If you want to grow, find a good opportunity. Today, if you want to be a great company, think about what social problem you could solve.

People think, 'Jack, you do too much.

I 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.

I want people to learn what democracy means.

Without internet, there would have been no Jack Ma, and no Alibaba or Taobao.

The very important thing you should have is patience.

If you view everyone as your enemies, everyone around you will be your enemies.