12 Facts You Might Not Know About Jack Ma

Описание: 12 Facts About Jack Ma - Things you might not know about Alibaba's founder

As the face of Alibaba, Jack Ma is one of the most successful and well-known businessmen in the world. His story is full of failure and determination and few in the business world match his charisma.

As he's set to retire from Alibaba on his birthday in 2019, let's take a look back at some of the most interesting and inspirational Jack Ma facts

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1. He was one of the earliest people in China to connect to the internet

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2. He was "kidnapped" on his first trip to Los Angeles

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3. His first ever internet search was for beer

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4. When Ma was growing up, there were no English classes available

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5. A tourist gave Ma his English name

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6. The first company that a Ma founded was a translation agency

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7. Ma has intimate experience with rejection and failure

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8. He looks up to Forrest Gump

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9. He field-tested the name Alibaba on the streets of San Francisco

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10. He was one of Taobao's first customers

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11. He doesn't have a technical background

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12. Ma is a performer at heart

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