I think I would have kept in contact with venture capital investors and entrepreneurs. I'm sure staying involved as something like a coach would be fun. If I handed over the reins to a successor, I wouldn't stick around [to… — Masayoshi Son Copy Share Image
I'd met Simon [Segars] for the first time in London. He struck me as a quiet, natural-born engineer and an orthodox successor [to East]. He has a home in Silicon Valley, and he said it's just a few minutes' drive… — 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
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