Jack MaTeam Nova

TEAM NOVA

Brittany videographerKelsey editor

Sarah producerVictor slidemaker

Basic Information● Born October 15, 1964● Grew up poor in South China in town

called Hangzou● Scrawny - got into a lot of fights● Wasn’t afraid to fight kids bigger

than him● Enjoyed collecting crickets & making

them fight

The Struggles● Offered tours to visitors in exchange for

english lessons● Someone on one of his tours gave him the

name Jack● Rejected from Harvard 5 times● Rejected from KFC

o Only earned $12 from his first job● Hates being rich

Jack Ma talks about the company's initial public offering and business strategy.

What he’s up to now● Helped Washington farmers sell 300 tons of cherries last year.

o 80,000 families ordered cherries and sold all within 48 hours● He recently developed an interest in environmentalism and is now on the global

board of the Nature Conservancy

“My job is making money, helping other people make

money. I am spending money, trying to make sure more

people get rich, because you cannot spend a lot of money,

right? So my job is spending money, helping others. This is

a headache.”