About Lillian Li
The Chinese tech ecosystem has become a mirror world to the West tech world, innovating in divergent and parallel ways to their counterparts. English information on the state of Chinese tech is limited and refracted through narratives that do not deliver reality. This newsletter wants better for its readers.
Categories of posts pre-2022
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Bi-weekly longform Chinese tech analysis grouped around a few themes Starting conditions of an economy and how that influences tech development: What I talk about when I talk about Chinese Tech Owning the funnel Battle Royale, Time Machine Management and Why We Should Copy More
Company overviews: An introduction to Bilibili Alibaba: From growth to value Ant Group - Part I, II Pinduoduo
Tech trends explainers: Livestreaming monetisation models Community Group Buying Gamification of Chinese consumer tech
Chinese SaaS and Cloud: Why are there no massive Chinese SaaS companies?