DeSo is custom-built from the ground up to power social applications, and that means that all of the data that it stores and indexes follows a known schema. Profiles are stored and indexed differently than posts, which are stored and indexed differently than follows, etc... This level of customization not only makes storage costs 10,000x cheaper th... See more
A secondary consideration is what type of interaction an application is building towards in the long run. Is is about one-to-one interactions or broadcasting to large audiences? What percentage of your users do you want creating as opposed to just consuming? Is your app best served by a graph of people who know each other in real life or by a graph... See more
As it amassed users, Pinduoduo began predicting, and then influencing consumer demand elsewhere. Its team buying model flipped the retailing model from supply-driven to demand-driven. It would be as if Facebook went a step further than partnering with direct to consumer brands dropshipping from overseas, and instead created a Shopify-like tool for ... See more
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Cornered Resource: A large part of Salesforce’s growth can be traced back to its incredible team and leadership. Marc Benioff identified the problem, formed the company in 1999, and has grown the business