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Deep dives and news about the companies and trends shaping the tech industry in Asia.
By Ryan Rodenbaugh · Launched 2 years ago
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How to Build a Super App
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.
Ryan Rodenbaugh
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The Coupang IPO
Coupang: 2021’s largest US IPO (so far) and a big win for Masayoshi Son
Ryan Rodenbaugh
Mar 22, 2021
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EMW Shorts #1
Bytedance adds payments and sues Tencent, follow-ups on Tencent Music, and Clubhouse looks East in more ways than one
Ryan Rodenbaugh
Feb 7, 2021
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The Case for Cash App as a Super App (Aspiring Super Apps #2)
The case for Cash App as a 'Super App'
Ryan Rodenbaugh
Jan 17, 2021
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NetEase: Videogames and Pigs
Before Ma Huateng (Pony Ma) and Jack Ma, there was Ding Lei. By 2003, at 32 years old, he was China’s first internet billionaire and (for a time) the…
Ryan Rodenbaugh
Dec 6, 2020
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China's P2P Bubble and Lufax
Poor financial controls, bubbles, and a $40bn Ant Group competitor
Ryan Rodenbaugh
Nov 15, 2020
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Tencent Music and the Future of Spotify
Tencent Music is a lot more than “the Spotify of China”
Ryan Rodenbaugh
Oct 25, 2020
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Understanding Ant Group
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 down…
Ryan Rodenbaugh
Oct 4, 2020
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