87: China tech through the lens of Bytedance

<p>This episode, Matt and John embark on a wide-ranging discussion about China tech in 2019. Using Bytedance as a lens, they explore the disruptive power of new companies, Bytedance's successes and challenges outside of China, as well as what the world is learning from China tech.</p><p>Key Questions</p><ul><li>What's changed with Bytedance since we last talked about them?</li><li>What challenges are they facing outside of China?</li><li>How are other countries dealing with highly successful Chinese consumer products?</li><li>How is Bytedance acting as a disruptor at home and abroad?</li><li>What should we be thinking about as 2019 comes to a close?</li></ul><p>Links</p><ul><li><a href="https://technode.com/become-a-member/">Become a member of TechNode Squared</a></li><li><a href="https://technode.com/newsletter-offering/">Our newsletters</a></li><li><a href="https://technode.com/2018/12/09/china-tech-talk-bytedance/">66: The next Facebook will be Chinese</a></li></ul><p>Hosts</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jartman/">John Artman</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/knowsnothing">@knowsnothing</a>, <a href="http://technode.com/">TechNode</a></li><li><a href="https://cn.linkedin.com/in/matthew-brennan">Matthew Brennan</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mbrennanchina"><strong>@mbrennanchina</strong></a><a href="https://twitter.com/MattyBGooner">,</a> <a href="http://chinachannel.co/">ChinaChannel</a></li></ul><p>Editor</p><ul><li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/wisteriavines">Peter Isachenko</a></li></ul><p>Podcast information</p><ul><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/china-tech-talk/id1228528520?mt=2">iTunes</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0fq7g5CObw066wSuL3FHjw">Spotify</a></li><li><a href="https://feeds.simplecast.com/400uRY7l">RSS feed</a></li><li>Music: “Theme from Penguins on Parade” by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/">Lee Rosevere</a>, <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3/">Music for Podcast