In just a decade and half Jack Ma, a man who rose from humble beginnings and started his career as an English teacher, founded and built Alibaba into the second largest Internet company in the world. The company´s $25 billion IPO in 2014 was the world´s largest, valuing the company more than Facebook or Coca Cola. Alibaba today runs the e-commerce services that hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers depend on every day, providing employment and income for tens of millions more. A Rockefeller of his age, Jack has become an icon for the country´s booming private sector, and as the face of the new, consumerist China is courted by heads of state and CEOs from around the world. Granted unprecedented access to a wealth of new material including exclusive interviews, Clark draws on his own first-hand experience of key figures integral to Alibaba´s rise to create an authoritative, compelling narrative account of how Alibaba and its charismatic creator have transformed the way that Chinese exercise their new found economic freedom, inspiring entrepreneurs around the world and infuriating others, turning the tables on the Silicon Valley giants who have tried to stand in his way. Duncan explores vital questions about the company´s past, present, and future: How, from such unremarkable origins, did Jack Ma build Alibaba? What explains his relentless drive and his ability to outsmart his competitors? With over 80% of China´s e-commerce market, how long can the company hope to maintain its dominance? As the company sets its sights on the country´s financial and media markets, are there limits to Alibaba´s ambitions, or will the Chinese government act to curtail them? And as it set up shop from LA and San Francisco to Seattle, how will Alibaba grow its presence and investments in the US and other international markets? Clark tells Alibaba´s tale within the wider story of China´s economic explosion-the rise of the private sector and the expansion of Internet usage-that haver powered the country´s rise to become the world´s second largest economy and largest Internet population, twice the size of the United States. He also explores the political and social context for these momentous changes. An expert insider with unrivaled connections, Clark has a deep understanding of Chinese business mindset. He illuminates an unlikely corporate titan as never before, and examines the key role his company has played in transforming China while increasing its power and presence worldwide.

Die Datenspinne:Im Netz von Google Facebook Alibaba und Co! Herbert Jodlbauer

Facebook, PayPal, Alibaba, Uber - these seemingly disparate companies have upended entire industries by harnessing a single phenomenon: the platform business model. When a company like Uber connects drivers with passengers, everybody wins - except traditional taxi companies which are scrambling to survive. Assumptions about operations, finance, strategy and innovation all change. Platform Revolution explores the what, how and why of this revolution and provides the first owners manual for creating a platform marketplace. Revealing the strategies behind some of todays rising platforms, the authors explain how entrepreneurs - and traditional companies - can thrive in this new world. In cases as diverse as shoes, spices, dating, energy, home appliances and education, Platform Revolution provides the essential guide to unlocking the potential of an economic landscape transformed.

An inside look at the revolutionary business power of the platform - from the experts who helped discover how it works. Facebook, PayPal, Alibaba, Uber - these seemingly disparate companies have upended entire industries by harnessing a single phenomenon: the platform business model. Platform Revolution delivers the first comprehensive analysis of how platforms use technology to match producers and consumers in a multisided marketplace, unlocking hidden resources and creating new forms of value. When a company like Uber connects drivers with passengers, everybody wins - except traditional cab companies, which are scrambling to survive. Assumptions about operations, finance, strategy, and innovation all change. Platform Revolution explores the what, how, and why of this revolution and provides the first ´´owner´s manual´´ for creating a platform marketplace. Revealing the strategies behind some of today´s rising platforms, the authors explain how entrepreneurs - and traditional companies - can thrive in this new world. In cases as diverse as shoes, spices, dating, energy, home appliances, and education, Platform Revolution provides the essential guide to unlocking the potential of an economic landscape transformed. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. 1. Language: English. Narrator: James Foster. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/007922/bk_brll_007922_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

´´Daten sind das Öl des 21. Jahrhunderts´´ - dieser im Kontext der Datenökonomie häufig zitierte Satz weist auf die enorme Kapitalverschiebung hin, die innerhalb der letzten Jahre stattgefunden hat: Internet-Giganten wie Amazon, Google, Alibaba, Apple, Microsoft, Tencent und Facebook sind inzwischen die kapitalreichsten Konzerne der Welt. Was steckt hinter ihrer hohen Marktkapitalisierung? Welche Macht haben die Internet-Plattformen und welche Chancen gibt es überhaupt noch für den Wettbewerb? Der Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Justus Haucap geht diesen Fragen systematisch nach und analysiert, welche Regelungen wir brauchen, um den Plattformkapitalismus zu bändigen und Europa wieder anschlussfähig zu machen.

In this issue:´´Why Netflix is Bringing on ´Chelsea´´´: By giving comedian Chelsea Handler free rein with her talk show, Netflix is opening itself up to new risks—and new opportunities for growth. ´´Apple, Facebook, Google, and Alibaba Take Hollywood´´: Since Netflix and Amazon proved that outsiders can thrive in entertainment, the world´s largest tech companies are getting in on the act. ´´Twisted and Mischaracterized´´: Nigel Eccles´s fantasy-sports site has million-dollar cash prizes and partnerships with big-name sports teams and leagues. But is it legal? ´´How Fitbit Became the Next Big Thing In Corporate Wellness´´: Is the new requirement to climbing the corporate ladder that you count all the steps? 1. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Borgers. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/pe/fast/160501/pe_fast_160501_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

Many of the most dynamic public companies, from Alibaba to Facebook to Visa, and the most valuable start-ups, such as Airbnb and Uber, are matchmakers that connect one group of customers with another group of customers. Economists call matchmakers multisided platforms because they provide physical or virtual platforms for multiple groups to get together. Dating sites connect people with potential matches, for example, and ride-sharing apps do the same for drivers and riders. Although matchmakers have been around for millennia, they´re becoming more and more popularand profitabledue to dramatic advances in technology, and a lot of companies that have managed to crack the code of this business model have become today´s power brokers. Don´t let the flashy successes fool you, though. Starting a matchmaker is one of the toughest business challenges, and almost everyone who tries to build one, fails. In Matchmakers , David Evans and Richard Schmalensee, two economists who were among the first to analyze multisided platforms and discover their principles, and who´ve consulted for some of the most successful platform businesses in the world, explain how matchmakers work best in practice, why they do what they do, and how entrepreneurs can improve their chances for success. Whether you´re an entrepreneur, an investor, a consumer, or an executive, your future will involve more and more multisided platforms, and Matchmakers rich with stories from platform winners and losersis the one book you´ll need in order to navigate this appealing but confusing world.

Many of the most dynamic public companies, from Alibaba to Facebook to Visa, and the most valuable start-ups, such as Airbnb and Uber, are matchmakers that connect one group of customers with another group of customers. Economists call matchmakers multisided platforms because they provide physical or virtual platforms for multiple groups to get together. Dating sites connect people with potential matches, for example, and ride-sharing apps do the same for drivers and riders. Although matchmakers have been around for millennia, they´re becoming more and more popular-and profitable-due to dramatic advances in technology, and a lot of companies that have managed to crack the code of this business model have become today´s power brokers. Don´t let the flashy successes fool you, though. Starting a matchmaker is one of the toughest business challenges, and almost everyone who tries to build one, fails. In Matchmakers , David Evans and Richard Schmalensee, two economists who were among the first to analyze multisided platforms and discover their principles, and who´ve consulted for some of the most successful platform businesses in the world, explain how matchmakers work best in practice, why they do what they do, and how entrepreneurs can improve their chances for success. Whether you´re an entrepreneur, an investor, a consumer, or an executive, your future will involve more and more multisided platforms, and Matchmakers -rich with stories from platform winners and losers-is the one book you´ll need in order to navigate this appealing but confusing world.