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Today is brutal, tomorrow is more brutal, but the day after tomorrow is beautiful. However, the majority of people will die tomorrow night .
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
It doesn’t matter how wealthy or powerful you are, if you can’t enjoy the sunshine, you can’t be truly happy.
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
In its early years, he gave three explanations as to why the company survived: "We didn't have any money, we didn't have any technology, and we didn't have a plan
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
The pioneers take the arrows, settlers take the land
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
Duncan B. Forrester, James Ian Hamilton McDonald, Gian Tellini. Encounter with God. T. T. Clark International: NY, 2004,
Stephen Cope (The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling)
Более ощутимым бонусом для семейных пар и других сотрудников Alibaba является возможность взять беспроцентный кредит размером до $50 000, который можно использовать как аванс при покупке новой квартиры. Такой бонус очень высоко ценится среди сотрудников, работающих в городах, где недвижимость стоит дорого – например, в Ханчжоу и Пекине. Тысячи работников фирмы пользуются данной услугой предоставления кредита, и сумма, затраченная на нее компанией, сегодня насчитывает несколько сотен миллионов долларов.
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
Джек использовал любую возможность для практики английского языка. Он стал просыпаться до рассвета и на велосипеде за 40 минут добирался до отеля Ханчжоу, чтобы познакомиться с иностранцами: «Каждое утро с 5 часов утра я читал на английском перед входом в отель. Огромное количество иностранцев приезжали из США и Европы. Я проводил для них бесплатные экскурсии к Западному озеру, и они учили меня английскому. В течение десяти лет! Я практиковал язык каждое утро, и ни снег, ни дождь не были мне помехой».
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
Эти «города одного товара» могут представлять 80 и более процентов производства отдельных товаров – не только в Китае, но и по всему миру. Шаосин – город текстиля, Юнкан – город металлоизделий, где штампуют по 30 000 стальных дверей и 150 000 мотороллеров ежедневно. Тайчжоу известен как город швейных машинок, а Шэнжоу – как город шейных платков. Хайнин называет себя городом кожи. Существует даже город зубных щеток – Хуанцзи.
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
infinite growth on a finite planet
Duncan Clark (The Burning Question: We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit?)
We like to see ourselves as rational creatures, but we’re often ready to buy into whatever is most comfortable or enjoyable to believe. We like ideas that fit with our existing worldview. We like to believe what our friends believe. And most of us like to believe that the future looks rosy.
Duncan Clark (The Burning Question: We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit?)
Similarly, the hit car show Top Gear has twice been caught faking a scenario where an electric car runs out of power during a review or feature to make for a more entertaining storyline.19
Duncan Clark (The Burning Question: We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit?)
Alternatively, we could keep on as we are: ignoring or playing down the risks and putting responsibility for action elsewhere. But that would mean taking a monumental gamble with our children’s future, and a species as intelligent as ours surely wouldn’t do that. Would it?
Duncan Clark (The Burning Question: We can't burn half the world's oil, coal and gas. So how do we quit?)
It would be three months before eBay woke up to the threat of Alipay. In January 2004, PayPal assembled a task force in San Jose to pick up on EachNet’s earlier unsuccessful efforts to devise an escrow solution. In the United States, eBay had shelled out $1.4 billion to buy PayPal in 2002. But it was slow to integrate the company and roll it out to China. To be fair to PayPal, regulatory obstacles in China were an important factor in the delay: The country’s banking sector is closely guarded
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
Today is brutal, tomorrow is more brutal, but the day after tomorrow is beautiful. However, the majority of people will die tomorrow night. They won’t be able to see the sunshine the day after tomorrow. Aliren11 must see the sunshine the day after tomorrow.” Cofounder
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
Jack as “something of a rare species” in a nation “steeped in corruption.
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
The “Six Veins” of Alibaba’s “Spirit Sword” are “customer first, teamwork, embrace change, integrity, passion, and commitment.
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
helping move the country away from a “Made in China” past to a “Bought in China” present.
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
But Taobao’s success is not explained by the xiaoer alone. The site works because it succeeds in putting the customer first, bringing the vibrancy of China’s street markets to the experience of shopping online.
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
Today is brutal, tomorrow is more brutal, but the day after tomorrow is beautiful. However, the majority of people will die tomorrow night.
Duncan Clark (Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built)
Customers first, employees second, and shareholders third.
Duncan Clark