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Episode 31: The Uber - Didi Chuxing Merger with Brad Stone, author of The Upstarts & The Everything Store

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Episode 31: The Uber - Didi Chuxing Merger with Brad Stone, author of The Upstarts & The Everything Store mentions The Everything Store by Brad Stone, Airbnb, Taming the Mammoth by null, and Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.

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Topics covered include: The global surge in 2012 of entrepreneurs starting ridesharing companies, nowhere moreso than China Didi CEO Cheng Wei and investor Wang Gang’s backgrounds at Alibaba, first entrepreneurial effort in Momo, and Momo’s pivot to Didi Dache The culling of the ridesharing herd in China down to Didi Dache and Kuaidi Dache through brutal competition and involvement of the “big three” Chinese internet companies Rise of the Chinese messaging apps and associated mobile payments, and their impact on ridesharing The 2015 merger between Didi and Kuaidi, brokered in part by Russian VC Yuri Milner Uber’s decision to enter the Chinese market, and early success with investment and support from Baidu The first meeting between Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Cheng Wei in 2015— which does not go well Subsequent “scorched earth” competition between Didi and Uber throughout 2015-16 Negotiating an armistice: Uber’s agreement to sell its Chinese operations to Didi in late 2016 End of the war, or just the beginning? January 2017: Didi invests $100M in Brazilian Uber competitor 99 Sustainable growth, and building moats versus scorching earth

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The Everything Store

Brad Stone

Best for Listeners interested in technology and business historyOften cited around history of Amazon

“Brad is the author a few years back of the canonical history of Amazon, the everything store, which as listeners know, we have discussed a lot on this show.”

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended

Trigger: history of Amazon

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Key quote: “It's just a great book that we can't recommend enough.”

The host mentioned 'The Everything Store' as a significant work that has influenced their understanding of Amazon's impact on the tech industry. They emphasize its importance by stating it is a great book that they can't recommend enough.

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Airbnb

Best for Listeners interested in technology and business historyOften cited around history of Airbnb

“Brad mentioned in his book that Airbnb defined its mission and values very early and Uber didn't really, their mission and values were just keep going and win.”

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended

Trigger: history of Airbnb

For: Listeners interested in technology and business history

Key quote: “If you like this show and history and analysis of kind of waves of technology companies, you're going to love this book.”

The host mentioned the book 'The Upstarts' because it provides a comprehensive history of new internet companies, including Airbnb. They believe it offers valuable insights into the evolution of these businesses and their impact on the market.

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Taming the Mammoth

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Best for Individuals interested in psychology and social behaviorOften cited around evolutionary advantages of social acceptance

“I read a whole bunch of WAITBUTWHY. And the, um, this one from 2014 that I really love is why you should stop carrying what other people think taming the mammoth.”

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Sentiment: Deep Dive

Trigger: evolutionary advantages of social acceptance

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Key quote: “he brings up. There's really great idea. Um, that, you know, you shouldn't care what other people think, but it's, it's, it's deeper than just like this, this thing that we.”

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ASIN: 0710730179

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Sapiens

Yuval Noah Harari

Best for Readers interested in human evolution and societal dynamicsOften cited around caring what others think

“The book Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari was seminal for so many people. He's got a new book out that I'm just starting, but enjoying very much.”

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended

Trigger: caring what others think

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Key quote: “I just find his writing to be mesmerizing.”

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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow

Yuval Noah Harari

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“He's got a new book out that I'm just starting, but enjoying very much. Homo Deus, I think is how you pronounce it. A Brief History of Tomorrow, which, you know, is him kind of looking at the future and automation and the future of humanity.”

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Trigger: future of humanity

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Key quote: “Homo Deus, I think is how you pronounce it.”

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The Upstarts

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Best for listeners interested in technology and business historyOften cited around new generation companies

“Go read the upstarts. It's fantastic.”

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Sentiment: Highly Recommended

Trigger: new generation companies

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Key quote: “Ben and I both read it. It's great. We highly recommend it.”

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