July 12, 2021

"Super Apps:" On The Rise or Already Risen?

46 minutes

While "super apps" like WeChat and Alibaba are commonplace in China, it can be hard to fathom how a single platform has such a large market share on consumers' lives. Yet, Jarod and Luke discuss: Why doesn't WeChat succeed in America? And does the U.S. have our own version of super apps?

Links:

https://a16z.com/2018/01/13/super-apps-china-product-innovation-wip/

https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/find-a-job-with-tiktok-resumes

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-07/why-tencent-and-wechat-are-such-a-big-deal-in-china-quicktake

https://www.history.com/news/why-was-it-called-the-spanish-flu

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