Jack Ma always keeps this one book in his briefcase

Americans are fascinated by the rising Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma. His company Alibaba group is a privately owned, largest Internet based e commerce company in China. Jack Ma’s net worth is $41.8 billion. He is the richest person not only in China but also in Asia.

According to a Yibada, his assistant who wrote Jack Ma’ biography ‘Jack Ma: Founder and CEO of the Alibaba Group ‘, Jack always keeps the book ‘Tao Te Ching‘ in his briefcase. The book is the foundational text of Taoist philosophy that focuses on the religion and ethics composed by Lao Tzu in the sixth century B.C.

A close look at Alibaba company culture shows that Jack Ma has asserted Taoism theory in it. The company culture is focused towards first to the customers, second to the employees and third to the shareholders. 

The book has 81 chapters, each chapter has tons of valuable advices. You can read Tao Te Ching Here

Via: Forbes