Jan 2020

How to Capture All the Advantages of Open Innovation

23m 57s

Jan 2020

Revisiting “Jobs To Be Done” with Clayton Christensen

25m 46s

Jul 7

How Leaders Can Use AI to Solve Real Business Problems

Many organizations are investing heavily in AI, but too few are asking the most important question: What problem are we actually trying to solve? Journalist and author Josh Tyrangiel argues that successful AI adoption has far less to do with choosing the right model and far more ... Show More

27m 4s

Sep 2018

Season 3, Episode 5: Alibaba

We continue our China Tech series with perhaps the most incredible entrepreneurial journey in history: Alibaba and its indefatigable founder, Jack Ma. How did an unknown 30 year-old English teacher from a second tier Chinese city build the world’s 7th largest company by market ca ... Show More

1h 32m

Feb 2024

Anna Potapova and Arnaud Frattini: Content Design in China

With more than a billion internet users and half of all global e-commerce transactions, digital business in China is huge. Anna Potapova and Arnaud Frattini work in content roles at Alibaba, the biggest online merchant in China. Lately they have been looking beyond their desks, t ... Show More

35m 13s

May 2021

Life after Jack Ma

What next for China's giant tech companies? Ed Butler speaks to China watcher Richard McGregor at the Lowy Institute in Sydney about why China's leaders have clipped the wings of Jack Ma, the country's most famous business leader and founder of the tech giant Alibaba. Chinese tec ... Show More

17m 58s

Jun 2025

#678 - New Alibaba Sourcing Strategies for 2025

In this episode, we talk with Alibaba’s US GM about powerful new AI tools, fast domestic sourcing, and how you can become a US-based supplier on Alibaba to reach global buyers. ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome ... Show More

36m 17s

Sep 2023

How to Thrive in Fast-Moving Markets

What can we learn from fast-moving companies—like Amazon, Google, and Alibaba—about how to organize to promote strategic growth? University of Michigan business professor Dave Ulrich went inside these companies to study how their internal structure keeps them nimble, innovative, ... Show More

21m 50s

Mar 2023

Using ChatGPT and AI for Business Success

Nitin Mittal discusses his book "<a href= "https://www.amazon.com/All-AI-Companies-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/1647824699/ref=sr_1_1?crid=175CK3RHGIQIB&keywords=all+in+on+ai&qid=1676571246&sprefix=all+in+ ... Show More

29m 16s

Mar 2021

Meituan

We dive into the history behind Meituan, the juggernaut Chinese "super-app" which dominates China's services economy, offering consumers everything from food delivery, restaurant reviews, travel booking, bike-sharing, movie ticketing, and countless other entertainment and lifesty ... Show More

2h 15m

Jan 2023

Using Artificial Intelligence in Retail

Roland Gossage discusses ways to use Artificial Intelligence in retail and how hyper-personalization can improve customer experience and sales performance. Roland is CEO of <a href="https://GroupByInc.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">GroupBy</a>, the devel ... Show More

22m 29s

Aug 2025

Cainiao's Big Growth Despite an Uncertain Strategy. An Example of Alibaba’s Management Playbook. (256)

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 <a href='https://jefftowson.com/2025/08/cainiaos-big-growth-de ... Show More

42m 21s

How Alibaba Is Leading Digital Innovatio...