Jack Ma made billions in an industry nobody thought would flourish in China – e-commerce. Yet for all his success, Jack’s past is riddled with failures.
He failed his school entrance exam 8 times, was rejected from nearly 30 job interviews, and failed to even get a job at KFC. According to Ma, when KFC entered China the fast food chain hired 23 out of 24 applicants.
In 1995, Ma found himself in the United States and in front of a computer connected to the internet for the very first time. Intrigued, he made his first search, ‘beer’. Results from different countries were found but not a single hit from his own country of China.
So, out of curiosity, he searched ‘China’ and to his surprise, there was nothing. Jack Ma knew then and there that it was time for the people of China to join the digital renovation.
As time passed and the world began to wake up to Alibaba’s potential amidst the emerging Chinese market, Alibaba attracted more and more foreign investors such as Softbank and Goldman Sachs.
Ma’s persistence and determination in business and life has now made him one of the richest men in China and a company that rivals giants such as Amazon and Walmart.
How important is academic success to future success?
将来の成功にとって、学術的な成功はどれほど重要ですか?
このストーリーを読んでいると、学術的な成功は将来の成功にそれほど重要ではないと思えます。
でも、それでも、一般の人にとっては、基礎的な学術は必要だと思います。
I think from this story, it is not so important academic success to future success, but it is necessary for ordinary people to gain basic academic knowledge to future success.
I have never had a moment of inspiration like Jack Ma. But until about 5 years ago I had never visited other country’s airport on business at that time, when I met with other countries’ airport people in Tokyo at conference, I should connect with these people and should visit these airports for my career, I thought. So, after the conference, I e-mailed these people in other countries’ airport and visited 10 countries airports the next year.
It was indeed a very wonderful discussion we had earlier. I do see you have a very good insight about things. You are able to find words and able to clearly explain yourself. I do appreciate you expressing your thoughts about things. I do hope we could talk more on one of your booked lesson with us. Thank you very much and have a very relaxing morning.
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