I would love to, if someone would lend me the money.

For ecommerce, the most important thing is trust.

Don't hire the most qualified, hire the craziest

You should learn from your competitor, but never copy. Copy and you die.

I don't care about revenues.

I don't want people in China to have deep pockets but shallow minds.

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.