My guest today is Porter Erisman, a former Vice-President at Alibaba Group (2000-08), China's internet giant. He witnessed it grow from humble beginnings into the world's largest e-commerce company.
The topic is his documentary Crocodile in the Yangtze.
In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:
- What it was like working with Jack Ma
- Short-term vs. long-term entrepreneurs
- The lack of knowledge/insight America has for China
- The perceived threat of China to America
- Whether nationalism played into Ma's success
- The commonalities between the greatest internet entrepreneurial success stories
- Government interference with Alibaba
- How eBay was defeated by this small startup in China
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