Liblib's Chen Mian: On Surviving and Near-Death Moments

Why it matters

A deep interview with Evoken (Liblib/Lovart/LibTV) founder Chen Mian: an AI app company with $300M+ ARR and a $2B valuation that raised $300M, facing simultaneous controversy over originality, pricing, and technical depth. The shared condition of this generation of AI app companies: value that belongs to apps today may be covered by models tomorrow.

Key takeaways

• From 0 to $300M ARR: Liblib's growth and controversy coexist.
• 'My anxious personality may have been chosen by this era.'
• The AI app company's condition: app value may be covered by models.
• Aggressive pricing and growth: the business logic behind the controversy.
• On surviving: the near-death moments and how they were handled.