East Meets West
Demystifying Super Apps by looking at their history, common characteristics of existing ones, why they aren't prevalent in the West, and how that could change. 
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Poor financial controls, bubbles, and a $40bn Ant Group competitor
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Tencent Music is a lot more than “the Spotify of China”
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As Ant Group gears up for potentially the world's largest-ever IPO, people are wondering WTF the company does. I read it's 600-page S1 and break it dow…
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