Ep. 180: Porter Erisman Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio

My guest today is Porter Erisman, a former Vice-President at Alibaba Group (2000-08), China's internet giant. He witnessed it grow from humble beginnings into the world's largest e-commerce company. The topic is his documentary Crocodile in the Yangtze. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: What it was like working with Jack Ma Short-term vs. long-term entrepreneurs The lack of knowledge/insight America has for China The perceived threat of China to America Whether nationalism played into Ma’s success The commonalities between the greatest internet entrepreneurial success stories Government interference with Alibaba How eBay was defeated by this small startup in China Jump in! --- I’m MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I’m proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I’d like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can’t get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!