1. â M E D I A F A N A T I C S â
M I K E B E R R A N
A N T H O N Y A L L E R U Z Z O
A L E X I N A C E N A N
T A R I E T A Y L O R
K E Y Q U A N H E P B U R N
Jack Ma
2. Background of Jack Ma
ï âMa Yunâ is the founder of Alibaba Group which is a
highly successful internet based businesses.
ï In November of 2014, Jack is the richest man in
China and 18th richest man in the world. He is worth
$29.7 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires
Index.
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4. Background Jack Ma
ï Ma attended Hangzhou Teacherâs Institute and
graduated in 1988 with a bachelors Degree in
English.
ï In 1955 he wanted to explore more about the internet
and how it could benefit China.
ï http://youtu.be/kYCVAyKXIIQ
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6. âAlibabaâ Rising
ï Alibaba was launched in 1999 and is the leading
platiform for global wholesale trade. They served
millions of buyers and suppliers around the world.
ï The websites holds over 40 different categories of
products including apparel, electronics, etc.
ï The buyers of these products are located over 190
different countries.
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8. âAlibabaâ going down hill
ï Alibaba shares went down 9% which is a total of 1.4
billion dollars. Jack Ma stock went down 6.3%.
ï However with the stock falling, Jack Ma still has net
worth of over 26 billion.
ï Even though stock dropped, it was still doing better then
wall street.
ï It was still one of the richest IPOâs (Initial Public offer)
in U.S History.