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These are good lessons, but we have to consider whether a piece of WeChat's growth has to do with government backing. It's much easier to design for increasing
by misterbowfinger 10y ago
These are good lessons, but we have to consider whether a piece of WeChat's growth has to do with government backing. It's much easier to design for increasing user value if you don't have to worry about a marketing strategy.
I'm not making a judgment on that - I'm just saying that it might not be applicable to all startups.
- anuh 10y agoWeChat had a lot of competition from Chinese mobile-first messaging apps when they started. It was by no means easy for them to scale and drive user growth.