Chinese billionaire Jack Ma began his career as a simple English teacher and soon became a technology giant and the richest man in China after he became a teacher of the Chinese company Alibaba, the world's largest e-commerce company.
Jack Ma was born in Hangzhou, China, and had a hard time studying, failing two times in the entrance examination. After graduating, Jack taught English for 5 years with a salary of 100 to 120 yuan, which led him to search for other sources of income, but he was surprised that he was dismissed from 30 jobs, prompting him to launch his own trade project In partnership with a group of friends and after him became the founder and chairman of the company "Ali Baba".
"The only thing that made me a successful entrepreneur, and I come to what I am now is my educational background," says Jack Ma, who decided to retire from office within a year, attributing his success to his ability to identify and cultivate talent while working as an English teacher in China. . He added that the skill he has gained from his work as a teacher has played a pivotal role in transforming Alibaba into a giant of e-commerce, having now become the world's largest company with over 170 billion dollars of annual sales and more than 22,000 employees in over 70 cities.