What Silicon Valley might study from Chinas Q&A platform Zhihu

China’s biggest question and answer platform, Zhihu, began purchasing and promoting in New York at $9.50 according to percentage at the lower end of its IPO range, valuing the company at about $5.3 billion. The mixture offering measurement of Zhihu’s IPO and the concurrent private placements is $772.5 million, assuming th…
China’s largest question and answer platform, Zhihu, began trading in New York at $9.50 per share at the lower end of its IPO range, valuing the company at about $5.3 billion. The aggregate offering size of Zhihu’s IPO and the concurrent private placements is $772.5 million, assuming th…Original article
Author: Rita Liao

Rita covers China for TechCrunch, with a special interest in how tech shapes people - especially their minds. Previously, she wrote for Tech in Asia and TechNode and oversaw communications for SOSV’s Asia accelerators. At one point, she worked at a film productions company in Maine and a mindfu…

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