My dream was to set up my own e-commerce company. In 1999, I gathered 18 people in my apartment and spoke to… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
If we go to work at 8 a.m. and go home at 5 p.m., this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
EBay is a great company. There are a lot of good assets and good customers, and the U.S. people love it. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
I wanted to have a global company, so I chose a global name. Alibaba is easy to spell, and people everywhere associate… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
I am very interested in bringing companies from everywhere to sell their products in China. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
If you want to grow, find a good opportunity. Today, if you want to be a great company, think about what social… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
As a company, we have to be very transparent. We are in a business very related to finance, and I want this… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
What starting your company means: you will lose your stable income, your right to apply for a leave of absence, and your… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
If we go to work at 8 am and go home at 5 pm, this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
Helping doing business easier, we choose the name Alibaba because it is a global company. It is founded in China, but it… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
The world will not remember what you say, but it will certainly not forget what you have done. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
Never ever do business with the government. Be in love with them, never marry them. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
It's impossible for China to keep 10 to 15% growth annually. The economy needed to slow down, and we have to learn to slow down. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
I flunked my exam for university two times before I was accepted by what was considered my city's worst university, Hangzhou Teachers University. I… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
China's government is so strong on investment, so strong on exporting, but they're too weak on domestic consumption. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
If the 'Post' can play the role of a connector between the West and the East, I have confidence in the paper's future success. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueller. And the day after tomorrow is beautiful. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
If you want to invest in us, we believe customer number one, employee number two, shareholder number three. If they don't want to buy… — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
