Jack Ma

The world is flat. We should all be connected.

The very first day we got the internet, I invited 24 friends to my apartment. I told them, this is called the internet, and we can do a lot of things. We can make a lot of money. And 23 of them said, 'Forget it.' One guy said, 'Let's try it.'

My job is to wake up every morning and say, 'Oh, we're still alive.'

I'm not a tech guy. I'm a normal guy.

I want to change the world. Maybe not change the world, but change something in the world.

I'm a normal person. I don't believe I'm a genius.

I think when you are 20 to 30 years old, you should follow a good boss, join a good company to learn how to do things.

When you are 30 to 40 years old, you should try to do something yourself, if you really want to be an entrepreneur.

When you are 40 to 50 years old, you should focus on something that you are good at, don't try to change to a new area, it's too late.

When you are 50 to 60 years old, you should spend time training and developing young people.

When you are over 60 years old, you should better stay with your grandchildren.

I tell my people, 'Don't worry about the money. Worry about the customers.'

Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.

I'm not interested in money. I'm interested in helping small businesses.

I want to retire early. I don't want to die in my office.

I don't think Alibaba is a company. It's a movement.

My philosophy is that we are here to make money, but we are also here to make the world better.

I believe that if you make customers happy, they will come back.

I want to be a teacher again. I will teach.

The opportunities that everyone cannot see are the real opportunities.