I call myself a blind man riding on a blind tiger.

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.

I believe in two principles: Your attitude is more important than your capabilities. Similarly, your decision is more important than your capabilities!

We appreciate yesterday, but we're looking for a better tomorrow.

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.

A leader should be a visionary and have more foresight than an employee.

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.