Alex and Nick open the show discussing the news of Nike removing all their product from Amazon and Alex makes a prediction that they'll make a platform acquisition by the end of next year. They also dig into Amazon's issues with Chinese products, what Stratechery's Ben Thompson thinks about US protectionism surrounding TikTok, and the growth we have seen from both Walmart and Amazon Business. ? Grab a copy of the Amazon Best Seller "Modern Monopolies": https://amzn.com/B017RC8CBC ❓ Are you part of a large enterprise interested in spinning out a platform business? Connect with us here: https://resources.applicoinc.com/wta-contact/ At Applico, we identify untapped, intrinsic assets that give existing enterprises an enormous advantage to spin-out new tech companies. WisdomTree licensed Applico's Platform Insights Data Product to aid in the creation of the PLAT ETF. Notes from this show - Nike Pulling Its Products From Amazon in E-Commerce Pivot: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-13/nike-will-end-its-pilot-project-selling-products-on-amazon-site Amazon’s Heavy Recruitment of Chinese Sellers Puts Consumers at Risk: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazons-heavy-recruitment-of-chinese-sellers-puts-consumers-at-risk-11573489075 Amazon Business Dominates The B2B Marketplace Market: https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2019/11/12/amazon-business-dominates-the-b2b-marketplace-landscape/ Walmart's Sales Growth Streak Hits Five Years: https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/201911149395/walmarts-sales-growth-streak-hits-five-years-3rd-update Marketplace Is Driving Walmart’s Online Progress: https://www.marketplacepulse.com/articles/marketplace-is-driving-walmarts-online-progress ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlfKvTFAVCY

Google Health has been criticized as of late after a leak revealed the company was accessing millions of American's health data. Alex and Nick look over some recent information about the project released by Google while talking about Google Health's potential as a development platform with doctors as the end user. They go on to detail the massive benefits de-siloing health data could have and reveal who they think is fueling the majority of "privacy" concerns. This is an excerpt from episode 52 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/UjLgbNxOizE ? Grab a copy of the Amazon Best Seller Modern Monopolies: https://amzn.com/B017RC8CBC ❓ Are you part of a large enterprise interested in spinning out a platform business? Connect with us here: https://resources.applicoinc.com/wta-contact/ At Applico, we identify untapped, intrinsic assets that give existing enterprises an enormous advantage to spin-out new tech companies. WisdomTree licensed Applico's Platform Insights Data Product to aid in the creation of the PLAT ETF. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ5Aol_tmjk

Alex answers questions from Winner Take All viewers about Waymo's outside funding and what investors can do when an investment is illiquid. Have a question for Alex? Leave a comment on any WTA video! This is an excerpt from episode 88 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/qE1I5N8cWOw Originally Aired: 05/15/20 — ? Grab a copy of the Amazon Best Seller Modern Monopolies: https://amzn.com/B017RC8CBC ❓ Are you part of a large enterprise interested in spinning out a platform business? Connect with us here: https://resources.applicoinc.com/wta-contact/ At Applico, we identify untapped, intrinsic assets that give existing enterprises an enormous advantage to spin-out new tech companies. WisdomTree licensed Applico's Platform Insights Data Product to aid in the creation of the PLAT ETF. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CltCbuivjyw

The show opens from our new Palm Beach, Florida, studio as Alex digs into Twitter's recent actions banning a U.S. President and seemingly abandoning many of the key proponents that make it a platform. Next, a look at Parler being removed from Apple and Google app stores in addition to Amazon's AWS banning the platform. Alex discusses if the Parler bans are a national security measure to curb violence or a thinly veiled anticompetitive move from big tech platform monopolies. Continuing on, a look 5 platform alternatives to the current dominant monopolies and coverage of the ACLU speaking out against tech censorship. The show wraps up with an update on Roblox going public via direct listing and the U.S. banning Alipay. Originally Aired: 01/12/20 #TechCensorship #OnlineFreeSpeech #RobloxIPO — ? Grab a copy of the Amazon Best Seller Modern Monopolies: https://amzn.com/B017RC8CBC ❓ Are you part of a large enterprise interested in spinning out a platform business? Connect with us here: https://resources.applicoinc.com/wta-contact/ ? Listen to an audio version of the WTA Podcast here: https://anchor.fm/winnertakeall At Applico, we identify untapped, intrinsic assets that give existing enterprises an enormous advantage to spin-out new tech companies. WisdomTree licensed Applico's Platform Insights Data Product to aid in the creation of the PLAT ETF. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JnVIsDYhHs