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Letter #113: Allen Zhang (2019)
- Allen is known in China to be more of a “humanistic philosopher-creator” as opposed to a business mercenary. At the start of WeChat's creation Allen’s mission statement for the company was to not perceive WeChat as a commercial product, but rather as an impressive “work of art”.
from vol.33: 15 Mindful Product Principles from Allen Zhang, Father of WeChat by Patricia Mou
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- Allen doesn’t think much about competitors. Instead, he sees the competitor as WeChat itself - and whether his organization will be able to keep up with users whose tastes and needs change every year.
from vol.33: 15 Mindful Product Principles from Allen Zhang, Father of WeChat by Patricia Mou
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vol.33: 15 Mindful Product Principles from Allen Zhang, Father of WeChat
by Patricia Mou
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