23. How Masayoshi Son (Masa) Became One of the Biggest Tech Investors in the World & his Incredible Return on Alibaba
23. How Masayoshi Son (Masa) Became One of the Biggest Tech Investors in the World & his Incredible Return on Alibaba
If you haven’t heard of him, Masa is a tech super-investor. He has an incredible story where his burning desire to succeed led him to:
- Finish high school in 2 weeks
- Sell an invention for $1 million while he was an undergrad student
- Start his own company (Softbank) that would become a Japanese tech behemoth
- Invest in Alibaba 20+ yrs ago for a total return of 7,500x or 750,000% (wow!)
In this episode we cover this amazing story and we also discuss the key takeaways from his success.
Sources:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB948202996877749173
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa2_VBu0d7k&ab_channel=DavidRubenstein
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054856,00.html
https://ejournal.aibpm.org/index.php/JCDA/article/download/342/345
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