Moconomy Originals

Moconomy

Moconomy Originals is a podcast series featuring original, in-house documentary audio productions by the Moconomy team. Each episode explores the people, ideas and systems shaping the global economy — from the founders behind iconic brands to the forces transforming markets such as real estate, technology, finance and global trade. Through narrative storytelling, expert voices and in-depth analysis, Moconomy Originals connects personal journeys with broader economic trends, offering context, insight and perspective on how power, capital and innovation shape the world around us.

  1. 4d ago

    Grab vs Uber | How a Southeast Asian Startup Beat a Global Giant

    Grab vs Uber | How a Southeast Asian Startup Beat a Global Giant Uber 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

    Grab vs Uber | How a Southeast Asian Startup Beat a Global Giant

  2. Oct 12

    Garuda Indonesia: Back From the Brink | How a National Airline Survived Collapse

    Garuda Indonesia: Back From the Brink | How a National Airline Survived Collapse Once 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

    Garuda Indonesia: Back From the Brink | How a National Airline Survived Collapse

  3. Oct 7

    Fujifilm: Back From the Brink | How It Survived the Digital Revolution

    Fujifilm: Back From the Brink | How It Survived the Digital Revolution For 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

    Fujifilm: Back From the Brink | How It Survived the Digital Revolution

  4. Oct 2

    The AI Empire | Karen Hao on Power, Data and the Wrong Future

    The AI Empire | Karen Hao on Power, Data and the Wrong Future Artificial 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

    The AI Empire | Karen Hao on Power, Data and the Wrong Future

  5. Sep 28

    The SaaS Apocalypse | Will AI Destroy the Software Business?

    The SaaS Apocalypse | Will AI Destroy the Software Business? Software stocks are under pressure as artificial intelligence makes coding faster, cheaper and increasingly accessible. But does cheaper software actually mean companies like Salesforce, DocuSign and other SaaS giants are becoming obsolete? Investor Jared Sleeper joins the conversation to examine what AI could really mean for the software industry. The discussion explores why enterprise software has historically been so valuable, what makes these products difficult to replace and why code itself may represent only a fraction of what customers are actually paying for. From network effects, integrations and proprietary data to AI agents and entirely new pricing models, the episode explores three possible futures: software companies disappear, very little changes — or the winners use AI to capture far more economic value than ever before. It also looks at falling software valuations, stock-based compensation, potential layoffs, changing demand for software engineers and a fundamental shift from selling software per seat to selling automated outcomes that replace human work. If AI can do the work instead of simply helping employees do it, how much could software ultimately be worth? Want to keep exploring AI, technology and the businesses being transformed by it? Continue with these Moconomy documentaries: Inside Anthropic: The $965 Billion AI Titan | Claude, AI Safety and Superintelligence | 4Khttps://youtu.be/1ShpMSuVmywNVIDIA: The $10B Gamble | How Jensen Huang Built the AI Empirehttps://youtu.be/AXOM9HHJL5AAmerican Dream | More Productivity, Less Security | 4Khttps://youtu.be/3TtAU_yNmXY

    The SaaS Apocalypse | Will AI Destroy the Software Business?

  6. Sep 25

    The AI Memory Boom | Why DRAM Prices Are Surging

    The AI Memory Boom | Why DRAM Prices Are Surging For years, DRAM was one of the quieter corners of the semiconductor industry — a highly commoditized market where capacity expanded steadily and prices generally trended lower. Artificial intelligence has changed that equation. In this episode, SemiAnalysis analyst Ray Wang explains why AI systems consume enormous amounts of memory and how surging demand is reshaping the global DRAM market. As memory costs rise, manufacturers and consumer-facing companies are being forced to rethink production, pricing and supply. The conversation explores how major producers are responding to the boom, when the market could finally rebalance, and whether Chinese memory manufacturers can close the gap with dominant Korean players such as Samsung and SK Hynix. What looks like a shortage of computer memory may actually reveal something much bigger: AI is beginning to reshape the economics of the entire semiconductor supply chain. Want to go deeper into AI, chips and the companies powering the next technological boom? Continue with these Moconomy documentaries: NVIDIA: The $10B Gamble | How Jensen Huang Built the AI Empirehttps://youtu.be/SEm5fEsWetIInside Anthropic: The $965 Billion AI Titan | Claude, AI Safety and Superintelligence | 4Khttps://youtu.be/1ShpMSuVmywThe Black Box | When Financial Models Stop Explaining Themselves | 4Khttps://youtu.be/x8T4qYVCeyQ

