Global vision, local win.
Success and profitability are outcomes of focusing on customers and employees, not objectives.
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.
Never ever do business with the government. Be in love with them, never marry them.
When we have money, we start making mistakes.
Giving up is the greatest failure.