Jack Ma Business Quotations

I like to play cards. I'm not very good, because I don't want to calculate, I just play by instinct. But I've learned a lot of business philosophy by playing poker.

Chinese people, young people, they don't go shopping a lot in department stores. All department store guys hate me. They say business is bad because of Jack.

A peace talk is always difficult, always complicated.

What kind of business world are we living in?

Cutting prices is not enough -- it's time to make your services free and affordable for all of China's entrepreneurs and consumers, ... Free is the right business model for China's current conditions.

Don't even trust that you are able to unify what everyone is thinking; it is impossible

A leader should never compare his technical skills with his employee's.

I absolutely don't have $20 billion. But I'd love to, right?

The most unreliable thing in this world is human relationships.

The opportunities that everyone cannot see are the real opportunities.

A leader should be a visionary and have more foresight than an employee.

Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering.

Always let your employees come to work with a smile.

30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for a common goal.

Customers should be number 1, Employees number 2, and then only your Shareholders come at number 3.

A leader should have higher endurance and ability to accept and embrace failure.

If you have a different mindset, you will have a different outcome: if you make different choices from your peers, your life will then be different from your peers.

A real businessman or entrepreneur has no enemies. Once he understand this, the sky's the limit.

If you do not know where your competitor is, or overconfident and snobbish about your competitor, or are unable to comprehend how yourcompetitor became a real threat, you will surely fall behind him. Don't be the "they" in this idiom: First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

Even if your competitor is still small in size or weak, you should take him seriously and treat him as a giant. Likewise, even if your competitor is massive in size, you shouldn't regard yourself as a weakling.

Adopt and change before any major trends or changes.

What starting your company means: you will lose your stable income, your right to apply for a leave of absence, and your right to get a bonus. However, it also means your income will no longer be limited, you will use your time more effectively, and you will no longer need to beg for favours from people anymore.

Find the right people, not the best people.

A great opportunity is often hard to be explained clearly; things that can be explained clearly are often not the best opportunities.

Forget about yourncompetitors, just focus on your customers.