Global Vision, Local Win.

Success And Profitability Are Outcomes Of Focusing On Customers And Employees, Not Objectives.

I Want People To Learn What Democracy Means.

My Dream Was To Set Up My Own E-commerce Company. In 1999, I Gathered 18 People In My Apartment And Spoke To Them For Two Hours About My Vision. Everyone Put Their Money On The Table, And That Got Us $60,000 To Start Alibaba. I Wanted To Have A Global Company, So I Chose A Global Name.

Ebay May Be A Shark In The Ocean, But I'm A Crocodile In The Yangtze River. If We Fight In The Ocean, We Lose, But If We Fight In The River, We Win.

My Job Is To Help More People Have Jobs.