Who knows Ma Yun

Author: Liu Shiyin Peng Zheng
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: Dream Era · Financial Life Series Book 《Who Knows Ma Yun》, Recommended by Liu Donghua, Editor-in-Chief of 《China Entrepreneurs》 Magazine, and Wang Lifeng, Executive Producer of CCTV's 《Win in China》. When he was promoting his "Yellow Pages" early in China, people called him a fraud; when he declared that he wanted to build the best company in China, people called him a madman; when he insisted on founding the greatest company in the world, people called him a lunatic. Yet, he was the first Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes magazine. His Alibaba was ranked as the world's top e-commerce brand, and he was friends with Bill Gates, Clinton, and Blair. It's hard to believe that a man with deep cheekbones, curly hair, a slim figure, and a childlike appearance could appear on the covers of top international media like Forbes. Besides Ma Yun, it's unlikely to find anyone as uniquely individualized, so perfectly blending countless flaws and countless honors. From a down-and-out youth to a global e-commerce giant, Ma Yun's resume:
At 18, he took the college entrance exam for the first time, scored 1 point in math, and failed. At 19, he took the exam for the second time, scored 19 points in math, and failed again. At 20, he took the exam for the third time and wasly admitted to Hangzhou Normal University's English department as a substitute. At 24, he graduated from university and started teaching at a college. At 31, he gave up his stable teaching job and embarked on his first entrepreneurial venture. At 33, his first venture failed, and he painfully left for Beijing to start his second entrepreneurial journey. At 35, his second venture failed, and he returned to Hangzhou to start his third entrepreneurial venture—creating the e-commerce website Alibaba. At 37, his third venture began to succeed—Alibaba.com achieved its first profit. At 41, with a net worth of $3 billion, he ranked fourth on the "2005 Hurun IT Wealth List," and Alibaba.com became the world's largest e-commerce website.
Ma Yun's Inspiring Quotes:
A man's appearance often contrasts with his talent. I can't find any rivals even with a telescope. You've heard of people getting rich by catching lobsters, but have you heard of anyone getting rich by catching whales? Alibaba wasn't planned; it was "now, immediately, right now" into action. The internet will transition from the era of "netizens" and "online friends" to the era of "net merchants." Alibaba has a mission—to bring the internet into the era of net merchants. He is,; he is,200. You register your name with him, and he lets you choose the entire world. — Zhang Ruimin, CEO of Haier Group.
He created a new model of e-commerce, integrating traditional industries through e-commerce and promoting the establishment of commercial credit. — Zhang Weiying, a renowned economist and vice dean of the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.
I have deeply felt many times how outstanding a entrepreneur he is. At that time, I truly realized how different it is between a person who has experienced things and a person who hasn't done anything! — Wang Lifeng, Executive Producer of CCTV's 《Win in China》.
Just as Bill Gates has become an outstanding representative of humanity in creating the internet, Ma Yun will surely become an outstanding representative of humanity in utilizing the internet. Moreover, Alibaba is the only Chinese company that can rival Microsoft, GE, and Walmart. — Liu Donghua, Editor-in-Chief of 《China Entrepreneurs》 Magazine and President of the Economic Daily Press Publishing House.
This book tells the entrepreneurial journey and life story of this legendary figure who embodies the contradiction between appearance and talent. Readers can gain insights into Ma Yun's many personality traits and styles of action, uncover the behind-the-scenes story of Alibaba's and Taobao's founding, and reveal Ma Yun's unique management style and business strategies that defy the norm. The book is richly illustrated, well-researched, and includes many firsthand materials that have never been disclosed before. It is both substantial and engaging, with elegant and fluent writing, making it highly readable.
Dream Era · Financial Life Series Book 《Who Knows Ma Yun》, Recommended by Liu Donghua, Editor-in-Chief of 《China Entrepreneurs》 Magazine, and Wang Lifeng, Executive Producer of CCTV's 《Win in China》. When he was promoting his "Yellow Pages" early in China, people called him a fraud; when he declared that he wanted to build the best company in China, people called him a madman; when he insisted on founding the greatest company in the world, people called him a lunatic. Yet, he was the first Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes magazine. His Alibaba was ranked as the world's top e-commerce brand, and he was friends with Bill Gates, Clinton, and Blair. It's hard to believe that a man with deep cheekbones, curly hair, a slim figure, and a childlike appearance could appear on the covers of top international media like Forbes. Besides Ma Yun, it's unlikely to find anyone as uniquely individualized, so perfectly blending countless flaws and countless honors. From a down-and-out youth to a global e-commerce giant, Ma Yun's resume: