Jianggan and Kaifei return to discuss how Chinese companies adapt their domestic playbooks for overseas markets, using Shein as a case study to explain why its ultra-low prices and agile supply chain work—and what global partners and competitors can learn.Key Topics00:40 – Kaifei is in Singapore for our MWX immersion01:16 – Chinese firms testing the “China playbook” overseas02:51 – How SHEIN is reframing the global e-commerce competition with "Selection, Speed, Quality, and Savings"03:55 – The inventory risk of non-standard apparel and how SHEIN's small batch fast re-order mitigates this risk07:23 – Traditional OEM apparel pains: Middle East retailer drowning in dead stock11:10 – How SHEIN solves dead stock with Data optimization and factory-task matchingFeatured Materials:

Who is Shein?https://momentum.asia/insights/detail/who-is-shein

Momentum Academy: Off the Record - Behind SHEIN’s Success and Global cross-border trends

https://youtu.be/n67pXR-SQkE

China’s EV race is usually dominated by giants like BYD, Tesla, XPeng, and Nio. But the real surprise? The country’s top-selling model in September 2025 wasn’t a flagship sedan or high-tech SUV. It was a tiny, ultra-affordable, highly customizable “lunchbox-sized” EV from Wuling.

In this episode, Sophia and Jianggan unpack why this humble Hongguang Mini EV has become a nationwide phenomenon and a global export success. From social media fame to clever product strategy, this little car offers a window into how China builds for real consumer needs.

Tune in to discover:

• Why a sub-USD 4k EV is outselling major brands in China

• How Wuling built a mass-market hit by focusing on accessibility, not specs

• The role of customization culture on Douyin and Xiaohongshu

• Why small business owners love this car’s modular, configurable design

• How Wuling quietly expanded overseas

• What this model reveals about China’s EV supply chain, segmentation, and competition

Timestamps:

00:01:59 – China’s EV leaders and surprising sales rankings

00:03:51 – What a sub-USD 4k EV offers

00:07:52 – The viral Wuling ad that changed everything

00:14:26 – Customization culture and social media fame

00:17:15 – How the Mini EV is expanding overseas

Featured Materials:

Momentum Works Executive (MWX) Immersion

Most of us open our map apps every day, but have you ever stopped to think about how they actually work, or how little they’ve changed in a decade?

In this episode, Jianggan and Shaolin (co-founder of NextBillion.ai) dive deep into the invisible world of mapping technology , the infrastructure powering everything from ride-hailing to food delivery, and explore why keeping maps accurate is one of tech’s most expensive and underappreciated challenges.

Tune in to discover:

• Why maps haven’t really evolved in 10 years — and why that’s a problem;

• The hidden cost of keeping maps alive (and how they “decay” without constant updates);

• How local players like Grab and Naver build their own maps;

• The role of AI in fixing global address chaos

Timestamps:

05:30:00 – Why maps stop improving once they’re “good enough”

10:00:00 – Local vs global: who should build the world’s maps?

15:30:00 – AI, addresses, and the promise of smarter navigation

22:00:00 – The future: AR maps and new ways of seeing the world

Featured materials:

Inside Luckin Coffee: How they launch 119 drinks a year | Impulso E131

WTF is Carbon Accounting?! | Impulso E89

E33: [Unfiltered CTO talks] US vs China team culture, business design, loneliness, the future