Date post: | 25-Jul-2015 |
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Basic Information● Born October 15, 1964● Grew up poor in South China in town
called Hangzou● Scrawny - got into a lot of fights● Wasn’t afraid to fight kids bigger
than him● Enjoyed collecting crickets & making
them fight
The Struggles● Offered tours to visitors in exchange for
english lessons● Someone on one of his tours gave him the
name Jack● Rejected from Harvard 5 times● Rejected from KFC
o Only earned $12 from his first job● Hates being rich
Jack Ma talks about the company's initial public offering and business strategy.
What he’s up to now● Helped Washington farmers sell 300 tons of cherries last year.
o 80,000 families ordered cherries and sold all within 48 hours● He recently developed an interest in environmentalism and is now on the global
board of the Nature Conservancy