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Ep. 180: Porter Erisman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

Nov 10, 2013

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

Jump in!

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