Hisham Sarwar
Jack Ma needs no introduction. He is one of the richest man in China. He had struggled all throughout his early life but his persistence, big dreams and firm stance in what he wanted to do with internet led him to create one of the biggest online e-commerce website Alibaba.
Here are his 10 most amazing quotes about business, life.
On Having A Larger Mission In Life
“It doesn’t matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even if I don’t succeed, someone will succeed.”
On Competition
“You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.”
On Teamwork
“If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat ten of them.”
On The Benefits Of His Technological Ineptitude
“Intelligent people need a fool to lead them. When the team’s all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the way. His way of thinking is different. It’s easier to win if you have people seeing things from different perspectives.”
On Starting A Company
“If you want to grow, find a good opportunity. Today, if you want to be a great company, think about what social problem you could solve.”
On Work
“If you want to grow, find a good opportunity. Today, if you want to be a great company, think about what social problem you could solve.”
On Never Giving Up
“Today is bad. Tomorrow is worst And the day after tomorrow is beautiful. Tomorrow is where most of the people give up”
On Perseverance
“We will make it because we are young and we will never, never give up.”
On Growth
“In carrying out e-commerce, the most important thing is to keep doing what you are doing right now with passion, to keep it up.”
On Past Mistakes From
“The dark days at Alibaba”: “If you don’t give up, you still have a chance. And when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.”
The article originally appeared on Economic Times
