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Faraday Future – The wrong man.

Leadership unconnected with past is needed.   Faraday Future has secured a life line that ushers it back into the increasingly crowded electric vehicle start-up space, but I have concerns...

Meituan – New club member.

Reply to this post A better shot at the $100bn club. Meituan has filed for an IPO which, in my opinion, has much better fundamental reasons to justify a $100bn...

Google – Shopaholic

Reply to this post           JD.com will help Google shopping a bit. Sinking $550m into JD.com is unlikely to do anything for Google’s fortunes (or lack...

Alibaba – Retail detail.

Reply to this post           Amazon: 480 – Alibaba 600,000+. Alibaba is already streets ahead of Amazon when it comes to total business transactions and its...

Xiaomi – Foot shot pt. III.

Reply to this post           A valuation richer than Alibaba makes no sense. Investment banks involved in Xiaomi’s IPO have released their valuations and while they...

Sharing economy – bikes, e-bikes & scooters

Reply to this post           Make money not headlines. Not to be outdone by the bike sharing craze in China, Silicon Valley is jumping on the...

Baidu vs. Facebook – Chalk and cheese

Reply to this post           Baidu still No. 2 in AI.   Comparing how Baidu is using AI to manage user generated content to how Facebook...

Baidu – Lower barriers

Reply to this post           Baidu removes barriers for Alibaba and Tencent. Hot on the heels of the spin off of iQiyi, Baidu has announced the...

Tencent Q1 18 – Expectations management

Reply to this post           Bad guidance is worse than no guidance at all. Tencent reported Q1 18 results that beat expectations but increased my concern...

Alibaba FQ4 18 – Juggernaut momentum

Reply to this post           Another excellent year ahead. Alibaba reported excellent FQ4 18 results and guided very strongly for the year to come as its...