Moconomy Originals

Haier & GE Appliances | How a Chinese Company Bought an American IconIn the early 1990s, General Electric tried to buy a struggling Chinese refrigerator manufacturer. Haier said no. More than two decades later, the tables had completely turned.This Moconomy documentary tells the story of how Haier transformed from a failing appliance factory into the world’s leading home appliance brand — and eventually acquired GE Appliances for $5.6 billion.From radical quality control and employee-led micro-enterprises to smart appliances and the Internet of Things, the film explores how two very different corporate cultures came together to reinvent a century-old business.What happens when a former acquisition target becomes powerful enough to buy the company that once wanted to own it?Explore more stories about innovation, global companies and business transformation on Moconomy:The World According to Amazon | How Amazon Became More Powerful Than Governments - https://youtu.be/3rZ0M47ygiEGeneration Startup | Building a Billion-Dollar Dream - https://youtu.be/LL3TJFcXpZIInside Anthropic: The $965 Billion AI Titan | Claude, AI Safety and Superintelligence | 4K - https://youtu.be/1ShpMSuVmyw

Grab vs Uber | How a Southeast Asian Startup Beat a Global GiantUber wanted to build one ride-hailing app for the entire world. Grab took a different approach: understand every market from the ground up.This Moconomy documentary tells the story of how a small Malaysian startup challenged one of Silicon Valley’s most heavily funded companies by focusing on local needs, motorcycle taxis, cash payments, safety and hyperlocal services across Southeast Asia.As the two companies fought an expensive price war, Uber struggled with global expansion and growing corporate scandals. In 2018, Uber finally exited Southeast Asia, transferring its regional operations to Grab in exchange for a stake in the company.Can local knowledge beat billions in funding and global scale?Explore more stories about startups, platforms and global business on Moconomy:Generation Startup | Building a Billion-Dollar Dream - https://youtu.be/LL3TJFcXpZIThe World According to Amazon | How Amazon Became More Powerful Than Governments - https://youtu.be/3rZ0M47ygiEInside Anthropic: The $965 Billion AI Titan | Claude, AI Safety and Superintelligence | 4K - https://youtu.be/1ShpMSuVmyw

Garuda Indonesia: Back From the Brink | How a National Airline Survived CollapseOnce a symbol of national pride, Garuda Indonesia came dangerously close to bankruptcy. Years of poor management, mounting debt, safety crises and the Asian Financial Crisis left the airline struggling to keep its planes in the air. This Moconomy documentary tells the story of Garuda’s extraordinary turnaround — from cutting routes and restructuring billions in debt to rebuilding its service, reputation and corporate culture. The company eventually returned to profitability, regained access to European skies and moved toward privatization.By 2014, Garuda had gone from the brink of collapse to earning a coveted five-star airline rating.How do you rebuild a company after losing money, trust and international credibility?Explore more stories about business transformation, leadership and global companies on Moconomy:The World According to Amazon | How Amazon Became More Powerful Than Governments - https://youtu.be/3rZ0M47ygiEGeneration Startup | Building a Billion-Dollar Dream - https://youtu.be/LL3TJFcXpZIInside Anthropic: The $965 Billion AI Titan | Claude, AI Safety and Superintelligence | 4K - https://youtu.be/1ShpMSuVmyw

Fujifilm: Back From the Brink | How It Survived the Digital RevolutionFor decades, Fujifilm built its success around photographic film. Then digital photography arrived and the business that generated most of its profits began to disappear almost overnight.This Moconomy documentary explores how Fujifilm survived one of the biggest technological disruptions in modern business. Instead of protecting its old model, the company restructured, invested in new research and applied decades of chemical expertise to industries including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and advanced technology.How do you save a company when the technology that made it successful becomes obsolete?Explore more stories about technology, innovation and business transformation on Moconomy:Inside Anthropic: The $965 Billion AI Titan | Claude, AI Safety and Superintelligence | 4K - https://youtu.be/1ShpMSuVmywThe World According to Amazon | How Amazon Became More Powerful Than Governments - https://youtu.be/3rZ0M47ygiEGeneration Startup | Building a Billion-Dollar Dream - https://youtu.be/LL3TJFcXpZI

The AI Empire | Karen Hao on Power, Data and the Wrong FutureArtificial intelligence is transforming how we work, learn and communicate. But who is really benefiting from the AI boom — and who is paying the price?Journalist and Empire of AI author Karen Hao argues that today’s most powerful AI companies are concentrating unprecedented economic and political power while relying on vast amounts of data, computing resources and human labor. The conversation explores the hidden workforce behind AI, the rise of precarious knowledge work, Silicon Valley’s “growth at all costs” culture, and the debate over open vs. closed AI models. It also asks whether AI can be developed in a way that protects human agency, sustainability and democratic accountability. The question is not whether AI will shape the future — but who gets to decide what that future looks like.Continue exploring AI, corporate power and the digital economy:Inside Anthropic: The $965 Billion AI Titan | Claude, AI Safety and Superintelligence | 4Khttps://youtu.be/1ShpMSuVmyw The Business of Attention | The Algorithms Controlling Societyhttps://youtu.be/-QJ5oNAE0FQThe World According to Amazon | How Amazon Became More Powerful Than Governmentshttps://youtu.be/3rZ0M47ygiE