Jack Ma, the richest person in China and founder of the Alibaba Company, was rejected for at least 30 times in different companies for a job. But he never gave up, and today the result is in front of everyone. He always says that fast-paced people need an average leader. The only need is the perspective, if you give things in different perspective then the probability of success also increases.
54-year-old Jack Ma will retire from the company on September 10, next year on his 55th birthday. At their place, the company's current CEO Daniel Jang will be the chairman. He says that after his retirement, he will give his time in Philanthropy (social service) based on education, but he will remain in the board members of the company till 2020.
The story of Jack Ma's struggle is very interesting. It is said that in the early days of his struggle, a branch of US fast-food restaurant company KFC was about to open in China. For this, a total of 24 people went for the interview, including Jack Ma. But look at Jack Ma's fate that all the 23 people were selected. Except for those 24 people, Jack Ma was the only survivor who was not selected.
In addition, he sent applications for at least 30 places, but he was disappointed everywhere. He even applied for admission in Harvard Business School for about 10 times, but he was also rejected every time.
Before introducing the Alibaba Company, Jack Ma was an English teacher. He was born in a poor family in Hangzhou town of eastern Xerjang province of China. Jack Ma had a habit, learning new things, learning new skills This habit was from their childhood and this was the reason that they studied the English language while living in China, where the English language is not spoken in practice. He has also worked as guide for tourists.
In the 1990s, after introduction to the Internet Revolution, he decided to leave his job and start his business and under this he founded Alibaba.com. Initially Jack Ma had persuaded his friends to collect $ 60,000 from them and started Alibaba, an internet market platform that facilitates online buying and selling. At the time when he started the company, only 1 percent of people in China had internet access.
He became CEO of the company in 2013. According to the stock market, Jack Ma's company's status is around 421 billion dollars (about 30,312 billion rupees) today. With the status of the company, Jack Ma's status also increased and he is now counted among the world's richest people. He is also the richest person in China.
About Jack Ma, he is said to be a staunch supporter of the Communist Party. They say that China is fast growing due to the rule of one party. Jack Ma is called a charismatic leader. He has often been seen singing and dancing in company meetings or programs.
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