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Scaling WeChat to One Billion Users Globally, with Stephen Wang, Former User Growth & Engagement Director at WeChat
52 minutes Posted Jun 10, 2020 at 2:10 am.
Welcome Stephen Wang2:50 How different WeChat is as a product from the western perspective5:37 What makes WeChat instrumental for people’s life12:42 Innovation inspired by Tencent team culture16:10 Product design in China (Examples: Douban, Weibo and Xiaomi)21:50 What makes China a special ecosystem for digital product development25:30 WeChat’s killer features: WeChat payment, Red Packets, Mini program32:35 Balance privacy protection and user growth39:20 Skills needed for talents in Tencent43:35 Are Chinese companies hiring more international talents49:10 The major shift of product management philosophy in ChinaMany thanks to our guest Stephen Wang; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/Email us: [email protected]
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Our guest today is Stephen Wang, who co-founded Rotten Tomatoes, a leading entertainment website focused on movie reviews and news, and most recently led the user growth and engagement at WeChat in the past 6 years until 2019. At WeChat, he managed a team of product managers and engineers to help scale WeChat from 300M to 1B users in China and around the world. Show Notes:2:15 Welcome Stephen Wang2:50 How different WeChat is as a product from the western perspective5:37 What makes WeChat instrumental for people’s life12:42 Innovation inspired by Tencent team culture16:10 Product design in China (Examples: Douban, Weibo and Xiaomi)21:50 What makes China a special ecosystem for digital product development25:30 WeChat’s killer features: WeChat payment, Red Packets, Mini program32:35 Balance privacy protection and user growth39:20 Skills needed for talents in Tencent43:35 Are Chinese companies hiring more international talents49:10 The major shift of product management philosophy in ChinaMany thanks to our guest Stephen Wang; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/Email us: [email protected]