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Empires - An Asian Business Podcast

Alibaba (CN) | Hidden Treasures | 2

03 Jul 2023

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Alibaba is the Amazon of China, who's annual active user base is equivalent to the entire population of India. Alibaba, draws 70% of its total revenue from domestic operations and an additional 7% from international commerce. The firm also has a growing cloud division, similar to Amazon's, accounting for 9% of its revenues. The remaining revenues are generated from its digital media and distribution sectors. Throughout its growth, Alibaba would face industry titans such as eBay, and Amazon themselves, but emerge on top - creating the next wave of China billionare dragons. In Ep 1. We'll learn the humble life and painful experiences that turn Alibaba founder, Jack Ma into a global icon. In Ep 2. We'll follow the establishment (Joe Tsai, John Wu, Savio Kwan), rise then repercussion of Alibaba's ambitions as the dot com recession came smashing in. In Ep 3. We'll witness the intense war games between Alibaba and eBay, that birthed Taobao & Alipay (Ant Financial). In Ep 4. We'll observe the major mistep that eBay made, and the controversial deal that turned Alibaba into a billion dollar enterprise. In Ep 5. We'll behold the final transformation of Alibaba - that formed what experts call the iron triangle; dominating in e-commerce, mobile payments and supply chain. In Ep 6. We'll speak to both ⁠Cynthia Ding⁠ (Founder Partner of Yincubator) and ⁠Jeremy Au ⁠(VC & Chief of Staff for Monk's Hill Ventures) to learn more about their involvement in the region. - We're looking to grow our team! Help support our productions here :') ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠ - Want to discover more origins, rise & fall on Asian business empires? Follow us on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ where we share 5 minute breakdowns of some of the most interesting Asian businesses. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to understand the bigger picture beyond the Asian business empires. Want to meet the team? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! - If you love the style of Empires, and want similar content, check out: 📝💕 "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Post, Love⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠", Essays on Love, Life and Everything in Between. (On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) 🔪🩸 "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Heinous⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠", A Revive Look at the Most Heinous Crimes in Asia. (On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

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