hey guys this is Evan Carmichael my one word is believe and I believe that all
word is believe and I believe that all
word is believe and I believe that all the world’s major problems will be
the world’s major problems will be
the world’s major problems will be solved by entrepreneurs so to help you
solved by entrepreneurs so to help you
solved by entrepreneurs so to help you on your path today we’re going to learn
on your path today we’re going to learn
on your path today we’re going to learn 9 surprising facts about Alibaba founder
9 surprising facts about Alibaba founder
9 surprising facts about Alibaba founder Jack Ma fact number one he used to guide
Jack Ma fact number one he used to guide
Jack Ma fact number one he used to guide tourists for free in China for nine
tourists for free in China for nine
tourists for free in China for nine years to learn new ways of thinking for
years to learn new ways of thinking for
years to learn new ways of thinking for nine years
nine years
nine years every morning almost the weather snow
every morning almost the weather snow
every morning almost the weather snow rain Sun I went there looking for
rain Sun I went there looking for
rain Sun I went there looking for foreign tourists to become the free
foreign tourists to become the free
foreign tourists to become the free guide and I made a lot of friends this
guide and I made a lot of friends this
guide and I made a lot of friends this trained me the way of think different
trained me the way of think different
trained me the way of think different from the other kids in China in my
from the other kids in China in my
from the other kids in China in my generation because everything I learned
generation because everything I learned
generation because everything I learned from the tourists foreign tourists are
from the tourists foreign tourists are
from the tourists foreign tourists are so different from the things I learned
so different from the things I learned
so different from the things I learned from the my from the schools my parents
from the my from the schools my parents
from the my from the schools my parents because we thought China were like that
because we thought China were like that
because we thought China were like that the world like that in our books you
the world like that in our books you
the world like that in our books you know but the thing that I learned from
know but the thing that I learned from
know but the thing that I learned from outside there’s that’s so different so
outside there’s that’s so different so
outside there’s that’s so different so that trained my way of thinking
that trained my way of thinking
that trained my way of thinking different when people talk about
different when people talk about
different when people talk about everything when everything people agree
everything when everything people agree
everything when everything people agree normally I’d take one minute to think
normally I’d take one minute to think
normally I’d take one minute to think about is that true when everything
about is that true when everything
about is that true when everything disagree as they take about one minute
disagree as they take about one minute
disagree as they take about one minute think about it hmm
think about it hmm
think about it hmm is that true so that was a training fact
is that true so that was a training fact
is that true so that was a training fact number two his hero is Forrest Gump the
number two his hero is Forrest Gump the
number two his hero is Forrest Gump the hero I had and flourish to go a 14 years
hero I had and flourish to go a 14 years
hero I had and flourish to go a 14 years ago in a watch eat chocolate
ago in a watch eat chocolate
ago in a watch eat chocolate yeah you know it’s a fictional character
yeah you know it’s a fictional character
yeah you know it’s a fictional character though like that guy I’ve been watching
though like that guy I’ve been watching
though like that guy I’ve been watching that movie for about 10 times every
that movie for about 10 times every
that movie for about 10 times every summer when I’ve rested I watch the
summer when I’ve rested I watch the
summer when I’ve rested I watch the movie and I watch movies before I came
movie and I watch movies before I came
movie and I watch movies before I came here again were you know what for this
here again were you know what for this
here again were you know what for this before coming to the New York ID because
before coming to the New York ID because
before coming to the New York ID because I what I watch the movie again telling
I what I watch the movie again telling
I what I watch the movie again telling me that no matter whatever change you I
me that no matter whatever change you I
me that no matter whatever change you I you and I’m still the guy 15 years ago
you and I’m still the guy 15 years ago
you and I’m still the guy 15 years ago you know I only earned like a $20.00
you know I only earned like a $20.00
you know I only earned like a $20.00 amount and today I can do that much you
amount and today I can do that much you
amount and today I can do that much you know
know
know fact number three he has no technical
fact number three he has no technical
fact number three he has no technical background started with one dollar in
background started with one dollar in
background started with one dollar in his pocket and beer was the first thing
his pocket and beer was the first thing
his pocket and beer was the first thing that he searched on the internet and
that he searched on the internet and
that he searched on the internet and when I go to register company home
when I go to register company home
when I go to register company home internet registry officer said no
internet registry officer said no
internet registry officer said no there’s no such a worthy to an
there’s no such a worthy to an
there’s no such a worthy to an additional money register and each net
additional money register and each net
additional money register and each net we have to register under the name is
we have to register under the name is
we have to register under the name is what it was the names that compute
what it was the names that compute
what it was the names that compute consulting firm and I have no idea of
consulting firm and I have no idea of
consulting firm and I have no idea of what to do so my first company pounds of
what to do so my first company pounds of
what to do so my first company pounds of hope computer consulting firm it was
hope computer consulting firm it was
hope computer consulting firm it was tough
tough
tough without knowing anything I’m enough
without knowing anything I’m enough
without knowing anything I’m enough technology without knowing anything
technology without knowing anything
technology without knowing anything about computer past 15 years we working
about computer past 15 years we working
about computer past 15 years we working I call myself like a blind man riding on
I call myself like a blind man riding on
I call myself like a blind man riding on the back of the drive titers those
the back of the drive titers those
the back of the drive titers those experts very important they all fell we
experts very important they all fell we
experts very important they all fell we survived because three more advantage
survived because three more advantage
survived because three more advantage with relief refuge we change ourselves
with relief refuge we change ourselves
with relief refuge we change ourselves we have continuous mom made it into
we have continuous mom made it into
we have continuous mom made it into college on his third try and became an
college on his third try and became an
college on his third try and became an English teacher with no computing or
English teacher with no computing or
English teacher with no computing or engineering background
engineering background
engineering background he’s an unlikely tech Titan but he says
he’s an unlikely tech Titan but he says
he’s an unlikely tech Titan but he says he was captivated by the internet from
he was captivated by the internet from
he was captivated by the internet from the moment he first saw it in 1995 when
the moment he first saw it in 1995 when
the moment he first saw it in 1995 when he came to the US as a translator I
he came to the US as a translator I
he came to the US as a translator I never touched keyboard before I never
never touched keyboard before I never
never touched keyboard before I never using computer before and I say what is
using computer before and I say what is
using computer before and I say what is Internet is a jack and I’ll search
Internet is a jack and I’ll search
Internet is a jack and I’ll search whatever you want on the Internet how
whatever you want on the Internet how
whatever you want on the Internet how can I search what is such me is it just
can I search what is such me is it just
can I search what is such me is it just the type I don’t want to type
the type I don’t want to type
the type I don’t want to type Computers so expensive in China I don’t
Computers so expensive in China I don’t
Computers so expensive in China I don’t want to destroy it he said it’s not a
want to destroy it he said it’s not a
want to destroy it he said it’s not a bomb
bomb
bomb just the type so I tapped the first to
just the type so I tapped the first to
just the type so I tapped the first to work of beer at that time very slow come
work of beer at that time very slow come
work of beer at that time very slow come out the American beer Japan beer in the
out the American beer Japan beer in the
out the American beer Japan beer in the German beer but new China beers I was
German beer but new China beers I was
German beer but new China beers I was curious and I was type of China no China
curious and I was type of China no China
curious and I was type of China no China no datum came back to Hangzhou with one
no datum came back to Hangzhou with one
no datum came back to Hangzhou with one dollar in my pocket scared worried and I
dollar in my pocket scared worried and I
dollar in my pocket scared worried and I came back and I said I want to do
came back and I said I want to do
came back and I said I want to do something called internet fax number
something called internet fax number
something called internet fax number four his life is full of failures and
four his life is full of failures and
four his life is full of failures and rejections tried to get into three
rejections tried to get into three
rejections tried to get into three colleges each time they rejected you
colleges each time they rejected you
colleges each time they rejected you know I tried there’s a examination that
know I tried there’s a examination that
know I tried there’s a examination that young people if you want to go
young people if you want to go
young people if you want to go university of the taste take the
university of the taste take the
university of the taste take the examinations so I flew to three times a
examinations so I flew to three times a
examinations so I flew to three times a lot of so I feel for funny things that I
lot of so I feel for funny things that I
lot of so I feel for funny things that I food a key primary school tests for two
food a key primary school tests for two
food a key primary school tests for two times and I filled like that three times
times and I filled like that three times
times and I filled like that three times for the middle school middle schools and
for the middle school middle schools and
for the middle school middle schools and you will never believe in in Hangzhou my
you will never believe in in Hangzhou my
you will never believe in in Hangzhou my city there is only one middle school
city there is only one middle school
city there is only one middle school that lasts only one year it was changed
that lasts only one year it was changed
that lasts only one year it was changed from primary school middle school
from primary school middle school
from primary school middle school because our graduates of our our Alice
because our graduates of our our Alice
because our graduates of our our Alice school no universe you know middle
school no universe you know middle
school no universe you know middle school except us because we were too bad
school except us because we were too bad
school except us because we were too bad I will become a little girl when I ended
I will become a little girl when I ended
I will become a little girl when I ended you from University and before you know
you from University and before you know
you from University and before you know for three years I tried fill-in to
for three years I tried fill-in to
for three years I tried fill-in to universities so I apply jobs for 30
universities so I apply jobs for 30
universities so I apply jobs for 30 times got reject it
times got reject it
times got reject it I went for a police they say no you’re
I went for a police they say no you’re
I went for a police they say no you’re not good I went to you know even the KFC
not good I went to you know even the KFC
not good I went to you know even the KFC when KFC came to check up do I say
when KFC came to check up do I say
when KFC came to check up do I say yes I see 24 people went for the job
yes I see 24 people went for the job
yes I see 24 people went for the job 23 people accepted I was the only guy
23 people accepted I was the only guy
23 people accepted I was the only guy and we went for please five people all
and we went for please five people all
and we went for please five people all of them accepted I was the only guy deny
of them accepted I was the only guy deny
of them accepted I was the only guy deny respectfully so to me being turned down
respectfully so to me being turned down
respectfully so to me being turned down rejected oh by the way I told you that I
rejected oh by the way I told you that I
rejected oh by the way I told you that I would apply for Harvard for 10 times
would apply for Harvard for 10 times
would apply for Harvard for 10 times rejected I know you reject our sorry now
rejected I know you reject our sorry now
rejected I know you reject our sorry now ten times you wrote them and said I’d
ten times you wrote them and said I’d
ten times you wrote them and said I’d like to come to Harvard
like to come to Harvard
like to come to Harvard yeah and then I told myself someday I
yeah and then I told myself someday I
yeah and then I told myself someday I should go teach there baby
fact number five he chose the name
fact number five he chose the name Alibaba because he liked the Open Sesame
Alibaba because he liked the Open Sesame
Alibaba because he liked the Open Sesame story why did you call the company on
story why did you call the company on
story why did you call the company on Bubba I like the spelling and like the
Bubba I like the spelling and like the
Bubba I like the spelling and like the vision Alibaba Open Sesame
vision Alibaba Open Sesame
vision Alibaba Open Sesame I believe the Internet is Open Sesame
I believe the Internet is Open Sesame
I believe the Internet is Open Sesame and there’s a password that to everybody
and there’s a password that to everybody
and there’s a password that to everybody that you can find a great people you can
that you can find a great people you can
that you can find a great people you can find a great opportunities of business
find a great opportunities of business
find a great opportunities of business and improve people that that that is
and improve people that that that is
and improve people that that that is Open Sesame story I love the Ahly book
Open Sesame story I love the Ahly book
Open Sesame story I love the Ahly book everybody saves me a lot of marketing
everybody saves me a lot of marketing
everybody saves me a lot of marketing daughters when I started I think
daughters when I started I think
daughters when I started I think Internet is global we should have a
Internet is global we should have a
Internet is global we should have a global name and I named that interesting
global name and I named that interesting
global name and I named that interesting like the dead time the best name is
like the dead time the best name is
like the dead time the best name is Yahoo right I think I can so I’ve been
Yahoo right I think I can so I’ve been
Yahoo right I think I can so I’ve been thinking for many days suddenly Alibaba
thinking for many days suddenly Alibaba
thinking for many days suddenly Alibaba is a good name so I I was happened to
is a good name so I I was happened to
