New Retail Is a Competitive Fortress – and 4 Other Take-Aways from Alibaba Singles’ Day 2018

I had an awesome 2 days behind the scenes with Alibaba at Singles’ Day 2018. I got to attend the gala, visit companies and talk with management – all in the midst of the world’s biggest spending frenzy. Plus I got to meet some other “global influencers”, most of whom I had been reading for […]

How to Write a #1 Business Book. Step 4: Build A Content Team (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 […]

Singles’​ Day 2018: China’s Increasingly Emotional Consumers Shake the World

It’s Singles’ Day 2018 and I’m behind the scenes with Alibaba in Shanghai. It’s awesome. The numbers are coming in and the GMW is now at 120B RMB (as of 10am Nov 11). I’m rushing about to events today. But here are my take-aways so far: Take-Away 1: Chinese consumers are getting more emotional. Their […]

读李开复新书《AI·未来》后在中国人工智能领域的10大收获(第1部分,共两部分)

李开复博士出版了一本新书,名为《AI·未来》。此书对中国和美国的人工智能作了广泛的对比,受到了媒体的热捧。我很有幸在北京中国美国商会现场聆听了他本人的新书分享会。

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)

这是我参观美团点评北京总部后所得感想的第3部分。第1部分详述了我主要的感想。第2部分阐述了我所认为的人们对美团的错误看法。 “城市服务”是今年的热门话题。我们也看到中国的数字巨头们都在这一领域有大动作。