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.

In carrying out e-commerce, the most important thing is to keep doing what you are doing right now with passion, to keep it up.

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.

You've to make consumers smart. An e-commerce portal doesn't sell a product at cheaper rates, instead an offline shop sells it at a costlier prices.

Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering.

If there are nine rabbits on the ground and you want to catch one, just focus on one.

Customers should be number 1, Employees number 2, and then only your Shareholders come at number 3.