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Jack Ma
by: Madi Lopez, Cori Saunders, Gianna Marciano, Ashley Wilson
Biography
 Born Oct. 15th 1964, grew up poor
 12yrs old learned English to become more globalized
 1985 spent a month with a family in Australia
 After college became an English teacher
Alibaba
 In 1995, was shown the internet for the first time.
 Discovered there was no data on China.
 Launched a website and registered as China Pages and borrowed $2,000
to set up the company.
 Named it Alibaba because it was easy to spell--everyone associates it with
open,sesame
 Survived because they had no money, no technology and no plan.
 Alibaba expanded really fast.
 They developed a product for China exporters to meet U.S. buyers. By
2002 they had made $1 in profit.
Accomplishments
 Net Worth $21.8 Million
 Richest Man in China
 2004- Top 10 Business Leader of the Year
 2005- Young Global Leader, 30 Worlds Best CEO
 2006- Graduated from Cheung Kong Graduate School
 2009 and 2014- Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People in the World
 2010- Asias Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes
 2013- Doctoral Degree by Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology
 2014- Ranked 30th Most Powerful Person in the World by Forbes
Jack Mas Inspiration
Struggles
 Before starting Alibaba, he had no money, no set plan and no technology
 According to Jack Ma, he considers the company 1,001 mistakes
 Why?
 Expanded too fast
 Had too many employees (had to lay people off)
 Didnt have enough paying users to make money
Struggles & Solutions
 In 2002, he dealt with fraud issues causing protesters to bombard his
home and workplace
o Needs to stay relevant in such a competitive industry
o Dont get distracted
o Stay competitive in the $173 Chinese e-commerce market

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  • 1. Jack Ma by: Madi Lopez, Cori Saunders, Gianna Marciano, Ashley Wilson
  • 2. Biography Born Oct. 15th 1964, grew up poor 12yrs old learned English to become more globalized 1985 spent a month with a family in Australia After college became an English teacher
  • 3. Alibaba In 1995, was shown the internet for the first time. Discovered there was no data on China. Launched a website and registered as China Pages and borrowed $2,000 to set up the company. Named it Alibaba because it was easy to spell--everyone associates it with open,sesame Survived because they had no money, no technology and no plan. Alibaba expanded really fast. They developed a product for China exporters to meet U.S. buyers. By 2002 they had made $1 in profit.
  • 4. Accomplishments Net Worth $21.8 Million Richest Man in China 2004- Top 10 Business Leader of the Year 2005- Young Global Leader, 30 Worlds Best CEO 2006- Graduated from Cheung Kong Graduate School 2009 and 2014- Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People in the World 2010- Asias Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes 2013- Doctoral Degree by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2014- Ranked 30th Most Powerful Person in the World by Forbes
  • 6. Struggles Before starting Alibaba, he had no money, no set plan and no technology According to Jack Ma, he considers the company 1,001 mistakes Why? Expanded too fast Had too many employees (had to lay people off) Didnt have enough paying users to make money
  • 7. Struggles & Solutions In 2002, he dealt with fraud issues causing protesters to bombard his home and workplace o Needs to stay relevant in such a competitive industry o Dont get distracted o Stay competitive in the $173 Chinese e-commerce market