Alphabet has considered breaking up the companies before restructuring. AT&T in the 80s when Ma Bell was broken up. There is some benefit to having those companies have larger asset bases, especially in terms of research and development.
Before you buy shares of a company, what should investors look for in a CEO? (0:21) Bill Mann discusses: - Alibaba announcing its intention to split into 6 separate companies - Whether Amazon and Alphabet are discussing (or hearing from investment banks about) the same thing - Why he's watching where these companies raise money for their eventual IPOs
(11:05) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp talk with Asit Sharma about his framework for evaluating leadership.
Companies discussed: BABA, ASML, AMZN, GOOG, JD, T, NOW, NVDA, SFIX, DOCN
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Asit Sharma Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Tim Sparks
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