Headquartered in Shanghai, Musical.ly is a video social network that has exploded globally to nearly 100 million “musers”. Achieving the kind of viral cross-border success that many entrepreneurs aspire to, this panel will tease out the most important lessons for entrepreneurs looking to successfully enter global markets. With over 20 million active users in the United States, the app is now larger than Twitter-owned competitor, Vine.

Moderated by Bloomberg journalist (and Harvardwood 101 alumna) Selina Wang, who specializes in coverage of cross-border Asian companies, DCM Ventures’ David Chao and co-CEO Alex Zhu will talk about how to build and scale an app that’s successful in a global marketplace.

Selina Wang AB '15 is a journalist covering technology, venture capital, and finance at Bloomberg News in New York City. She also covers Chinese tech companies and has spent time in Asia reporting on the region's technology industry for Bloomberg News. Her work appears on Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg TV, BusinessWeek magazine, Bloomberg radio, and the Bloomberg Terminal. Previously she had stints on the insurance/investment and consumer beats. She also spent a rotation with Bloomberg TV, when she produced for shows including Bloomberg Surveillance, What’d You Miss, and Bloomberg West.

She graduated from Harvard with an A.B. in economics and secondary degree in government. She was a staff writer for The Crimson, the Harvard Political Review, and a blogger for The Huffington Post. As a force for increasing media opportunities on campus, she served as president of Harvard Undergraduate TV and was one of the founding members of the Harvard College Broadcast Network.