"A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't."
Jack Ma
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Jack Ma is a Chinese entrepreneur and co-founder of Alibaba, known for his insights on business, innovation, and resilience.
- Born
- September 10, 1964
- Quotes
- 103
- Rank
- #340
Quote collection
Jack Ma quotes (page 4 of 6)
103 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"Customers first, employees second, and shareholders third."
"A leader should never compare his technical skills with his employee's."
"Never ever compete on prices, instead compete on services and innovation."
"The most unreliable thing in this world is human relationships."
"If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat tons of them."
"Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering."
"When you have one million dollars, you're a lucky person. When you have 10 million dollars, you've got trouble, a lot of headaches."
"Don't even trust that you are able to unify what everyone is thinking; it is impossible"
"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 flunked my exam for university two times before I was accepted by what was considered my city's worst university, Hangzhou Teachers University. I was studying to be a high school English teacher. In my university, I was elected student chairman and later became chairman of the city's Students Federation."
"I try to make myself happy ... because I know that if I'm not happy, my colleagues are not happy, and my shareholders are not happy, and my customers are not happy."
"Nobody wanted to believe Jack Ma."
"For ecommerce, the most important thing is trust."
"Without internet, there would have been no Jack Ma, and no Alibaba or Taobao."
"My job is to help more people have jobs."
"I know nothing about technology."
"I don't want people in China to have deep pockets but shallow minds."
"I don't care about revenues."
"Change the world is maybe Obama's job."