Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built
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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。
Duncan explores vital questions about the company’s past， present， and future: How， from such unremarkable origins， did Jack Ma build Alibaba？ What explains his relentless drive and his ability to outsmart his competitors？ With over 80% of China’s e-commerce market， how long can the company hope to maintain its dominance？ As the company sets its sights on the country’s financial and media markets， are there limits to Alibaba’s ambitions， or will the Chinese government act to curtail them？ And as it set up shop from LA and San Francisco to Seattle， how will Alibaba grow its presence and investments in the US and other international markets？
Clark tells Alibaba’s tale within the wider story of China’s economic explosion—the rise of the private sector and the expansion of Internet usage—that haver powered the country’s rise to become the world’s second largest economy and largest Internet population， twice the size of the United States。 He also explores the political and social context for these momentous changes。 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。
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。
Duncan explores vital questions about the company’s past， present， and future: How， from such unremarkable origins， did Jack Ma build Alibaba？ What explains his relentless drive and his ability to outsmart his competitors？ With over 80% of China’s e-commerce market， how long can the company hope to maintain its dominance？ As the company sets its sights on the country’s financial and media markets， are there limits to Alibaba’s ambitions， or will the Chinese government act to curtail them？ And as it set up shop from LA and San Francisco to Seattle， how will Alibaba grow its presence and investments in the US and other international markets？
Clark tells Alibaba’s tale within the wider story of China’s economic explosion—the rise of the private sector and the expansion of Internet usage—that haver powered the country’s rise to become the world’s second largest economy and largest Internet population， twice the size of the United States。 He also explores the political and social context for these momentous changes。 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。
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Minh Ngoc Dang
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|Tỉ phú khùng Jack Ma và đế chế Alibaba by Duncan Clark|*Tên tiếng Anh: Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma BuiltBên cạnh những ồn ào xung quanh Ant và Alibaba， phải công nhận rằng Jack Ma là một con người “khác biệt”: chăm chỉ， tầm nhìn chiến lược và tư duy sắc bén。 Sao lại nói Jack ma là “khùng” khi ông xây dựng được cả một đế chế có tầm ảnh hưởng như vậy như vậy từ bàn tay trắng。Tác giả Duncan Clark: Là công dân Anh， sống và làm việc tại Bắc Kinh và Thượng Hải hơn 20 năm。 là chuyên gia trong lĩnh |Tỉ phú khùng Jack Ma và đế chế Alibaba by Duncan Clark|*Tên tiếng Anh: Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma BuiltBên cạnh những ồn ào xung quanh Ant và Alibaba， phải công nhận rằng Jack Ma là một con người “khác biệt”: chăm chỉ， tầm nhìn chiến lược và tư duy sắc bén。 Sao lại nói Jack ma là “khùng” khi ông xây dựng được cả một đế chế có tầm ảnh hưởng như vậy như vậy từ bàn tay trắng。Tác giả Duncan Clark: Là công dân Anh， sống và làm việc tại Bắc Kinh và Thượng Hải hơn 20 năm。 là chuyên gia trong lĩnh vực khởi nghiệp， là chủ tịch BDA Trung Quốc – DN tư vấn cho những nhà đầu tư ở lĩnh vực công nghệ cao…， ông còn là chủ tịch phòng thương mại Anh tại TQ -> Tiếng nói trung lập từ một chuyên gia giàu kinh nghiệm。Sách nói về lịch sử của Alibaba và những khó khăn mà Jack Ma trải qua。 Gồm 3 nội dung chính:1。Chăm chỉ và tư duy đột phá- Jack ma: Xuất thân giáo viên tiếng Anh nhưng không muốn tương lai như những người đồng nghiệp （đạp xe chở bó rau về nhà）， ông phải thay đổi để có cuộc sống sung túc hơn。- Thời điểm Internet trở nên phổ biến -> Jack Ma nghiên cứu， tìm hiểu -> Thành lập cty tạo web chia sẻ thông tin liên lạc cho các DN có nhu cầu phủ sóng thương hiệu trên mạng。 Tuy nhiên vì công nghệ mới nên khó thuyết phục các DN sử dụng， Jack Ma thuyết phuc bạn bè dùng thử và có kq tốt （kéo đc nhiều du khách tìm đến vì là thông tin duy nhất tìm thấy đc trên mạng）。Khó khăn: Kết nối mạng ko ổn định， phải in giao diện web ra giấy， bị nghi ngờ là lừa đảo。- Ra đời của hàng bán lẻ trực tuyến Alibaba2。 Tập trung vào nhu cầu của KH và nhân viên- Lý do để Kh yêu quý thương hiệu: Phải làm việc vì KH- Mang đến Dịch vụ CSKH tuyệt vời- KH là số 1， Nhân viên số 2， Cổ đông số 3。 Giữ vững lập trường này dù sức ép cổ đông。- KH của Jack Ma hầu hết là buôn bán nhỏ lẻ -> tạo cơ hội để họ có thể phát triển， mở rộng làm ăn kinh doanh。- Chế độ đãi ngộ tốt。 Đề cao trung thành và sự cống hiến。 Khuôn viên cty có xe đạp， cây xanh， hồ nc， đc vay lãi 0%…3。 Biết tận dụng lợi thế khôn ngoan， đánh bại eBay- ebay – đối thủ khiến Alibaba nhận ra tiềm năng của bản thân。ebay năm 2000: cực thịnh， chiếm thị phần lớn ở Mỹ。 ebay mở rộng thị trường bằng cách mua lại Doanh nghiệp chiếm 90% thị phần ở TQ， tái định vị với tên mới -> thâm nhập thị trường。- Alibaba: lợi thế sân nhà và am hiểu văn hóa， Jack Ma bí mật thành lập cty con của Alibaba tên Taobao， nhắm vào KH tương tự của eBay， với giao diện đồ họa chuẩn website hấp dẫn thị hiếu Kh。- Ebay rút về Mỹ， Alibaba chiến thắng"Ai cũng có thể thành công nếu chăm chỉ và có tư duy thông minh。 Không cần biết bạn giàu có và quyền lực thế nào， nhưng nếu không biết tận dụng ánh nắng mặt trời， thì không thể thực sự hạnh phúc。"link blog: https://motnoinaoday。wordpress。com/20。。。 。。。more
