Connie Chan

Software Is Eating the World

Software Is Eating the World

We’ve entered the age of generative AI. The use cases are everywhere—from writing essays to creating comics to editing films—and adoption has outpaced every consumer tech trend of the past decade. Text generator ChatGPT surpassed 1 million users in just five days, and tens of millions of consumers have created AI avatars. Whenever new technology...

New generative AI tools will affect our everyday lives in a variety of ways, from education and therapy to dating, shopping, and games.

Temu is one of the most downloaded eCommerce apps in the US. Learn the key elements of this social shopping app’s retail model and why it’s winning the moment.

Temu is one of the most downloaded eCommerce apps in the US. Learn the key elements of this social shopping app’s retail model and why it’s winning the moment.

A Super App is a multiuse application that can perform the functions of many programs in one. Learn about current examples of Super Apps.

Software Is Eating the World

When it comes to ecommerce, last year in China often means this year (or next) in the U.S. Numerous online shopping trends have swept China before landing stateside one or two years later. This is happening now with super apps…

Online platforms are passionately hoping that paid membership models may be a new answer to existing advertising revenue ceilings.

Software Is Eating the World

Transcript Michelle Kung: Hi, I’m Michelle Kung, an editor at A16Z. And in our new podcast series, “Time to Build LA”, we’re taking a deeper look at …

The concept of video search is a critical functionality that social media companies are starting to realize they need to figure out… and fast.

Private traffic, a CRM strategy that emphasizes two-way conversations, could double as a crash course in how to bring community into the product experience.

Software Is Eating the World

watch time: 25 minutes Believe it or not, we’re still in the early days of the internet. And even though it originated in the U.S., countries like China — that leapfrogged the infrastructure phase to go mobile-first — show us what’s possible when we go beyond advertising-only based models. In this presentation from our annual...

Software Is Eating the World

watch time: 12 minutes Apps like WeChat and Alipay in China show us what’s possible when an entire country leapfrogs over the PC era directly to mobile. And while the contexts and nuances differ significantly, there are lots of product ideas that companies can learn from China (not just the other way around) — especially...

Software Is Eating the World

From emoji and selfies-as-stickers to filters and the “Instagrammification of everything”, there’s a new era of social self-expression happening.