is a good name so I I was happened to being sent San Francisco today and I did
being sent San Francisco today and I did
being sent San Francisco today and I did have a lunch and the waitress can I ask
have a lunch and the waitress can I ask
have a lunch and the waitress can I ask you do you know about Alibaba she say
you do you know about Alibaba she say
you do you know about Alibaba she say yes I do
yes I do
yes I do what is Alibaba she said Open Sesame
what is Alibaba she said Open Sesame
what is Alibaba she said Open Sesame good
good
good so I read on the street ask about 10 to
so I read on the street ask about 10 to
so I read on the street ask about 10 to the people they all know about Alibaba
the people they all know about Alibaba
the people they all know about Alibaba for TCS and Open Sesame
for TCS and Open Sesame
for TCS and Open Sesame and I think this is a good name and
and I think this is a good name and
and I think this is a good name and start with a whatever you talk about all
start with a whatever you talk about all
start with a whatever you talk about all the bubbles on the top
fact number 6 he learned English by
fact number 6 he learned English by watching TV because there were no other
watching TV because there were no other
watching TV because there were no other options in China at the time since
options in China at the time since
options in China at the time since there’s no way to learn English at that
there’s no way to learn English at that
there’s no way to learn English at that time there’s no teachers in our city who
time there’s no teachers in our city who
time there’s no teachers in our city who can teach people to speak English so I
can teach people to speak English so I
can teach people to speak English so I listened to the BBC and Voice of America
listened to the BBC and Voice of America
listened to the BBC and Voice of America and there every evening 9 o’clock 8
and there every evening 9 o’clock 8
and there every evening 9 o’clock 8 o’clock to 9 o’clock I open my video
o’clock to 9 o’clock I open my video
o’clock to 9 o’clock I open my video from the first Monday Wednesday and
from the first Monday Wednesday and
from the first Monday Wednesday and Friday I listened to the VOA the first
Friday I listened to the VOA the first
Friday I listened to the VOA the first book I heard about is the adventure of
book I heard about is the adventure of
book I heard about is the adventure of Tom Sawyer fact number 7 he performs
Tom Sawyer fact number 7 he performs
Tom Sawyer fact number 7 he performs mass weddings for his employees he has a
mass weddings for his employees he has a
mass weddings for his employees he has a curious way of making his employees
curious way of making his employees
curious way of making his employees happy the mass weddings he does and you
happy the mass weddings he does and you
happy the mass weddings he does and you know we were looking at the footage and
know we were looking at the footage and
know we were looking at the footage and we’re talking about it as a team and
we’re talking about it as a team and
we’re talking about it as a team and what it’s doing and why is he doing this
at first when I heard about the mass
at first when I heard about the mass weddings I thought well that sounds a
weddings I thought well that sounds a
weddings I thought well that sounds a bit cultish I don’t know of any business
bit cultish I don’t know of any business
bit cultish I don’t know of any business person in the US who marries their
person in the US who marries their
person in the US who marries their employees I think it’s fair to say there
employees I think it’s fair to say there
employees I think it’s fair to say there are none really yeah
are none really yeah
are none really yeah they should learn they should learn
they should learn they should learn
they should learn they should learn maybe she’ll learn they should make
maybe she’ll learn they should make
maybe she’ll learn they should make their employees happy if they want to do
their employees happy if they want to do
their employees happy if they want to do it that’s beautiful them the way of work
it that’s beautiful them the way of work
it that’s beautiful them the way of work I believe is that couples get married in
I believe is that couples get married in
I believe is that couples get married in a variety of ceremony then one day a
a variety of ceremony then one day a
a variety of ceremony then one day a year they all go to a huge party that
year they all go to a huge party that
year they all go to a huge party that Jack stages at Alibaba headquarters why
Jack stages at Alibaba headquarters why
Jack stages at Alibaba headquarters why we do this 10 years ago because the
we do this 10 years ago because the
we do this 10 years ago because the Czar’s virtually all the employees in
Czar’s virtually all the employees in
Czar’s virtually all the employees in the company was quarantined and I was
the company was quarantined and I was
the company was quarantined and I was locked in the room for 10 days but when
locked in the room for 10 days but when
locked in the room for 10 days but when when I left the room I said to myself
when I left the room I said to myself
when I left the room I said to myself life is so shut so beautiful don’t be so
life is so shut so beautiful don’t be so
life is so shut so beautiful don’t be so serious about a work in the other lives
serious about a work in the other lives
serious about a work in the other lives so tanker is inaudible this year we got