Praneesh K
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Zhejiang Province
Partha Pritom
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Exceptional story of an English teacher who changed the E-Commerce history of China。 The book starts with amazing promises but later become sloppy。
Vinod Kumar
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"Most people think of Alibaba as a story。 It's not just a story， it's a strategy" "Most people think of Alibaba as a story。 It's not just a story， it's a strategy" 。。。more
Ezaan Amin
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Great life story on an amazing entrepreneur
PINN
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Great StrategiesShould have made a movie according to this book。 Bcoz this book has mentioned too many people Look forward to that movie。
Fabio Ismerim Ismerim
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História cheia de reviravoltas e muito bem narrada （alguns erros de tradução） sobre o império Alibaba e seus tentáculos em diversos negócios em um país controverso。Jack é o oposto do esteriótipo “founder e CEO do Vale do Silício “ o que torna a história mais atraente。
Patti
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A solid 3。5 stars。 Better than average， but not stellar。 A biography of Jack Ma， and how he founded， almost lost， and now runs， Alibaba， a Chinese internet giant worth billions and billions of dollars now。 Bigger than Amazon， EBay， Walmart and Yahoo combined。
Parv Jain
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Simply Inspiring and explains the dynamics of big businesses in China and it's economy Simply Inspiring and explains the dynamics of big businesses in China and it's economy 。。。more
Lynn Chau
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Easily digestible and great storytelling。
Mohit Rawat
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Informational read。The title is Alibaba but the Book is much more than Alibaba。In this book he talked about Alibaba，He talked about venture capital，He put a spotlight on business culture in China。He explained the economy of China。More than Alibaba and Jack ma this book is about Softbank， Yahoo， EBay， Soho， Chinese work culture and many more。This is not a biography but it is much more than a biography it tells the real way of how startup ecosystem works。A huge thanks to Dunken Clark for this amaz Informational read。The title is Alibaba but the Book is much more than Alibaba。In this book he talked about Alibaba，He talked about venture capital，He put a spotlight on business culture in China。He explained the economy of China。More than Alibaba and Jack ma this book is about Softbank， Yahoo， EBay， Soho， Chinese work culture and many more。This is not a biography but it is much more than a biography it tells the real way of how startup ecosystem works。A huge thanks to Dunken Clark for this amazing book。 。。。more
aria roller
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Revolution of Chinese InternetGood read of how China’s internet emerged and how leverage made it all happen。 Shows Jacks salesmanship and his determination to rule China’s e-commerce。
Bill
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Interesting insight into the company Alibaba。 Would have liked to see more details as to how Alibaba has grown。。。but felt like you were missing a lot。
Stavro
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Drink a shot every time the word Yahoo is mentioned。
Zoltan Pogatsa
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A good introduction to the story of the man。
Fabiano Barreto
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Foco excessivo nas rodadas de investimento。 Senti falta de informações sobre a personalidade de Jack Ma e informações sobre as tecnologias da empresa。
shubiektywnie
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3，5Bardzo ciekawa biografia， nie sądziłam， że tak dobrze będzie mi się jej słuchało。 W pewnym momencie można się pogubić w zawiłościach relacji biznesowych， ale w ogólnym rozrachunku to wartościowa książka， szczególnie dla tych， którzy chcieliby prowadzić interesy z Chińczykami， bo biografia Jacka Ma tłumaczy， między innymi， co doprowadziło do klapy eBay’a w Państwie Środka。
Anna Fuller
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This wasn’t really the “insider’s story” of Alibaba billed in the description。 I was hoping to get more details on the early days at Alibaba， key product decisions， leaders and culture within the company， and insights on the growth。 Instead， it read more like a historical narrative of the early days of the internet in China and the companies that eventually rose to be major players。 A bit disappointing。
Ammar Kassim
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Fascinating insight- the book articulated what it takes for e-commerce in China。
Charles Sunnucks
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Jack Ma is one of the most interesting characters in recent Chinese history， and this book does quite well and bringing to life his story。 Well worth a read， and not just for those interested in China。
Sathappan Sathappan
