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Aug 2025
42m 21s

Cainiao's Big Growth Despite an Uncertai...

JEFFREY TOWSON
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This week’s podcast is about Cainiao's rapid rise from 2014-2022. Despite having a pretty unclear strategy. It's another example of Alibaba's Management Playbook. You can listen to this podcast here, which has the slides and graphics mentioned. Also available at iTunes and Google Podcasts. Here is the link to the TechMoat Consulting. Here is the link to our ... Show More
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