LGC E107 - Allen Lau | Building One of the Largest Storytelling Platforms and Getting Acquired for US$600M

Wattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories. Wattpad’s flagship app is a leading social storytelling platform, home to a community of more than 90 million people who spend over 23 billion minutes a month engaged in original stories. Wattpad’s Story DNA Machine Learning technology allows the company to discover stand-out stories among more than one billion uploads written on the platform. Wattpad Studios and Wattpad Books are transforming entertainment and publishing, using data-backed insights to turn Wattpad stories into books, films and TV shows. Wattpad Brand Partnerships help brands build deep engagement with Gen Z consumers. The company is proudly based in Toronto, Canada. Learn more at company.wattpad.com.--Thanks again to our sponsors, YubiKey, for partnering on this episode. If you’re interested in being proactive about keeping your data safe and secure, head over to https://yubi.co/Geroge-Khalife-LI and use ‘GeorgeK10’ to save $10 on any YubiKey 5 Series key purchase.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/georges-khalife/support This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit georgekhalife.substack.com