    The AI Memory Boom | Why DRAM Prices Are Surging

  7. Sep 21

    Who Built American Power? | Wealth, Inequality and the Origins of the 1%

    Who Built American Power? | Wealth, Inequality and the Origins of the 1% America was founded in the name of liberty and independence. But from the very beginning, who actually held the economic and political power? This Moconomy documentary traces the roots of wealth and inequality in the United States, from the American Revolution and the merchant elites of colonial Boston to Shays’ Rebellion, debt, banking and the long struggle between those who control resources and those demanding a greater share of economic power. Historians and political thinkers examine how revolutionary ideas about freedom existed alongside slavery, concentrated land ownership and economic privilege — and how movements challenging inequality have repeatedly emerged throughout American history. From the original Boston Tea Party and early battles over debt to Occupy Wall Street and modern campaign finance, the documentary asks whether today’s divide between the 1% and the rest of society is really new — or part of a much older American story. Want to explore more stories about wealth, financial power and inequality in America? Continue with these Moconomy documentaries: Vanishing Middle Class – AMERICONNED | The Death of the American Middle Classhttps://youtu.be/1Dt7NXpHkhUThe Architects of Money: The Federal Reserve & The European Central Bank | 4Khttps://youtu.be/CMN4c85_-x4Fortune Fights | The Lawsuits That Changed American Businesshttps://youtu.be/FjhdtQlc0_c

    Who Built American Power? | Wealth, Inequality and the Origins of the 1%

  8. Sep 18

    Who Really Rules America? | Wall Street, Media and Political Power

    Who Really Rules America? | Wall Street, Media and Political Power Americans elect presidents and members of Congress — but how much power actually rests in the hands of elected officials? This Moconomy documentary investigates the forces operating behind American political life, from Wall Street and corporate lobbying to the military-industrial complex, major media companies and the concentration of wealth among the country’s economic elite. Through interviews with historians, political analysts, journalists and ordinary Americans, the film explores how money can shape legislation, influence public debate and define the limits of political change. Drawing on the idea of a power elite, it asks whether financial institutions, corporations and unelected centers of influence have become deeply embedded in the structure of the American state. From campaign financing and corporate lobbying to Occupy Wall Street and the growing divide between the 1% and the rest of society, one question remains at the center of the story: Who really holds the power in America? Want to explore more stories about money, corporations and the forces shaping political power? Continue with these Moconomy documentaries: The Cost of Power: How Elon Musk Bet His Empire on Washington | Full Documentary | 4Khttps://youtu.be/Y7sdEjSQr2gThe Architects of Money: The Federal Reserve & The European Central Bank | 4Khttps://youtu.be/CMN4c85_-x4The World According to Amazon | How Amazon Became More Powerful Than Governmentshttps://youtu.be/3rZ0M47ygiE

    Who Really Rules America? | Wall Street, Media and Political Power
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Moconomy Originals is a podcast series featuring original, in-house documentary audio productions by the Moconomy team. Each episode explores the people, ideas and systems shaping the global economy — from the founders behind iconic brands to the forces transforming markets such as real estate, technology, finance and global trade. Through narrative storytelling, expert voices and in-depth analysis, Moconomy Originals connects personal journeys with broader economic trends, offering context, insight and perspective on how power, capital and innovation shape the world around us.

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  • Creator
    Moconomy
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Moconomy
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