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Alibaba: The Inside Story Behind Jack Ma and the Creation of the World's Biggest Online Marketplace

by Liu Shiying

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Publisher Comments:

The first in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar company Alibaba.com—known to many as "China's eBay"—and the inspirational story behind the man who created it.

A bestseller in China and now translated into English and updated with recent events, Alibaba by Liu Shiying and Martha Avery tells the remarkable story behind the Internet phenomenon Alibaba.com and its founder Jack Ma, a man Barron's named one of the World's Top 30 CEOs in 2008. Ma's rise to prominence presents a riveting story: Despite growing up in China during the Cultural Revolution—in a period of total state control of the economy—he developed the keen entrepreneurial instincts that propelled him to billionaire status and enabled him to build a company outside the usual government channels. These instincts and habits incorporated martial arts training and allowed him to recognize, early on, that the Internet could leverage his company to rapid growth and also transform the way business is done around the world.

Alibaba.com, where businesses can buy and sell everything from air beds to zippers, started with a modest initial investment of $60,000 and has grown exponentially since its founding in 1999 to become the world's biggest business-to-business Web site. In 2007 it became the second largest IPO in history (after Google), and Fast Company has named it one of the world's most innovative companies. As a result, smart investors and technology insiders will be keeping a close eye on Alibaba for years to come. Whether you're seeking to understand China's meteoric rise, or just searching for the next Google, Yahoo!, or Amazon, Alibaba is crucial reading.

Book News Annotation:

Shiying, a journalist who is also associated with a culture company and a media consulting company, and Avery, who works for a publishing company, provide a profile of Alibaba.com, known as China's eBay, recounting how the company was founded in 1999 by Jack Ma, and how it became successful. They describe how his strategies were based on marital arts, how he obtained funding, his management decisions, his approach to innovation, how he dealt with competitors, and his affiliated websites. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Liu and Avery present the first in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar company alibaba.com--often billed as China's eBay--and the inspirational story behind the man who created it. 8-page photo insert.

About the Author

Liu Shiying is a journalist, CEO of Guangtian Xiangshi Culture Company, and chairman of the board of GT-SUNSTONE, a company that focuses on media consulting. He also serves as deputy secretary general of the Asian Capital Forum and is a consultant for the CCTV program Winning in China. Author of several business publications, he is working closely with CITIC Press and CCTV on a series of books and programs about major business personalities in China. He lives in Beijing.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780061672194
Subtitle:
The Inside Story Behind Jack Ma and the Creation of the World's Biggest Online Marketplace
Author:
Liu Shiying
Author:
by Liu Shiying and Martha Avery
Author:
Shiying, Liu
Author:
Liu, Shiying
Author:
Avery, Martha
Publisher:
HarperBusiness
Subject:
General
Subject:
China
Subject:
Internet auctions
Subject:
Business
Subject:
Internet auctions - China
Subject:
Alibaba (Firm)
Edition Description:
Collins
Publication Date:
March 2009
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
228
Dimensions:
932x602x89 88

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