How China Became Budweiser’s Innovation Center – Pedro Aidar, ex ABInBev (Video)

Pedro Aidar is the former head of Craft and Specialty Beers for ABInbev in Asia Pacific North, including China. He gave a great lecture to our students at Peking University Guanghua School of Management. Note: Jonathan Woetzel is my co-professor for this course and these videos. Video: How China Became Budweiser’s Innovation Frontier, Pedro Aidar, […]

AB-Inbev and Budweiser’s Clever Strategy for Beer in China – Pedro Aidar, ex ABInbev

Pedro Aidar is the former head of Craft and Specialty Beers for AB-Inbev in Asia Pacific North, including China. He gave a great lecture to our students at Peking University Guanghua School of Management. Note: Jonathan Woetzel is my co-professor for this course and these videos. Video: AB-Inbev and Budwesier’s Clever Strategy for Beer in […]

How Budweiser and ABInbev Won in Beer in China – Pedro Aidar, ex ABInbev (Video)

Pedro Aidar was the former head of Craft and Specialty Beers for ABInbev in Asia Pacific North, including China. He gave a great lecture to our students at Peking University Guanghua School of Management. Note: Jonathan Woetzel is my co-professor for this course and these videos. Video: How AB-Inbev and Budwesier Won in Beer in […]

I Took 20 Peking University Students to Lunch with Warren Buffett (Again). Here’s What Happened. (Pt 2 of 4)

This is Part 2 about our trip to Omaha with 20 Peking University students. In Part 1, I went through the visit to the Nebraska Furniture Mart. After which we headed back to the hotel for the big Q&A.   The Q&A with Warren Buffett Back in the Hilton lobby, we all realized nobody was […]

I Took 20 Peking University Students to Lunch with Warren Buffett (Again). Here’s What Happened. (Pt 1 of 4)

I just had a pretty amazing day with 20 Peking University students in Omaha. We toured some Berkshire Hathaway Companies, attended a Q&A with Warren Buffett and then sat down and had lunch with him. The students are currently on their way back to Beijing – and I think they are pretty stunned. We did […]

Didi vs. Uber Is Increasingly About Mexico and Latam (Video)

I had a fascinating time in Mexico City investigating Didi Chuxing’s first launch of an international operation in ride-sharing. And they are going against one of Uber’s strongholds, a country where they have 7M riders and 250,000 drivers. Didi vs. Uber in Mexico is going to be a fascinating fight. This video is my take […]

How Star Wars Can Come Back and Win in China

Star Wars is officially the “New Coke” of China. Chinese consumers gave it a try. Actually, multiple tries. But they just don’t like it. This is the big take-away of the Last Jedi in China. First, Chinese consumers went to the Force Awakens, which made $52M its opening weekend. Then fewer went to the Rogue […]