Ma Yun: "Liar" to the Billionaire: Part 2

Lured by the Internet

Indeed, despite today Ma Yun has been called the Internet tycoon, in fact the technology on the Internet, he still do not understand. But his understanding of the Internet than anyone profound. Many people just thought that access to the Internet behind the technical problems, but would like to Ma Yun is the business model issues.

Initial and dealing with the Internet is 1995 in the United States, said Ma Yun first time in Seattle to the Internet, the website is logged Yahoo, he imported "Chinese" Key words, he was told there was no data. So Ma Yun will then host its own translation clubs website link boost, it immediately received from the United States, Germany and other five countries EMAIL back that that is what they see first Chinese enterprises, hope to have cooperation in the future.

So after returning home, Ma Yun quickly resigned, holding himself from the Las Vegas casinos, with 25 cents a share in the slot machine win on the 600 US dollars, started the "China Yellow Pages." The purpose of Office web site is very simple, that is the confidence of the enterprises on the Internet for people to see. At the same time charged to the cost of enterprises.

"Many young people are at night do believe 1000 Road, the morning following the original path. Chinese venture, it is not because you have excellent IDEA, but you are not to pay any price to go all out to do it. it has been proved that it is right. "Ma Yun This is the beginning of the idea of doing Internet, but also insisted he had always supported the idea.

"China's Yellow Pages" is China's first batch of Internet companies. By the end of 1997, Ma Yun and his team in the Beijing Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation opened official site, online commodities trading market in China, such as a series of government sites.

Link:
Ma Yun: "Liar" to the Billionaire: Part 1
Ma Yun: "Liar" to the Billionaire: Part 2
Ma Yun: "Liar" to the Billionaire: Part 3