so tanker is inaudible this year we got
so tanker is inaudible this year we got how many 600 700 couples day 9 you know
how many 600 700 couples day 9 you know
how many 600 700 couples day 9 you know announcing nice today
announcing nice today
announcing nice today your Vince Barrett Dawson Hydra yeah
your Vince Barrett Dawson Hydra yeah
your Vince Barrett Dawson Hydra yeah [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] fact number 8 he wants to retire early
fact number 8 he wants to retire early
fact number 8 he wants to retire early explore other interests and die on a
explore other interests and die on a
explore other interests and die on a beach
beach
beach people say oh this is unscented
people say oh this is unscented
people say oh this is unscented versatile world everyday setting the
versatile world everyday setting the
versatile world everyday setting the only certain day was yesterday I’m not
only certain day was yesterday I’m not
only certain day was yesterday I’m not sure about that in the future I think I
sure about that in the future I think I
sure about that in the future I think I would dictate I will be stupid that’s
would dictate I will be stupid that’s
would dictate I will be stupid that’s why I should retire early when I’m young
why I should retire early when I’m young
why I should retire early when I’m young that is why I have a lot of things that
that is why I have a lot of things that
that is why I have a lot of things that the dream I want to do I’m on those
the dream I want to do I’m on those
the dream I want to do I’m on those throughout the day I want to be a
throughout the day I want to be a
throughout the day I want to be a teacher I want to go back to school I
teacher I want to go back to school I
teacher I want to go back to school I want to do the environment and the world
want to do the environment and the world
want to do the environment and the world is so wonderful why should be the see of
is so wonderful why should be the see of
is so wonderful why should be the see of all evil all the time I’m coming to this
all evil all the time I’m coming to this
all evil all the time I’m coming to this world not to work I want to come to this
world not to work I want to come to this
world not to work I want to come to this or to enjoy my life I don’t want to die
or to enjoy my life I don’t want to die
or to enjoy my life I don’t want to die in my office I’m going to die on the
in my office I’m going to die on the
in my office I’m going to die on the beaches Fox number 9 he once dressed up
beaches Fox number 9 he once dressed up
beaches Fox number 9 he once dressed up and sang the Lion King theme song to his
and sang the Lion King theme song to his
and sang the Lion King theme song to his employees I had worked as a vice
employees I had worked as a vice
employees I had worked as a vice president in his company for nearly 10
president in his company for nearly 10
president in his company for nearly 10 years as our team survived the internet
years as our team survived the internet
years as our team survived the internet bubble fought a war with eBay and
bubble fought a war with eBay and
bubble fought a war with eBay and managed to build China’s first global
managed to build China’s first global
managed to build China’s first global Internet company I settled into my seat
Internet company I settled into my seat
Internet company I settled into my seat and wondered how would Jack addresses on
and wondered how would Jack addresses on
and wondered how would Jack addresses on this important night and then just like
this important night and then just like
this important night and then just like any other billionaire in the same
any other billionaire in the same
any other billionaire in the same situation Jack took the stage
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] well it may not have been typical for a
well it may not have been typical for a
well it may not have been typical for a company chairman but it wasn’t
company chairman but it wasn’t
company chairman but it wasn’t surprising coming from Jack people
surprising coming from Jack people
surprising coming from Jack people outside the company assumed he was crazy
outside the company assumed he was crazy
outside the company assumed he was crazy but those of us inside the company knew
but those of us inside the company knew
but those of us inside the company knew better so thank you guys so much for
better so thank you guys so much for
better so thank you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to
watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to
watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what was the most surprising fact
know what was the most surprising fact
know what was the most surprising fact that you learned about Jack Ma in this
that you learned about Jack Ma in this
that you learned about Jack Ma in this video leave in the comments below really
video leave in the comments below really
video leave in the comments below really curious to see what you have to say
curious to see what you have to say
curious to see what you have to say thank you so much for watching I believe
thank you so much for watching I believe
thank you so much for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to believe in
in you I hope you continue to believe in
in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your one where it
yourself and whatever your one where it
yourself and whatever your one where it is much love I’ll see you soon
”
Be First to Comment