Jack Ma (Founder of ALIBABA)
Career Jack Ma applied for 30 different jobs and got rejected by all. "I went for a job with the police; they said, 'you're no good,'" Ma told interviewer Charlie Rose. "I even went to KFC when it came to my city. Twenty-four people went for the job. Twenty-three were accepted. I was the only guy...".[In addition he applied 10 times for Harvard and got rejected. In 1994, Ma heard about the Internet . In early 1995, he went to the US and with his friends' help he got introduced to the Internet.
Ma began building websites for Chinese companies with the help of friends in the US. He has said that "the day we got connected to the Web, I invited friends and TV people over to my house," and on a very slow dial-up connection, "we waited three and a half hours and got half a page.... We drank, watched TV and played cards, waiting. But I was so proud. Now , He is currently the richest person in Asia and the 14th richest in the world, with a net worth of US$41.8 billion, as of June 2017. He has become a global icon in business and entrepreneurship, one of the world's most influential businessmen, and a philanthropist known for expounding his philosophy of business. He was ranked 2nd in Fortune's 2017 "World's 50 Greatest Leaders" list .
Ma Yun born in September 10, 1964 known professionally as Jack Ma is a Chinese business magnate who is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of Internet-based businesses.
Ma started to study English at a young age and practiced English daily by conversing with English-speakers at Hangzhou international hotel, a 40 minute bike ride from his home. He would give them tours around the city for free to improve his English.He did this for nine years. He became pen pals with one of those foreigners, who nicknamed him "Jack" because he found it hard to pronounce his Chinese name.
Career Jack Ma applied for 30 different jobs and got rejected by all. "I went for a job with the police; they said, 'you're no good,'" Ma told interviewer Charlie Rose. "I even went to KFC when it came to my city. Twenty-four people went for the job. Twenty-three were accepted. I was the only guy...".[In addition he applied 10 times for Harvard and got rejected. In 1994, Ma heard about the Internet . In early 1995, he went to the US and with his friends' help he got introduced to the Internet. 
Ma began building websites for Chinese companies with the help of friends in the US. He has said that "the day we got connected to the Web, I invited friends and TV people over to my house," and on a very slow dial-up connection, "we waited three and a half hours and got half a page.... We drank, watched TV and played cards, waiting. But I was so proud. Now , He is currently the richest person in Asia and the 14th richest in the world, with a net worth of US$41.8 billion, as of June 2017. He has become a global icon in business and entrepreneurship, one of the world's most influential businessmen, and a philanthropist known for expounding his philosophy of business. He was ranked 2nd in Fortune's 2017 "World's 50 Greatest Leaders" list .
"Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine." Jack Ma
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