Billionaire. Investor. Philanthropist. Those three defining words shed light on Jack Ma. Today, he is getting attention for the wrong reasons but let\u2019s take a step back and focus on his road to success. Not everyone could pull what he did and become one of the richest men in China. Many can say that he made the largest impact on China\u2019s economy. He forever changed the country\u2019s internet industry. For those who are not familiar with his name, he is the founder of Alibaba. It is the biggest e-commerce platform in China. According to Forbes, his real-time net worth is $61.6 billion. You\u2019d think the journey to a billionaire for Jack was simple. Was it handed over to him? Not really. Luck? Maybe.In 1964, Jack Ma was born as \u201cMa Yun\u201d to poor parents whose professions were musicians and storytellers. He lived in Hangzhou, and it was a time when China was still in its communist era. Like most Chinese families, they did not have much and were not exposed to the rest of the world. His favorite subject was English, and one of his first jobs was to give out free city tours to foreigners. His inspiration for doing so came after Richard Nixon visited Hangzhou. Tourism trickled into this south-eastern city. This gave him the chance to practice and improve his English speaking skills. Eventually, he graduated with an English degree at Hangzhou\u2019s Teacher\u2019s Institute. His first pay as an English teacher was a meager sum of $12 per month.Jack Ma happened to be at the right place at the right time. It happened in the mid-90s. The internet was gaining popularity among households. After a business visit to the United States, he was exposed to the internet for the very first time. There, he recognized that the\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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