a fun couple days in sao paolo at inniti day.
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Talk in Shanghai – Oct 2018
Talk in Zhuhai – 2018
How to Write a #1 Business Book. Step 1: Choose a Question (Video)
Hey. I’ve written 3 best-selling business books, two of which hit #1 (One Hour China, One Hour Consumer China). I’m starting to write a new book and am documenting / vlogging the process. Hopefully this will be of help to anyone working on a book – or thinking of doing so. Please follow along and […]
美团与阿里巴巴及携程相竞争的三个重要问题（第4部分，共4部分）
美团、阿里巴巴、滴滴、携程竞争激烈：为何中国各互联网巨头都试图在城市服务领域大显身手（第3部分，共4部分）
CGTN TV Appearance – Oct 2018
Meituan vs. Alibaba vs. Ctrip Is About 3 Big Questions (Pt 4 of 4)
Since visiting Meituan headquarters, I’ve written a quite a lot about the company (see Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3). And Meituan’s world is kind of fascinating right now. They have gone public. Awesome. Congratulations. A well-funded war has been launched against them by Ele.me (i.e., Alibaba) in food delivery. Ouch. Meituan and several […]
How Didi And Ride-Sharing Are Different in Brazil: My Visit to 99 HQ. (Pt 2 of 3)
I recently visited the Didi-99 headquarters in Sao Paolo. In Part 1, talked about how driver needs and services are an area that appears to be particularly different in Brazil vs. China. Here are some other differences. Difference with China #2: How much to localize is an important question for ride-sharing globally. Uber, unfortunately, has […]
How Didi And Ride-Sharing Are Different in Brazil: My Visit to 99 HQ. (Pt 1 of 3)
China’s digital giants are going international. Sort of. Asia is viewed as a strategic requirement by many (Alibaba, JD). So we see a lot of moves there (Alibaba acquired Lazada). Payments (Alipay) and hotel bookings (Ctrip) are following Chinese tourists abroad. So they are going pretty much everywhere. For example, Ant Financial recently tried to […]