Taiwan-based HTC is fighting for its survival. Since 2015, the company has experienced a massive drop in its revenues. Falling from $4.3B (2015) to $355M (2015). With gross profits in the range of 3.5%. And it looks like revenue for 2020 will fall to around $200M. Market share for its core smartphone business is under […]
In this podcast, Jeffrey Towson discusses who should buy Luckin Coffee, following the company’s recent accounting scandal. He considers potential buyers such as Starbucks, Alibaba, and HeyTea. For example, Starbucks could benefit from Luckin’s strong presence in China, while Alibaba could use Luckin’s technology to expand its own coffee business.
在第一部分里，我简述了阿尔瓦利德作为一名投资人与交易者的人生经历。我是为了说明他是如何取得今天的成功的。
概要：作为一名成功的投资家与谈判者，阿尔瓦利德四十年的生涯已经走到一个重要关头，现在这场谈判关乎他的帝国与自由。
Bottom line: Alwaleed’s forty years of success as a master deal-maker and negotiator have come to a climax as he now negotiates for his empire and his freedom. For 8-9 years, I worked for Prince Alwaleed in Riyadh. In Part 1, I outlined Alwaleed’s history as an investor and deal-maker. It is my explanation for […]
Bottom line: Alwaleed’s forty years of success as a master deal-maker and negotiator have come to a head as he now negotiates for his empire and his freedom. For 8-9 years, I worked for Prince Alwaleed in Riyadh, working on everything from his IPO and his hospital to his university (never built) and his one […]
副标题：我老板是如何用励志演讲说服我辞职的 经常有人问我，从在纽约从事管理咨询业到赴中东为阿尔瓦利德王子工作,我究竟是怎么做到的。这是一个非常重大的职业转折，但这实际上只是一时冲动做出的决定。我认为，这其中可以提炼出一节很好的职业课。
Alternate title: How My Boss’s Motivational Talk Convinced Me to Quit I often get asked how I ended going from New York management consulting to working for Prince Alwaleed in the Middle East. It was a pretty big career move. But it was actually a more of a gut decision. And I think there is […]
The Wall Street Journal has a good recent article titled Skyscraper Builders Reach for the Stars Once Again. It’s a summary of the skyscraper building boom currently happening everywhere from the UK to China and the Middle East. The line that got my attention was: ”Currently, there are only three buildings in the world measuring […]
Forbes has just published another “let’s attack Alwaleed” article. For those keeping count, this is the fourth one in the last couple of months. The most significant one was a +4,000 word anti-Alwaleed rant in March that resulted in a libel action against the company and the author. Meanwhile, Bono, who had a great success […]