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“The story of Alibaba’s rise—along with Jack Ma’s—offers a fascinating window onto China’s staggering transformation.” —The Wall Street Journal
In just a decade and half Jack Ma, a man who rose from humble beginnings and started his career as an English teacher, founded and built Alibaba into the second largest Internet company in the world. The company’s $25 billion IPO in 2014 was the world’s largest, valuing the company more than Facebook or Coca Cola. Alibaba today runs the e-commerce services that hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers depend on every day, providing employment and income for tens of millions more. A Rockefeller of his age, Jack has become an icon for the country’s booming private sector, and as the face of the new, consumerist China is courted by heads of state and CEOs from around the world.
Granted unprecedented access to a wealth of new material including exclusive interviews, Clark draws on his own first-hand experience of key figures integral to Alibaba’s rise to create an authoritative, compelling narrative account of how Alibaba and its charismatic creator have transformed the way that Chinese exercise their new found economic freedom, inspiring entrepreneurs around the world and infuriating others, turning the tables on the Silicon Valley giants who have tried to stand in his way.
An expert insider with unrivaled connections, Clark has a deep understanding of Chinese business mindset. He illuminates an unlikely corporate titan as never before, and examines the key role his company has played in transforming China while increasing its power and presence worldwide.
“A must-read for anyone hoping to navigate China’s new economy.” —Financial Times
ASIN : B0124PP3AA
Publisher : Ecco
Accessibility : Learn more
Publication date : March 19, 2024
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
File size : 18.4 MB
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 304 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0062413420
Page Flip : Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #400,522 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #58 in International Economics (Kindle Store) #166 in Company Histories #291 in Company Business Profiles (Books)
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