The episode opens up with a look at Airbnb's decision to exit the Chinese market, a move that I see as part of a larger exodus of foreign tech companies who've been unwelcome in China and continuously managing complicated relationships with the Chinese government's regulators. Next, as we see foreign companies exiting China, the government has pledged to now support its domestic tech enterprises. Is this the end of China's "crackdown on tech" or just more posturing? Also covered in this episode, SoftBank's LatAm division leaving to start a new outside venture and Ford CEO Jim Farley's comments on taking Ford's EV sales direct-to-consumer, potentially cutting out Ford's vast American dealership network. #podcast #Airbnbstock #techindustry — ? 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=KOKHhL6thkQ

Alex answers a questions sent in by WTA viewer Bill about the need for platforms to establish rules and standards in order to keep good users on platform and weed out bad actors. Alex talks about Airbnb's recent efforts to remove scammers and looks at some classic victims of lax rules and standards like Chatroulette. This is an excerpt from episode 47 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/nSXeFfIzwQk ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-25YHgs_xY

Walmart recently reported that its eCommerce third-party fulfillment business has grown 500% last year. This robust growth is an excellent sign for Walmart's competing general marketplace which is vying to directly compete with the monolith that is Amazon. Amazon has found great success with it's third-party fulfillment arm and Walmart doesn't need to change much from the playbook we've already seen Amazon implement. Next steps here are to really drive adoption of these services by sellers on Walmart's marketplace by offering incentives to platform producers using Walmart's fulfillment services. I think there could be some hesitance from sellers already onborded into Amazon's dominant FBA (Fulfilled By Amazon) ecosystem but I see a future state here where medium to large sellers find it necessary to participate in multiple platform specific fulfillment programs. Walmart’s third-party fulfillment business grew 500% last year: https://www.retaildive.com/news/walmarts-third-party-fulfillment-business-grew-500-last-year/619464/?mod=djemlogistics_h #Walmart #AmazonFBA #fulfillment — ? 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=5LsmMN1S76M

A new bill in California could force platforms to classify producers as employees instead of contractors. Alex takes a look at platform company's opposition to this legislation and talks about what he thinks is the best solution. This is an excerpt from episode 23 of Winner Take All. Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/YtEyjUGRcaU Uber, Lyft and DoorDash Pledge $90 Million to Fight Driver Legislation in California: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/29/technology/uber-lyft-ballot-initiative.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWZombmKJS8