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    1) Jack Ma completed the largest IPO in history for his company Alibaba, raising $25 billion and surpassing Facebook, Coca-Cola, and IBM in market value. 2) As the leader of Alibaba, Ma faces big challenges in expanding internationally while fighting competitors in China and staying in good standing with the authoritarian Chinese government. 3) Some question if Ma can continue delivering large profits as pressure mounts, but he has a proven track record of success against global giants like eBay and Amazon in the Chinese market.

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    1) Jack Ma completed the largest IPO in history for his company Alibaba, raising $25 billion and surpassing Facebook, Coca-Cola, and IBM in market value. 2) As the leader of Alibaba, Ma faces big challenges in expanding internationally while fighting competitors in China and staying in good standing with the authoritarian Chinese government. 3) Some question if Ma can continue delivering large profits as pressure mounts, but he has a proven track record of success against global giants like eBay and Amazon in the Chinese market.

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    Briefing | Business

    Vitals

    Jack Ma BIGGEST CHALLENGES


    Ma will be under pressure from his new
    CAN HE DO IT?
    Ma has a proven track record of compet-
    The man leading investors to deliver ever larger profits. He
    must expand outside his home market
    ing with global e-commerce titansand
    winning. Hes shoved aside eBay and
    Alibaba to America while also fighting off opponents at Amazon in China. And with his post-IPO
    home. Chinese Internet giants Baidu war chest, Ma has the financial muscle to
    Mas Alibaba, Chinas online-shopping giant, and Tencent and property group Wanda invest heavily and acquire other firms.
    completed the largest initial public offering recently joined forces to start a rival The question is, Will he shop wisely?
    in history$25 billionon the New York e-commerce firm. michael schuman
    Stock Exchange. The shares started trading
    on Sept. 19, and the value of the company BIGGEST THREAT
    exceeded that of Facebook, Coca-Cola or IBM. Chinas authoritarian rulers still wield VITAL STATS

    50 1999
    tremendous control over business. A big
    CLAIMS TO FAME Fifteen years ago, wild card in Alibabas future will be Mas
    Ma, a former English teacher, started ability to stay in the good graces of the
    Alibaba in an apartment in the Chinese Communist Party while building trust Mas age Year Alibaba
    ANDRE W BURTON GE T T Y IMAGES

    was founded
    city of Hangzhou. Today Alibaba is the with consumers in the West.
    undisputed champion of online retailing,
    handling twice as much merchandise as BIGGEST CRITIC
    Amazon. An indifferent student, Ma built
    his empire without the top diploma or
    political connections usually needed to
    succeed in China.
    The investor Peter Thiel passed on Aliba-
    bas IPO, arguing that a bet on the compa-
    ny was ultimately a bet on Beijingwith
    the political uncertainty that implied.
    18
    Number of Alibaba
    co-founders
    $25B
    Mas estimated
    fortune

    18 time October 6, 2014


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