Monthly Archives: March 2018

What Latam, SE Asia and the Developing World Can Learn From China (Video)

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I went on a whirlwind speaking tour of Brazil (9 talks in 5 cities in 9 days). And this question of what Brazil (and other developing countries) can learn from China kept coming up. Here’s my best answer. Plus some fun stuff from around Rio.   Video is here. (Youtube only. Sorry. Link is here). […]

How China Rates Against McKinsey’s 4 Innovation Archetypes – Jeongmin Seong, McKinsey & Co China

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Jeongmin Seong is a Senior Fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute. Jeongmin’s recent research has focused on technology, innovation and China’s economic transition. He recently gave a lecture at Peking University about innovation. My apologies for the poor camera work on this video. By Professors Jeffrey Towson and Jonathan Woetzel of Peking University Guanghua School […]

Warren Buffett on Why Investing in the US Is a “Winner’s Game”

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So I’m writing up my notes from lunch with Warren Buffett. I put all the business thinking here. And I wrote up his stuff about becoming a better person here and here. But I wanted to write a separate article on his really convincing argument why investing long term in the US is a “winner’s […]

China’s Innovation Imperative – Jeongmin Seong, McKinsey & Co China

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Jeongmin Seong is a Senior Fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute. Jeongmin’s recent research has focused on technology, innovation and China’s economic transition. He recently gave a lecture at Peking University about innovation. My apologies for the poor camera work on this video. By Professors Jeffrey Towson and Jonathan Woetzel of Peking University Guanghua School […]

Does Africa Know What It Wants From China? Jane Xing, Gates Foundation, China (Video)

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Jane Xing is the Deputy Director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, China office. She has a fascinating view into the foundation’s activities in China, Asia, Africa and other places. Jane gave a great lecture to our students at Peking University Guanghua School of Management. This course is taught by myself and Jonathan Woetzel, […]

The Gates Foundation’s Evolving China-Africa Strategy – Jane Xing, Gates Foundation, China

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Jane Xing is the Deputy Director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, China office. She has a fascinating view into the foundation’s activities in China, Asia, Africa and other places. Jane gave a great lecture to our students at Peking University Guanghua School of Management. This course is taught by myself and Jonathan Woetzel, […]

What I Learned from Warren Buffett About Friendship

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This is the second year I’ve taken students to Omaha to meet Warren Buffet. And again it was his comments about life and people (not business) that made the biggest impression on me. He talked quite a bit about how you to become a better person, which I wrote about here. And he spoke about […]