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Apr 2021
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What is the Worst Case Scenario for Alib...

JEFFREY TOWSON
About this episode

This week’s podcast is about the current political risks around Alibaba. But also about the very important concept of Worst Case Scenario.

You can listen to this podcast here or at iTunes, Google Podcasts and Himalaya.

Here is the Harvard Business Review case about Viva Macau.

Here is the book I mentioned, Dead Companies Walking by Scott Fearon.

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Related podcasts and articles are:

From the Concept Library, concepts for this article are:

  • Worst Case Scenario (Question 9)

From the Company Library, companies for this article are:

  • Alibaba

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I write and speak about digital China and Asia’s latest tech trends.

I also run Asia Tech Strategy, a podcast and subscription newsletter on the strategies of China / Asia tech companies.

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