milestone in our growth trajectory, which eventually led to our acquisition by one of the leading automotive e-commerce players in the region.“
Garry Yu, CEO, Beyond Cars
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