In episode 75 of Tech Buzz China, co-hosts Rui Ma and Ying Lu talk about China ecommerce SaaS (software as a service), which currently primarily refers to WeChat ecommerce as it takes place through mini programs. Listen to learn about major players Youzan and Weimob, the difference between public and private traffic, and what Alibaba’s and Tencent’s future strategies might be given their actions up to this point. How accurate are the various players’ much-sought comparisons to Shopify, and how closely do the companies truly compare with that platform in their journeys to becoming China’s dominant ecommerce solution provider?
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Ep. 42: To 996, or Not to 996, That is the Question
Ep. 41: IPO is for Influencers: The Company Behind China’s Kylie Jenner is Going Public
Ep. 40: China’s Newest Stock Exchange Experiment: Shanghai’s Technology Innovation Board
Ep. 39: Podcasting in China — the Myth and the Reality
Ep. 38: Battle of the Red Packets
Ep. 37: The WeChat Mini Program — The End of Apps or Not?
Ep. 36: China Tech is Risky Business - Pinduoduo’s Hack and DJI’s Corruption Scandal
Ep. 35: Everybody was WeChat Fighting: Bytedance Duoshan, Toilet App, and Bullet 2.0
Ep. 34: WeChat’s 7.0 Update and Allen Zhang, the Man Behind the App
Ep. 33: Tencent Music - Totally Not China’s Spotify
Ep. 32: Luckin Coffee: Starbucks Challenger or a New Breed of F&B for the 21st Century?
Ep. 31: Alibaba and the Little Red Book (Xiaohongshu): Powering Ecommerce With Content
Ep. 30: The Greatest Train Wreck of the Chinese Internet: Renren, China’s Facebook
Ep. 29: Alibaba Singles’ Day $30.8 Billion Extravaganza — The Real Deal, or Not?
Ep. 28: The World’s Most Valuable Startup: Bytedance, maker of TikTok & Toutiao
Ep. 27: Poking at the Hornet’s Nest: Fake Reviews in China Tech
Ep. 26: The O2O Local Services War: Alibaba vs. Meituan? Part 2: Koubei
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