The Making of the Greatest Jack Ma

by Abha Sharma

  • Category Non-Fiction
  • Format Paperback
  • Imprint Rupa
  • Price 195
  1. ISBN: 978-93-5333-636-3
  2. Pages: 136 pages
  3. Date: 1st September

ABOUT THIS BOOK

This is the incredible story of Jack Ma, who was branded as a failure but chose not to give up.

Jack Ma (born Ma Yun) studied at an ordinary institution in China and failed multiple times as a
student, and yet he held on to self-belief and created the Alibaba Group, the largest e-commerce company in the world. He was rejected for more than thirty jobs, including that of a waiter, but a few years down the line, he was providing employment to millions of people. He first experienced the Internet at age thirty, but such was his business acumen that he built a company that wouldn’t exist without the Internet. He learned English by talking to tourists, but he is one of the most admired public speakers in the language.
He says, ‘If Jack Ma and his team can be successful, eighty per cent of the people […] can be
successful.’ How did Jack Ma achieve all of this in the face of constant adversity?
Get an insight into the gruelling yet amazing work culture that he built at Alibaba. Jack Ma’s
story has that magical capability of invoking the best in people, to inspire them to persevere and keep moving ahead and to make them think beyond self-interest.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Abha Sharma is a life coach, a freelance writer and a personality development trainer. She has
been an editor and has worked extensively with international industry leaders in online-education. She has a Master’s in English literature, with a deep interest in life sciences, and is a qualified university-level educator. Abha has been trained in creative writing and journalism by a leading writer’s bureau based in the United Kingdom. She prefers to be identified as a student of life. With an immense faith in the human potential, she believes in unlearning for enhanced learning. As a life coach, it is her raison d’etre to help people find harmony within themselves in order to be successful.