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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…
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WeChat (Part 1/2): A Not So Brief History
This post was getting very long, so I broke it into two parts.
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Tencent Music and the Future of Spotify
Tencent Music is a lot more than “the Spotify of China”
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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'
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Gojek: A Deep Dive
Indonesia’s Firstborn Decacorn
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Aspiring Super App Series #1: WhatsApp + Facebook
A mini-series covering the Super App ambitions of the American tech giants. This issue will focus on Facebook’s properties (WhatsApp, Facebook App…
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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…
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WeChat (Part 2/2): A Not So Brief History
This article focuses on the themes of WeChat and some of the key elements of its monster success.
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Grab: A Deep Dive
GRAB-ing Southeast Asia by the Wheel
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The Coupang IPO
Coupang: 2021’s largest US IPO (so far) and a big win for Masayoshi Son
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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
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China's P2P Bubble and Lufax
Poor financial controls, bubbles, and a $40bn Ant Group competitor
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