My First Million
The best business ideas come from noticing what's working and doing it better, faster, or for a different audience.
Chinese companies better at understanding American consumers than American companies
Timeframe: Already happening, will accelerate over next 3-5 years
What's Changing
Chinese tech companies increasingly successful at creating apps and content that appeal to American audiences better than US startups
Driving Forces
Less ego-driven product development
Focus on user engagement over prestige
Willingness to create 'low quality' but addictive content
Superior understanding of dopamine-driven engagement
Winners
- Chinese app developers
- Performance-focused entrepreneurs
- Consumers getting more engaging products
Losers
- Ego-driven Silicon Valley startups
- High-budget content producers
- Companies focused on prestige over engagement
How to Position Yourself
Focus on user engagement metrics over brand prestige
Test low-budget high-engagement content
Study successful Chinese apps for patterns
Prioritize addictive mechanics over production quality
Early Signals to Watch
Example Implementation
“Create addictive short-form content focused on engagement over production quality, copying successful Chinese app mechanics”
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