

Winner Take All
Alex Moazed
Winner Take All is a business & tech news show covering the world of platform businesses, tech antitrust, regulations, and innovation. Hosted by Alex Moazed and Nick Johnson, authors of the Amazon Best-Seller Modern Monopolies.
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Feb 27, 2020 • 16min
Winner Take All #68 | Apple Pay Growth, SoundCloud Investment, Intrepreneurs
Alex opens the episode with a look at Apple Pay's growth trajectory and explains why Apple has been able to grow faster than alternatives like Samsung Pay. Next, he looks at the recent SoundCloud investment from SiriusXM and then compares and contrasts Intrepreneurs with entrepreneurs.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:17 - Apple Pay Growth
3:59 - SiriusXM Invests in SoundCloud
7:50 Intrepreneur vs. Entrepreneur
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Feb 26, 2020 • 22min
Winner Take All #67 | Apple Unifies App Store, B2B Ag Antitrust, Huawei's New Alliance
Alex opens the episode with a look at Apple's new move to unify their various app stores and Huawei's new mobile alliance. Next, he looks at some antitrust news in the B2B agriculture space and explains why B2B distributors need to take advantage of their value now. The show closes with an update on Epic's letter urging hospital customers to oppose sharing of EHR data.
0:17 - Apple Unifies App Store
1:58 - Huawei's New Mobile Alliance
7:13 - Agriculture Platform Antitrust
10:01 - B2B Marketplace Landscape
19:13 Epic's EHR Letter
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Feb 20, 2020 • 31min
Winner Take All #66 | YouTube Numbers Revealed, eBay Takeover Offer, About Applico
Alex opens the first show from our Palm Beach satellite studio discussing the new financial data Google recently revealed about YouTube. Next, he covers the Intercontinental Exchange's eBay takeover offer and closes the show answering a viewer question about Applico's story.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:29 - YouTube a $15 Billion Business
12:03 - eBay Takeover Offer
17:40 - About Applico
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Feb 11, 2020 • 52min
Winner Take All #65 | Trade Deal Deep Dive, Platform Design, Epic Games vs. Steam
Alex starts the show with an in-depth look at phase 1 of the US China trade deal, detailing stipulations around counterfeit goods, intellectual property, and the impact increased spending could have on the US GDP. Next he explains how the 3 month process of platform design works, why McDonalds got a bad deal with Uber Eats, and what is going on with SoftBank funding multiple ends of the food delivery platform wars. The show closes with a look at how Epic Games has quickly become a big competitor in digital PC games sales.
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Feb 10, 2020 • 53min
Winner Take All #64 | Epic is Playing Dirty👺, Amazon Counterfeits, KNewz, Barstool Deal
Alex opens the show with an in-depth look at Epic's despicable behavior urging hospitals to not share medical info. Next, we take a look at the White House cracking down on counterfeit products, Netflix's P/E ratio, News Corp's new KNewz platform, and Facebook's curation practices. The show closes with a look at Penn National's new investment in Barstool sports.
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Jan 30, 2020 • 54min
Winner Take All #63 | Amazon Bullying PopSockets, Airbnb IPO, Rakuten Entering US Market
Alex opens the episode with a look at some new antitrust big tech accusations, including an in depth look at Amazon bullying mobile accessory company PopSockets. Next is a look at Google Health gaining traction and analysis of Airbnb's numbers with a likely 2020 IPO in mind. The show closes with a break down of Rakuten and Alibaba's startegies as they enter the US market.
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Jan 29, 2020 • 26min
Winner Take All #62 | Disney+ Subscribers, Netflix Slowing Down, Google Worth 1 Trillion 💵
Alex opens the show looking at a USA Today article that claims Disney+ has 41 million subscribers. Next we look at Netflix's slowing subscriber growth and Google breaking the trillion dollar mark. The show closes with discussion on the FBI–Apple encryption dispute.
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Jan 28, 2020 • 39min
Winner Take All #61 | Visa Acquires Plaid, Anti Amazon Go Alliance, EU vs. Big Tech
Alex and Nick open the episode with a look at Visa's $5.3 billion acquisition of fintech payment pipe Plaid. Next, they state their case as to why retailers should join together to fight Amazon Go and look at yet another SoftBank blunder. The show closes with a look at the EU's frustrations with fining tech monopolies.
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Jan 17, 2020 • 33min
Winner Take All #60 | Zuckerberg 10 Year Outlook, Spotify Podcast Platform, Boardroom Consensus
The show opens with a recap of Munchery co-founder Tri Tran's correct prediction on yesterday's episode about who would be the most likely buyers if Grubhub were to sell their delivery platform. Next, Alex breaks down Mark Zuckerberg's newly published 10 year roadmap and discusses how we haven't yet seen the next big development platform. The show also covers Spotify's growing market share in podcasts and the importance of achieving consensus in the boardroom.
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Jan 16, 2020 • 39min
Winner Take All #59 | Grubhub For Sale!?, Amazon Luxury Platform, PLAT ETF Review
The episode starts with Munchery co-founder Tri Tran joining WTA to discuss with Alex the rumors that Grubhub is considering a sale of their delivery platform. Next, Alex looks at news that Amazon will be launching a luxury fashion platform and reviews the PLAT ETF over the past month. The show closes with a look at Applico's platform design toolkit.
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