A couple of topics for today’s lesson / update. Why Steve Jobs Chose China for the Assembly of the iPhone In my One Hour China book, I included the following bit about Steve Jobs and China: “There is a great story about Steve Jobs freaking out about six weeks before the first iPhone was released. […]
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中国式聚才”将是未来的大事件
下文节选自《中国一小时书刊》。(here) “《纽约时报》曾报道一件有关史蒂夫•乔布斯的趣闻,这件事成为了他人生传奇的一部分。据说,在第一批iPhone发布前的六周,他曾一度焦虑不安。发布前一个月,他召集了他的高层团队,要求给手机换玻璃屏。由于样机的塑料屏太容易刮伤,他想改换耐刮的玻璃屏,要求在投产前的4至5周内换好。”
At Home And Abroad, Chinese Companies Can Beat You Fair And Square
*The following is an excerpt from our new One Hour China Contrarian Book (which is available here.). “Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey & Co, Peking University) and I have written three speed-read China books together. In this latest one, we have put together a collection of our essays that basically make four main contrarian points. These are: […]
China Needs Smarter Not Faster Growth
*The following is an excerpt from our new One Hour China Contrarian Book (which is available here.). “Jonathan Woetzel (McKinsey & Co, Peking University) and I have written three speed-read China books together. In this latest one, we have put together a collection of our essays that basically make four main contrarian points. These are: […]
3 Big Forces That Determine Success or Failure in Consumer China
*The following is an excerpt from the One Hour China Consumer Book, which is available here. “Robert Ravens is an Australian farmer and the creator of the “Bobbie Bear”. He lives on a remote Tasmanian farm and uses excess lavender from his fields to make bright purple teddy bears. The lavender is stuffed into the […]