Jack Ma grew up poor in Hangzhou, China and worked as an English teacher after failing the college entrance exam twice. During a 1995 trip to the US, he was inspired to start an internet company in China after his first online search yielded no results for Chinese beers. In 1999, he founded Alibaba, an online marketplace that allowed exporters to post listings for products that customers could purchase. Alibaba raised funding from investors and became a massive success, making Jack Ma the richest man in China.
Jack Ma grew up poor in Hangzhou, China and worked as an English teacher after failing the college entrance exam twice. During a 1995 trip to the US, he was inspired to start an internet company in China after his first online search yielded no results for Chinese beers. In 1999, he founded Alibaba, an online marketplace that allowed exporters to post listings for products that customers could purchase. Alibaba raised funding from investors and became a massive success, making Jack Ma the richest man in China.
Jack Ma grew up poor in Hangzhou, China and worked as an English teacher after failing the college entrance exam twice. During a 1995 trip to the US, he was inspired to start an internet company in China after his first online search yielded no results for Chinese beers. In 1999, he founded Alibaba, an online marketplace that allowed exporters to post listings for products that customers could purchase. Alibaba raised funding from investors and became a massive success, making Jack Ma the richest man in China.