Ming Zeng, the chief strategy officer at Alibaba, talks about how the China-based e-commerce company was able to create the biggest online shopping site in the world. He credits Alibaba’s retail and distribution juggernaut to leveraging automation, algorithms, and networks to better serve customers. And he says in the future, successful digital companies wil ... Show More
Oct 7
The Trouble with Tech Companies (and Their Strategies)
Cory Doctorow, author and digital rights advocate, argues that big tech companies from Facebook to Google and beyond have evolved - or devolved - in a disappointing way. He says that many large tech companies begin with a good product, but that over time they prioritize first bus ... Show More
26m 30s
Sep 30
How to Lead with Courage in Chaotic Times
Courage involves taking bold action despite uncertainty and fear. In a volatile business environment, it's hard to be brave. But Ranjay Gulati, a professor at Harvard Business School, says that there are strategies any of us can use to get improve our ability to make smart bets o ... Show More
32m 9s
Sep 23
Steven Pinker on Speculation Bubbles, Super Bowl Ads, and What Leaders Need to Know About Group Psychology
As a leader, psychology is fundamental to your success - whether that means understanding consumer behavior, team dynamics, or even your own biases and blind spots. Harvard professor Steven Pinker says that an important phenomena to understand is that of common knowledge and its ... Show More
27m 29s
Mar 2023
329: McKinsey's Venkat Atluri, How to thrive in the ecosystem economy
Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 329, an episode with a Senior Partner and the global leader in the Tech and Telecommunication practice at McKinsey and Company, Venkat Atluri. In this episode, we defined the emerging ecosystem economy and how most successful companies navigate ... Show More
57m 50s
Oct 2023
Bin Ren, CEO of SigTech On Potential Applications Of Generative AI And Democratizing Quant Trading
In the latest episode of Innovators' Exchange, Hiten Patel speaks with Bin Ren, the CEO and co-founder of SigTech, a leading provider of quant technologies. The discussion centers around democratizing access to quant trading strategies, the surge of retail investing, and the prof ... Show More
26m 46s
Mar 2017
Startup Artificial Intelligence Companies in China
Most of our recent investor interviews have been Bay area investors, like Accenture and Canvas, and we don't usually get to speak with investors overseas, particularly in Asia. This week, however, we interviewed Tak Lo, a partner with Zeroth.ai, an accelerator program and cohort ... Show More
23m 13s
Nov 2018
Investor, AI Pioneer Kai-Fu Lee on the Future of AI in the US, China - Ep. 72
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee has been at the center of artificial intelligence for decades. dr. Lee developed the world's first speaker independent continuous speech recognition system, selected as the most important innovation of the year by BusinessWeek, and that was back in 1988. In the thr ... Show More
33m 53s
Apr 2024
The Secrets of Brands Winning at Digital Marketing
In the noisy world of digital marketing, what can catapult a brand to "genius" status? Suzanne Schwartz, Senior Director Analyst in the Gartner for Marketing Leaders practice, delves into the findings of our annual Genius Brands report, which benchmarks the digital marketing perf ... Show More
22m 29s