I had a good interview with Arthur du Passage and Edouard de Mezerac of Artefact, a data consulting and digital marketing company. And I thought they had a really good vantage point for how AI / ML is being used on the ground in China. I’ve summarized my 3 take-aways from our discussion. An Introduction […]
This week’s podcast is about the recent political issues around China tech and Alibaba in particular. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. —— Related articles: Can Foodpanda / Delivery Hero Get to Profitable Scale in On-Demand Food? (Asia Tech Strategy – Daily Lesson / Update) Meituan vs. Ctrip vs. Alibaba: […]
Grab, Gojek and especially Shopee are really getting international attention now. As I’m writing this, Sea Ltd is at +$125B market capitalization. SE Asia has really arrived as a tech market. The investor who always comes to my mind when I think about these companies and SE Asia is Tom Russo. He has been investing […]
This week’s podcast is about Ctrip, Didi and their current situation as subscale services marketplaces in China. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. You can sign-up for my webinar next week on health tech at: Jeff’s Health Tech Update: What Matters Now – and What Doesn’t. Tickets, Thu, Aug […]
This week’s podcast is about Ctrip, Didi and their current situation as subscale services marketplaces in China. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes and Google Podcasts. You can sign-up for my webinar next week on health tech at: Jeff’s Health Tech Update: What Matters Now – and What Doesn’t. Tickets, Thu, Aug […]
I have mentioned a few times on the podcast that I use a one page sheet to do an initial estimate for valuation. I got asked about that today so I thought I would send it out. However… I am not a hedge fund or other such analyst. I do not spend my days updating […]
Legendary emerging markets investor Mark Mobius commented that the China “crackdown” on big tech is likely going to help some smaller digital companies. Those that have long been at a disadvantage to China’s tech giants. They may now have air cover from the government. If nothing else, the giants will be far more hesitant to […]
This week’s podcast is about how to profit from political involvement in China tech. But really it is about how to think systematically about the role of the State. And about how to benefit from the State as the mother-of-all catalysts. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya. You can sign-up for […]
This week’s podcast is about how to profit from political involvement in China tech. But really it is about how to think systematically about the role of the State. And about how to benefit from the State as the mother-of-all catalysts. You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya. You can sign-up for […]
In my latest podcast, I teed up the idea that the State is not just a source of risk or uncertainty in China. It can also create tremendous economic value in companies. I referred to it as the “mother of all catalysts”. How to Profit from Politics in China Tech (Asia Tech Strategy – Podcast […]