When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
A person's life is over in 50, 100 years. But a company lives on through the people it is composed of, and… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
[Simon Segars ] came by a few times.I told him, "If you understand the future of the internet of things that much,… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
Alibaba is Alibaba. We are going to keep on, you know, having Alibaba as our core company in our family. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
InMobi is not just an India-focused company, but it is a global player. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
I started Softbank in 1981, a year and a half after I came back from the United States, after graduating from Berkeley.… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
Internet as a service is like culture that you have to understand, and each country has a local culture. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence from the… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing air. You… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
Traditional companies have to start looking into themselves to offer more opportunities in their companies by starting new subsidiaries and joint ventures. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
I don't care about the sort of things that will bring in chump change over the next two or three years. I think I'm… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
I know I should not be a hindrance to SoftBank's future growth and that I need to pass on the baton to the younger… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
Japan had an energy crisis. I thought, instead of just worrying about it, I should take some kind of responsibility to provide the solutions. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
Some kind of correction will always happen. But it depends on the specific companies. — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
![“[Simon Segars ] came by a few times.I told him, "If you understand the future of the internet of things that much, then you should add more engineers and go on the offensive." Simon had explained to analysts and others that he intended to do that sort of forward-looking investment, but he said…” quote by Masayoshi Son](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0c9/masayoshi-son-4119_add_simon-segars-came-by-a-few-times-i-told_917978.jpg)
