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# Masayoshi Son

(1957)   Entrepreneur

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Masayoshi Son is an entrepreneur, best known for *Son Masayoshi kiki kokufuku no gokui*.

## Quick Facts About Masayoshi Son

Born August 11, 1957

Profession Entrepreneur

Notable works Son Masayoshi kiki kokufuku no gokui

## About Masayoshi Son

Masayoshi Son is a Japanese entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. A Zainichi Korean, he is the founder, chairman and chief executive of SoftBank Group (SBG), a technology-focused investment holding company, as well as chairman of UK-based Arm Holdings and US-based Stargate LLC.

##  Quotes by Masayoshi Son · Page 3

> [If you live in the States, you see the windmill signal on your smartphone all the time. It's like living in Beijing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/if-you-live-in-the-states-you-see-the-windmill-signal-on-your/)

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[Blue sky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blue-sky/)

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> [Uber is redefining the transportation industry now; Airbnb is doing it to the hotel industry. You can expect that to happen in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/uber-is-redefining-the-transportation-industry-now-airbnb-is-doing-it/)

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[Expect](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/expect/)

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> [I don't like accidental success. It's what Bill Gates calls 'random,' a term he uses with the opposite of respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-don-t-like-accidental-success-it-s-what-bill-gates-calls-random-a/)

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[Accidental](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accidental/)

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> [The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/the-autonomous-car-is-definitely-coming-and-when-that-stage-comes/)

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[Autonomous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/autonomous/)

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> [Every street light will be interconnected to the Internet because we can save when car is not passing. Automobile will all be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/every-street-light-will-be-interconnected-to-the-internet-because-we/)

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[Car](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/)

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> [Difficulty comes not only because of your mistakes, but once you try to make an excuse or accuse someone else, your mind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/difficulty-comes-not-only-because-of-your-mistakes-but-once-you-try/)

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[Adversity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversity/)

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> [Money is available from investors as long as you have a great business model and a talented leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/money-is-available-from-investors-as-long-as-you-have-a-great/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [SoftBank has had a lot of businesses, but they've always ranked, say, third in Japan or fourth in the U.S.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/softbank-has-had-a-lot-of-businesses-but-they-ve-always-ranked-say/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [Yahoo was Jerry Yang's baby. He did a great job creating the baby. Unfortunately, some of the key executives after the foundation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/yahoo-was-jerry-yang-s-baby-he-did-a-great-job-creating-the-baby/)

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[Foundation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/foundation/)

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> [My philosophy is that the digital revolution will make mankind happier and more productive, and that won't change over the next 300…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/my-philosophy-is-that-the-digital-revolution-will-make-mankind/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [Just like I gave Jack Ma and Alibaba the luxury of staying private for longer, I am now giving Arm the gift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/just-like-i-gave-jack-ma-and-alibaba-the-luxury-of-staying-private/)

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[Gift](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gift/)

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> [I thought I might spend the rest of my time on golf. But thinking about it now, I'm happy playing whenever I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-thought-i-might-spend-the-rest-of-my-time-on-golf-but-thinking/)

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[Busy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/busy/)

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> [Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/being-educated-in-the-united-states-gave-me-a-good-understanding-of/)

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[American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/)

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> [I started Softbank in 1981, a year and a half after I came back from the United States, after graduating from Berkeley.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-started-softbank-in-1981-a-year-and-a-half-after-i-came-back-from/)

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[Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/)

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> [My original intent for investing into Sprint - the main strategy was to buy Sprint and T-Mobile at the same time, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/my-original-intent-for-investing-into-sprint-the-main-strategy-was-to/)

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[Fight](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fight/)

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> [Some kind of correction will always happen. But it depends on the specific companies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/some-kind-of-correction-will-always-happen-but-it-depends-on-the/)

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> [When the founders retire, it's always difficult for the second generation and third generation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/when-the-founders-retire-it-s-always-difficult-for-the-second/)

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> [Indian software engineers are the best in the world; even in Silicon Valley, the best software engineers are Indians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/indian-software-engineers-are-the-best-in-the-world-even-in-silicon/)

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[Best](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/best/)

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> [I know I should not be a hindrance to SoftBank's future growth and that I need to pass on the baton to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-know-i-should-not-be-a-hindrance-to-softbank-s-future-growth-and/)

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[Future](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/future/)

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> [When those super intelligence goes into robots, those robots with the super intelligence will change our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/when-those-super-intelligence-goes-into-robots-those-robots-with-the/)

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[Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/)

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> [I would say that hardware is the bone of the head, the skull. The semiconductor is the brain within the head. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-would-say-that-hardware-is-the-bone-of-the-head-the-skull-the/)

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[Bones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bones/)

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> [Internet as a service is like culture that you have to understand, and each country has a local culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/internet-as-a-service-is-like-culture-that-you-have-to-understand-and/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-said-from-the-very-beginning-yahoo-should-position-itself-as-a/)

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[Beginning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beginning/)

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> [If something happened, like engineers starting to quit, things would go downhill fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/if-something-happened-like-engineers-starting-to-quit-things-would-go/)

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[Engineering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/engineering/)

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> [Alibaba model is the model that I am supporting in China, in India, and even in Japan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/alibaba-model-is-the-model-that-i-am-supporting-in-china-in-india-and/)

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[Am](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/am/)

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> [If Japanese cannot have new babies quick enough, then the government should start importing workers faster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/if-japanese-cannot-have-new-babies-quick-enough-then-the-government/)

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[Cannot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannot/)

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> [To many of you, Sprint may seem like a burden for SoftBank. But in my view, Sprint is going to be one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/to-many-of-you-sprint-may-seem-like-a-burden-for-softbank-but-in-my/)

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[Burden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burden/)

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> [Whatever the country, whatever the culture, whatever the time, when you become a big enough organization, you start to collapse and slow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/whatever-the-country-whatever-the-culture-whatever-the-time-when-you/)

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[Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/)

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> [We are not experts on everything. We are not capable of doing everything by ourselves. There are a bunch of other smarter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/we-are-not-experts-on-everything-we-are-not-capable-of-doing/)

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[Around the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-world/)

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> [Japan had an energy crisis. I thought, instead of just worrying about it, I should take some kind of responsibility to provide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/japan-had-an-energy-crisis-i-thought-instead-of-just-worrying-about/)

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[Crisis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crisis/)

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> [I don't care whether the technology is invented by our employees. I want to bring everybody's innovations into our ecosystem together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-don-t-care-whether-the-technology-is-invented-by-our-employees-i/)

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[Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/)

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> [I believe this artificial intelligence is going to be our partner. If we misuse it, it will be a risk. If we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-believe-this-artificial-intelligence-is-going-to-be-our-partner-if/)

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[Artificial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artificial/)

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> [But a big paradigm shift is staring us in the face. If I left things to someone else despite having my own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/but-a-big-paradigm-shift-is-staring-us-in-the-face-if-i-left-things/)

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[Being true](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-true/)

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> [It struck me deep in my mind. Some day, the chip is going to surpass mankind's brain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/it-struck-me-deep-in-my-mind-some-day-the-chip-is-going-to-surpass/)

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[Brain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brain/)

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> [Traditional companies have to start looking into themselves to offer more opportunities in their companies by starting new subsidiaries and joint ventures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/traditional-companies-have-to-start-looking-into-themselves-to-offer/)

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[Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/)

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> [Softbank has always been a service firm, and with the Internet, services became the center of the technology industry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/softbank-has-always-been-a-service-firm-and-with-the-internet/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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