Reading rank 322
Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built
, subject: Jack Ma and the founding and growth of Alibaba, 2016
Duncan Clark lays out how Alibaba is built as a business and where its revenue comes from, in terms a general reader can follow.
61
Coverage Score
2
Scored evidence
About the book
Clark traces Jack Ma's path from English teacher to Alibaba founder and explains the people, market conditions, and business model behind the company's rise in Chinese e-commerce.
Why read it
Best if You want a plain explanation of how Alibaba is structured as a business and where its revenue comes from.
Key themes
- Alibaba's business model and revenue streams
- One account of the company as a whole
Evidence and original sources
Source: official Founders episode — #32
David praises the book for making Alibaba's business model and revenue streams legible to a general audience.
- Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built — David opens the episode by reading from Duncan Clark's 'Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built' and explicitly names it as the guide for everything covered in the episode.