China Paradigms

Matthieu David-Experton interviews Matt Conger, CEO of Cadence Translate, a company that serves both companies and linguists (which includes translators, interpreters, and transcriptionists) by connecting competent and intellectually curious linguists to businesses. Cadence Translate fulfils over 1000 translation jobs a month globally and has 2,500 linguists at the company. The company prides itself on prioritizing due diligence and ensuring linguists understand the concepts behind the content they are interpreting. Highlights of this episode include: 6:00 How they integrate technology into their business practices 7:15 How the company does matchmaking between client and linguist 9:00 How the benefits of raising investment go beyond cash 10:30 The innovative pricing model of the business 13:00 Quality assurance on a global scale 14:50 How to increase the domain knowledge of financial markets among interpreters and translators 21:00 Managing multiple locations and creating a unified company culture 25:05 Pri