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In light of recent struggles at baba， this book hasn't aged well。 But it is still a good read。 Good bit of trivia about china tech and a lot on intersection of US and China tech。 In my current company， Alibaba is a respected competitor。 After reading this book， I can see why。 In light of recent struggles at baba， this book hasn't aged well。 But it is still a good read。 Good bit of trivia about china tech and a lot on intersection of US and China tech。 In my current company， Alibaba is a respected competitor。 After reading this book， I can see why。 。。。more
Suman
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Inspirational and insightful story of Alibaba and jackma
Ji Sheng Yin
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This book was a page turner for me。 I was very interested in Alibaba's rise and how it got to where it is today。 It gave me more insights into Jack Ma， its founder and the philosophy and culture of the company。 I got a sense of the fun and hip vibe of the company and how Jack Ma modelled parts of his company after martial art references。 This book was a page turner for me。 I was very interested in Alibaba's rise and how it got to where it is today。 It gave me more insights into Jack Ma， its founder and the philosophy and culture of the company。 I got a sense of the fun and hip vibe of the company and how Jack Ma modelled parts of his company after martial art references。 。。。more
Jason Parmar
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I read this 5 years after this book was published。 But despite the delay and recent events this book is actually a great insight into the man and the Chinese tech ecosystem and explosive growth over the last 2 decades。When you listen to it you can see the foundations of what was the come in 2021 for Jack too， especially with his more erratic behaviour。 He's a fascinating man working in an incredible space， I really enjoyed listening to it。If there was ever to be an updated version， it'd be great I read this 5 years after this book was published。 But despite the delay and recent events this book is actually a great insight into the man and the Chinese tech ecosystem and explosive growth over the last 2 decades。When you listen to it you can see the foundations of what was the come in 2021 for Jack too， especially with his more erratic behaviour。 He's a fascinating man working in an incredible space， I really enjoyed listening to it。If there was ever to be an updated version， it'd be great for the author to add a chapter for recent events as well as BAT， ByteDance replacing Baidu！ 。。。more
Brendan Hughes
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Must read book for those looking to learn more about the business environment in China。 It provides great insights into the history of Jack Ma， Alibaba， overall business in China over the past few decades， and Alibaba's competitors。 Must read book for those looking to learn more about the business environment in China。 It provides great insights into the history of Jack Ma， Alibaba， overall business in China over the past few decades， and Alibaba's competitors。 。。。more
Arne Magnus Lorentzen Ulland
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Good info， though very poor structure and too many peripheral details
Annabel Nguyen
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Nearly gave up after the first 2 chapters of the books。 The second half of this book is actually much more well-written。 The most interesting chapters to me are probably the ones about eBay and Yahoo， unfortunately， the writer wasn't able to provide a look into thinking process of Jack Ma during these events except some minor stories。 He rather shared the stories from an event-reporting approach stories actually。 This book topic is interesting， but really need a deeper work on that。 Nearly gave up after the first 2 chapters of the books。 The second half of this book is actually much more well-written。 The most interesting chapters to me are probably the ones about eBay and Yahoo， unfortunately， the writer wasn't able to provide a look into thinking process of Jack Ma during these events except some minor stories。 He rather shared the stories from an event-reporting approach stories actually。 This book topic is interesting， but really need a deeper work on that。 。。。more
Sanjay Chaudhary
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Read it if you want to understand emergence of internet ventures in China and rise of an English teacher， successfully building a global enterprise after initial failures。 Although it’s a story about alibaba， many other new age companies stories are interwoven like stories on BAT - where B Biddu， A Alibaba， T Tencent， yahoo China， eBays unsuccessful attempt to enter China。 Even though subtle， government interference evidences are mentioned almost on every chapter。 Disappearance of business peopl Read it if you want to understand emergence of internet ventures in China and rise of an English teacher， successfully building a global enterprise after initial failures。 Although it’s a story about alibaba， many other new age companies stories are interwoven like stories on BAT - where B Biddu， A Alibaba， T Tencent， yahoo China， eBays unsuccessful attempt to enter China。 Even though subtle， government interference evidences are mentioned almost on every chapter。 Disappearance of business people is very common。 Which became a big news recently when Ma was missing for a month before Ant Financial IPO。 The book is written in 2015 and in the Internet age decades happen in an year so the world has moved since then。 However good historic perspective。 。。。more
Martin Chiu
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Good book to get introduced to baba
Kiran Dhamapurkar
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