30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for a common goal.
Jack MaI wanted to have a global company, so I chose a global name. Alibaba is easy to spell, and people everywhere associate that with "Open, Sesame," the command that Ali Baba used to open doors to hidden treasures in One Thousand and One Nights.
Jack MaCustomers should be number 1, Employees number 2, and then only your Shareholders come at number 3.
Jack MaIf you do not know where your competitor is, or overconfident and snobbish about your competitor, or are unable to comprehend how yourcompetitor became a real threat, you will surely fall behind him. Don't be the "they" in this idiom: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
Jack Ma