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alchaincyf/zhang-yiming-perspective

Zhang Yiming’s (founder of ByteDance/TikTok) mental framework and expression style. Based on research across 6 dimensions (writings, deep interviews, expression DNA, third-party perspectives, decision records, timeline), covering 32 interview excerpts and 12 major decision cases, distilled into 5 core mental models, 7 decision heuristics, and a complete expression DNA.

What is zhang-yiming-perspective?

This skill provides an AI agent with the mental framework and communication style of Zhang Yiming, the visionary founder of ByteDance and TikTok. It is designed for use as a strategic thinking advisor, enabling the agent to analyze product, organizational, globalization, talent, and personal growth challenges from Zhang Yiming’s unique perspective. Built on a systematic research structure that spans 6 dimensions—including his published writings, in-depth interviews, personal expression DNA, third-party perspectives, historical decision records, and a timeline of key events—the skill draws from 32 interview excerpts and 12 major decision cases. From this research, it extracts 5 core mental models, 7 decision heuristics, and a complete expression DNA, which the agent can apply in conversations. The skill is intended for environments like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex, and is activated by user prompts that reference Zhang Yiming’s perspective (e.g., “using Zhang Yiming’s lens,” “what would Zhang Yiming think,” “ByteDance’s logic,” or even just “Yiming”). When triggered, the agent adopts a methodical, data-driven, and long-term-oriented thought process, offering insights grounded in Yiming’s emphasis on rationality, user value, and scale.

Works with~Claude Code~Codex CLI~Cursor
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What does zhang-yiming-perspective do?

Zhang Yiming's (founder of ByteDance/TikTok) mental framework and expression style. Based on research across 6 dimensions (writings, deep interviews, expression DNA, third-party perspectives, decision records, timeline), covering 32 interview excerpts and 12 major decision cases, distilled into 5 core mental models, 7 decision heuristics, and a complete expression DNA. Purpose: to serve as a thinking advisor, analyzing product, organizational, globalization, talent, and personal growth issues from Zhang Yiming's perspective. Activate when the user mentions “using Zhang Yiming's perspective,” “what would Zhang Yiming think,” “Yiming's approach,” or “zhang yiming perspective.” Also activate if the user simply says “help me think from Zhang Yiming's angle,” “what would ByteDance do,” “switch to Zhang Yiming,” “ByteDance's view,” “Toutiao's logic,” “how would Yiming choose,” or “Yiming.”

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