What did Ma Yun say in his speech in Davos?

The following is the main content of his speech;

"We need to learn to get used to being rejected, even now. I was rejected more than thirty times when I was looking for a job. I went to KFC to apply, and 24 people accepted 23, but I was the only one who was rejected. I went to take the police exam. Four out of five people recruited me, and I was the only one who was rejected. Later, I applied to Harvard and was rejected 10 times. "

654381October 23rd, Davos, Switzerland, Ma Yun had a dialogue with Charlie Rose, a world famous mouth, on "insight and new ideas". Tickets for this forum were robbed in one second. According to the on-site reporter's observation, other forums in the same session were instantly "no one lined up", which became the most sought-after one among all the dialogues of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The audience included michael dell, founder and CEO of Dell, Lin, global CEO of DHL, chairman of Huawei and other world-renowned political and business leaders.

Rejected by Harvard 10 times: I am used to being rejected.

Ma Yun's experience of constant failure when he was young eventually turned into an inspirational chicken soup that tried and tried to convince young people in success. I failed the college entrance examination three times and failed the college entrance examination twice. These "disgraceful deeds" of the past have become different at the dazzling moment of life.

When asked if the experience of "these rejections" had an impact on his life, Ma Yun calmly smiled and replied: The impact is that I am used to being rejected.

Ma Yun never seems to shy away from talking about the past. He even revealed more materials that he was rejected: I retailed for 3 years and participated in more than 30 interviews, all of which ended in failure. I took part in the police recruitment, and four out of five people accepted me, but I was the only one who was rejected. Even later, I attended an interview with a KFC waiter, and 24 people interviewed and recorded 23 people. I was the only one who was rejected. I submitted 10 applications for admission to Harvard University, and they were rejected every time without exception.

No wonder some netizens commented: Some people are born with beauty, Kyle, and you are born with inspiration.

Ali is still a baby: our IPO is quite small, only $25 billion.

Even if he can openly admit that he is as crazy as Ma Yun, even if he boasted to Wal-Mart executives five years ago that "we will be bigger than Wal-Mart in 10 years", Ma Yun still thinks that Alibaba is "still a baby" today, "because we are still a baby compared with the height we can reach in the future." He is not so modest as full of confidence in Alibaba's future.

Ma Yun said that he hopes that people will forget Alibaba after 15, because Ali will be everywhere by then; After 15, people forgot about e-commerce, because e-commerce has been pervasive in life and is no longer a "new thing" worth talking about; After 15, no one talks about how e-commerce can facilitate people's lives, because e-commerce has been integrated into the blood of the economy and cannot be separated.

For Charlie Rose's invitation to evaluate the scale of Alibaba's IPO, Ma Yun smiled slyly: "Our IPO plate is actually quite small, only $25 billion."

He went on to explain that behind the $25 billion financing is the trust from the world. "This has brought me a lot of pressure. Today, our company is bigger than IBM and Wal-Mart, and we are one of the top 50 companies in the world. "

"Are we really bad like this? People used to say that Alibaba was too bad to compare with Google and Yahoo. I knew then that we were better than everyone thought. But now, I also know that we are not as good as everyone thinks. Alibaba has only a short history of 15 years. The average age of our employees is 27-28 years old. We are doing something unprecedented. " Ma Yun said.

Can't marry the government: the government doesn't give money to the project.

You should fall in love with the government, but you can't get married Ma Yun's remarks caused a wave of hot discussion and pursuit. Today, he explained it again and even used a new word: interesting.

The relationship between Alibaba and the government of China is very interesting. In the first five years of the company's business, I worked part-time in the government trade department 14 months. In the process of dealing with the government, I understand a truth: never rely on the government to do e-commerce. I think we can fall in love with the government, but we can't get married.

Ma Yun didn't say what happened in the end, which led to the conclusion that he couldn't rely on the government during his "working with the government", but now he seems to be in high spirits if he doesn't pay a penny.

"I have never taken money from the government, and I have never asked for a penny. At first we wanted it, but the government didn't give it to us, and then I didn't want it. I think if a company only thinks about how to get money from the government and get a loan, then this kind of loan should only be called slag! " He said.

When asked what to do about "the government wants you to do a project", Ma Yun usually introduces the project to his friends. The host asked, "What if you insist on doing it?" Ma Yun replied: I will do it, but I won't charge. I'll tell them after I finish, hoping not to come to us again.

Ma Yun mentioned that during the "Spring Festival travel rush craze", Alibaba escorted the train booking website and "got nothing". He said, "You may not know that tens of millions of employees and students go back to their hometown by train every year during Spring Festival travel rush, China. It is a very difficult process to grab tickets online every time. In the past five years, the train ticket booking system has collapsed every year. I did this project not for profit, but to help people who can't buy train tickets in Qian Qian. "

Some things are optional, and some things are absolutely not.

Constantly self-deprecating, self-deprecating, constantly dancing and flirting, the performer Ma Yun also has a title to express his feelings.

He exposed the origin of English names on the forum. At that time, he received a lady from Tennessee. She said that Ma Yun's name "Yun" was too difficult to pronounce and wanted to give him an English name. She said, "My father's name is Jack, and so is my husband. Why don't you call him Jack? Ma Yun readily accepted the name.

I have to say that this fluent English teacher's English name is even more casual than "Xiaoming"!

Alibaba is called Alibaba only because it is "foreign" and "easy to read". At the same time, Ma Yun proudly showed off his little thoughts: "Alibaba starts with A, no matter how it is arranged, we are the first!" After listening to this, it suddenly became less difficult to understand the "miracle" he talked about with the outside world about his "forbidden words" and "enlightenment".

Unlike these arbitrary behaviors, Ma Yun has been emphasizing the importance of "credit" in e-commerce. Having said that, I can't help getting serious. "The key to e-commerce is trust. Many foreigners told me before that China relies on contacts to do business, but the Internet does not need contacts. Without a credit system, there would be no Internet. "

At first, many people hated the way Alipay froze payment, saying that it was "the stupidest thing Ma Yun had ever done", but in the end it was done. "The origin of Alipay is very difficult. We initially hoped to cooperate with the bank, and the bank was unwilling. It was simply whimsical. "

Yes, a lot of strange things just happened-

Ali has changed many people's lives and is often "treated" when going out.

Like most startups, in the first five years, Alibaba just wanted to survive. But slowly, Alibaba changed the lives of many people.

"I am very touched by those who live better because of us." Ma Yun said: "I once ate in a restaurant and found that the bill had been paid when I checked out. The waiter pointed to a person in the distance: he has already paid the bill for you. He also gave me a note left by the cashier, which read: Thank you very much for Alibaba. I made a lot of money with this platform, but I know you didn't make any money, so this meal is my treat! "

Another time, when Ma Yun was in a cafe, a stranger gave him a cigar, which read: Thank you, because of your company, I made a lot of money.

I believe those who think that "Ma Yun didn't make any money" will soon witness the day when Ma Yun became the richest man in China. But for this, Ma Yun said, "I became the richest man, but I was not happy at all. If there is an opportunity, I hope to be a teacher, enlighten young people and inspire them. I hope to educate them with my own examples: no one can fail, but if they keep complaining, they will never succeed. "