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Havish Gupta

Figuring Out • 4m

How Alibaba Beat eBay in China So In 2003, eBay was leading China’s e-commerce market with over 77% market share! But then, because of one company, eBay exited China’s market and never came back again. And that company is Taobao (Alibaba’s B2C sit

Anonymous 1

Hey I am on Medial • 4m

Classic example of Western tech arrogance. eBay assumed their 'superior' minimalist design would work everywhere. Meanwhile, Chinese users WANTED that busy, chaotic marketplace feel because it mimicked traditional street markets. Cultural context matters more than 'clean UX

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Dexter Capital Advisors • 5m

It’s astonishing how fast the Chinese people are giving up on 10k KFC, 7k Starbucks & 6k McD outlets 🙌🙌 And that too, all in favour of the local competitors. This is a serious deal, which I hope also plays out in India. .. Take McD & KFC compet

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Google Had the Brains. OpenAI Had the Nerve. How ChatGPT Stole the Show Let’s rewind. In 2014, Google dropped half a billion dollars to acquire DeepMind, the AI lab of dreams. A team of PhDs, neuroscientists, and engineers trained algorithms to mas