Matthew Brennan > Quotes

“We were leaving a pleasant region, an Oriental farmer’s paradise, that was more prosperous and secure under communist control than the area around Bong Son was under ARVN control. I wondered if the form of government really mattered to those peasant farmers.”
― Matthew Brennan, Flashing Saber: Three Years in Vietnam

“simply by launching three years later than Musical.ly, Douyin already enjoyed more favorable conditions for success”
― Matthew Brennan, Attention factory: the story of Tiktok

“Weishi 1.0 entered the market too early, and Weishi 2.0 joined too late, both missing the window of opportunity”
― Matthew Brennan, Attention factory: the story of Tiktok