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.'
— Jack Ma Contemporary

Alibaba founder

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World Economic Forum

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2015

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Humorous

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI91YdF2y4o

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