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Show Notes

[00:02:46] - [First question] - Overview and history of Pinduoduo

[00:07:25] - Analysis of the user experience of social shopping

[00:13:22] - Using internal flywheels to optimize supply chain efficiency

[00:16:10] - How Pinduoduo is a combination of Costco and Disneyland

[00:19:47] - Overview of Pinduoduo’s business model and how it has changed over time

[00:24:08] - How Pinduoduo Grocery fits alongside their existing revenue streams

[00:29:20] - Making large-scale decisions while managing such a vast infrastructure

[00:32:44] - User base splits between secondary and primary cities

[00:36:42] - What categories of goods their platform serves

[00:40:06] - The relationship between discovery options and intentional buying

[00:42:38] - How they manage to create such a deep experience with so many brand options

[00:44:41] - The most defensible part of Pinduoduo’s platform against competitors

[00:47:53] - Growth objectives for the company as they look out to the future

[00:53:38] - Learn more: Stories.Pinduoduo-Global.com, Agri Matters Podcast