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Porter Erisman

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Porter Erisman

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Porter Erisman worked as a vice president at Alibaba Group from 2000-2008, joining the company just as it moved out of founder Jack Ma's apartment. He is the writer and director of Crocodile in the Yangtze: The Alibaba Story, an award-winning documentary about the rise of Alibaba and its famous founder. Erisman is also the bestselling author of Alibaba's World: How a Remarkable Chinese Company is Changing the Face of Global Business. Most recently, he is the author of Six Billion Shoppers: the Companies Winning the Global E-Commerce Boom. An expert on e-commerce in emerging markets, he has consulted to e-commerce companies in Africa, Asia and Latin America and has spoken at high-profile industry events in more than thirty countries. ...more

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Alibaba's World: How a Rema...

3.90 avg rating — 2,072 ratings — published 2015 — 33 editions
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Alibaba.com Story

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“Learn from competitors but never copy them. Copy them and you will die.”
Porter Erisman, Alibaba's World: How a Remarkable Chinese Company Is Changing the Face of Global Business

“Today is tough. Tomorrow is tougher. The day after tomorrow is beautiful. But most people die tomorrow night and don’t get the chance to see the sun rise the day after tomorrow.”
Porter Erisman, Alibaba's World: How One Remarkable Chinese Company Is Changing the Face of Global Business

“Alibaba is no longer a David. It is a Goliath. And as a Goliath it will face an entirely new set of challenges.”
Porter Erisman, Alibaba's World: How One Remarkable Chinese Company Is Changing the Face of Global Business

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