Jack Ma Quotes


When I was starting out, I thought about how the Internet is global and that we should have a global name, a name that's interesting. At that time, the best name was Yahoo! Suddenly I thought, 'Alibaba is a good name.'


Citations

Shiying, Liu, and Martha Avery. Alibaba: The Inside Story Behind Jack Ma and the Creation of the World's Biggest Online Marketplace. HarperBusiness, 2009, p. 57.

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Jack Ma
Jack Ma
  • Born: September 10, 1964
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Profession: Business Magnate, Investor, Philanthropist

Jack Ma Yun, is a Chinese business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate. Ma is a strong proponent of an open and market-driven economy.