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Aug 2020
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What is the Secret of Pinduoduo’s Succes...

JEFFREY TOWSON
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This is Part 1 about Pinduoduo and the idea of interactive / engagement-driven ecommerce. Our guests for this podcast were Matthew Brennan and Elliott Zaagman. Elliott Zaagman is co-host the China Tech Investor podcast and a research and communications professional focused on China. Matthew Brennan is Managing Director of the China Channel. We discuss the ... Show More
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