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  • Is Amazon Profitable?
    • Amazon profitability 1994-2018
    • Amazon Business Model
    • What Is the Receivables Turnover Ratio? How Amazon Receivables Management Helps Its Explosive Growth
    • Amazon Case Study: Why from Product to Subscription You Need to “Swallow the Fish”
    • What Is Cash Conversion Cycle? Amazon Cash Machine Business Model Explained
    • Why Is AWS so Important for Amazon Future Business Growth?
    • Amazon Flywheel: Amazon Virtuous Cycle In A Nutshell
    • Amazon Value Proposition In A Nutshell
    • Why Amazon Is Doubling Down On AWS
    • The Economics Of The Amazon Seller Business In A Nutshell
    • How Much Is Amazon Advertising Business Worth?
    • What Is the Cost per First Stream Metric? Amazon Prime Video Revenue Model Explained
    • Jeff Bezos Teaches You When Judgment Is Better Than Math And Data
    • Alibaba vs. Amazon Compared in a Single Infographic
    • Amazon Mission Statement and Vision Statement In A Nutshell
    • The Amazon Leadership Principles Crafted By Jeff Bezos
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    • Is WeWork Business Model Viable?

        In this episode about WeWork we'll look at:

        • Is there a private valuation bubble?
        • Why timing is all 
        • The financial prospectus as a marketing document, and the wework buzzwords
        • Bad financials and bottom-line
        • Is WeWork a tech company?
        • Addressable market, how big?
        • How's WeWork different from a commercial real estate company?
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        • Who Is Dominating The Digital Advertising Space?

          Referenced and reads on the topic:

          • The Power of Google Business Model in a Nutshell
          • How Does Google Make Money? It’s Not Just Advertising!
          • How Does DuckDuckGo Make Money? DuckDuckGo Business Model Explained
          • How Amazon Makes Money: Amazon Business Model in a Nutshell
          • How Does Netflix Make Money? Netflix Business Model Explained
          • How Does Spotify Make Money? Spotify Business Model In A Nutshell
          • The Trillion Dollar Company: Apple Business Model In A Nutshell
          • DuckDuckGo: The [Former] Solopreneur That Is Beating Google at Its Game
          • How Does Facebook Make Money? Facebook Hidden Revenue Business Model Explained
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          • Microsoft Business Model: Is Microsoft Just About Windows And Office Or There Is More To It?
            • Micro-soft, the name
            • Who owns Microsoft?
            • What is the Microsoft pay mix?
            • What are Microsoft Segments?
              • Productivity and business processes
              • Intelligent cloud
              • More personal computing
              • Corporate and other
              • Microsoft revenues breakdown for 2018
              • How does Microsoft really make money?
              • How Does LinkedIn make money?
              • What is Azure? How the Microsoft cloud service is growing at a fast speed
              • How much money does Bing make?
              • GitHub acquisition: how will Microsoft monetize that?
              • What are the Microsoft distribution channels?
              • Does Microsoft spend more on Research and Development or Sales and Marketing?
              • What are Microsoft top products and services?
              • Is Microsoft still innovating?
              • Key takeaways from the Microsoft business model
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              • Inside Shenzhen Digital Economy With Johan Nylander
                • What drove you to research Shenzhen tech landscape?
                • Is Silicon Valley in trouble now that Shenzhen is becoming a key player in the global digital economy?
                • Will Shenzhen economy become also a key player in the software space?
                • How did Shenzhen rise to the top?
                • Why is it important to understand China in terms of clusters?
                • What companies most represent the rise of Shenzen?
                • Why is it important to understand the Shenzhen entrepreneurial mindset?
                • Where would you need to start if you wanted to build a business in Shenzen?
                • What are some of the biggest risks to be aware of doing business in China?
                • What’s coming next for Shenzhen?
                • What are you working next?
                • Suggested reading
                • Audio interview
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                • Inside Digital China With Jeffrey Towson

                  For this episode, we have with us Jeffrey Towson, a keynote speaker on Digital China and Asia tech trends, a business professor at Peking University and author of a great book, which is really a great reading to have a deeper understanding about China, very quickly. The book is called the One-Hour China Book.

                  Let’s dive into China’s economy and more particularly into China’s digital economy.

                  • How did you get to study the Chinese market economy?
                  • What are the six mega-trends that shaped and are shaping China’s economy?
                  • What are those trends that you see are losing momentum and which ones are the ones that are really gaining momentum?
                  • Did this digital megatrend change the way China looks like in terms of society, consumers?
                  • How is the Internet affecting modern China?
                  • How did the Internet evolve in China compared to the US?
                  • How has (digital) word of mouth influenced the way the Chinese digital economy is evolving?
                  • Has the Internet also affected Chinese government influence on the economy?
                  • What tech companies are you following right now?
                  • How does voice search look like in China?
                  • For anyone trying to expand and build a digital business in China, what suggestions do you have?
                  • What’s the “coolest” thing right now in the digital marketing space in China?
                  • What kind of content are Chinese users consuming the most?
                  • What sources do you suggest to stay up to date with China’s digital economy?
                  • What’s the best way to contact you?
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                  • Inside Digital China With Jeffrey Towson

                    For this episode, we have with us Jeffrey Towson, a keynote speaker on Digital China and Asia tech trends, a business professor at Peking University and author of a great book, which is really a great reading to have a deeper understanding about China, very quickly. The book is called the One-Hour China Book.

                    Let’s dive into China’s economy and more particularly into China’s digital economy.

                    • How did you get to study the Chinese market economy?
                    • What are the six mega-trends that shaped and are shaping China’s economy?
                    • What are those trends that you see are losing momentum and which ones are the ones that are really gaining momentum?
                    • Did this digital megatrend change the way China looks like in terms of society, consumers?
                    • How is the Internet affecting modern China?
                    • How did the Internet evolve in China compared to the US?
                    • How has (digital) word of mouth influenced the way the Chinese digital economy is evolving?
                    • Has the Internet also affected Chinese government influence on the economy?
                    • What tech companies are you following right now?
                    • How does voice search look like in China?
                    • For anyone trying to expand and build a digital business in China, what suggestions do you have?
                    • What’s the “coolest” thing right now in the digital marketing space in China?
                    • What kind of content are Chinese users consuming the most?
                    • What sources do you suggest to stay up to date with China’s digital economy?
                    • What’s the best way to contact you?
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