19: China's $20 billion news app with Dannie Li - a podcast by TechNode

This week Matt and John talk with Dannie Li, an analyst at China Tech Insights about Jinri Toutiao, a Chinese content aggregator recently valued at $20 billion, including: 
- Why Jinri Toutiao is so popular
- How it is so sticky
- Its business model and why its valuation is high
- Why advertisers love it so much
- Risks to the app and business model
- Conflicts between Toutiao and content producers
- Challenges as Toutiao expands inside and outside China

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