Airbnb, a platform for booking vacation rental homes, has announced the company will cease its operations in China. As of July 30th, all experience and home listing will become inactive. Airbnb cited China's strict public health policy as reason for shuttering but I think there's more going on here as we've seen multiple Western internet platforms leave the country. We've often talked about how China fostered a tech industry via protectionism that benefited its domestic startups. I think China's move to promote home grown innovation through tech protectionism is frankly, brilliant. With such aggressive policy and hostility towards outside foreign tech entrants, I think it's senseless for everyone from startups to large enterprises to keep trying to enter the Chinese market. #China #Startups #airbnb — ? 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=pDv4tqxl5lE

Alex discusses why the censoring and moderation of content specifically on monopoly platforms needs to be approached differently than on their smaller platform counterparts. He also takes a look at statistics in the EU's fifth evaluation on the Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online. Fifth evaluation on the Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/codeofconduct_2020_factsheet_12.pdf This is an excerpt from episode 99 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/8XBRrYomXQk Originally Aired: 06/30/20 — ? 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=wR-ke--g4EM

Applico CTO and former Munchery CEO, Tri Tran, joins the show to discuss Instacart's playbook to build a $1 billion ad business and what this revenue stream could mean for the delivery platform's highly anticipated IPO. Tran discusses how he sees the online grocery and delivery landscapes playing out over the next few years while highlighting some of the challenges he thinks Instacart will have to overcome to sell $1 billion in ads per annum. Alex and Tri close out the conversation by highlighting some alternative tech solutions in the food space that don't require that retailers cede the customer relationship to a gatekeeping tech provider. Instacart's playbook to take on Google and Facebook: https://www.businessinsider.com/instacart-advertising-business-revenue-ipo-amazon-seth-dallaire-2021-6 Originally Aired: 06/24/21 #Instacart #Grocery #FoodBusiness — ? 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=y608hENVako

Alex opens the show talking about the three main buckets of businesses that are "pandemic proof". Next, he explains why Venture Capital is failing at supporting disruptive startups and breaks down the 4 lasting impacts he sees coming out of COVID-19. The show closes with a look at the new video service Quibi and a message about where we're currently at in the pandemic. — ? 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=CEdDz-c7yDI