Baidu's Li Yanhong Responds to "Early Start, Late Finish" Criticism: We Simply Tried and Failed

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On November 13, Baidu founder Li Yanhong responded to external criticism that "Baidu starts early but arrives late" in a newly released exclusive interview with digital human Xijiajia. He stated that he does not agree with this assessment, believing that laying out plans early is not inherently problematic.

He pointed out that the root of this perception lies in the fact that Baidu is a company passionate about innovation, and a common characteristic of innovation is its extremely high failure rate — in entirely new fields where no one has ventured before, any attempt inherently carries both the possibility of success and failure.

Li Yanhong candidly admitted that behind one successful project, there are often nine failed attempts. Many initiatives that started early but failed to gain traction are labeled by outsiders as "arriving late," but he has long psychologically accepted the rule that "90% of innovation will fail."

In his view, what outsiders perceive as missteps are essentially the necessary代价 of innovation.

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