Letter #113: Allen Zhang (2019)

WeChat follows the “Grand Design” approach to innovation vs. “Design Thinking” Popularized by the design firm IDEO in the 1990s, design-thinking is defined as a non-linear process which seeks to iteratively understand users, challenge assumptions, and create innovative solutions to prototype and test. In other words, it is an incredibly user-focuse... See more

This is a very deep memo about VR and AR that was sent by Zuckerberg in 2015.In this memo, he shared that VR / AR was going to be the biggest technology ten years from then (by 2025). Mark mentions their urgency about developing a brand, financial, and strategic goal in order to not be left behind by Google and Apple which have an advantage because... See more