Intelligent people need a fool to lead them. When the team's all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the way. His way of thinking is different. It's easier to win if you have people seeing things from different perspectives.

I'm not a tech guy. I'm looking at the technology with the eyes of my customers, normal people's eyes.

My job is to help more people have jobs.

Your employee should have superior technical skills than you. If he doesn't, it means you have hired the wrong person.

If we go to work at 8 a.m. and go home at 5 p.m., this is not a high-tech company and Alibaba will never be successful. If we have that kind of 8-5 spirit, then we should just go and do something else.

Only fools use their mouth to speak. A smart man uses his brain, and a wise man uses his heart.

Giving up is the greatest failure.