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MFM Mini - Shaan's 15 Minutes with the CEO of Alibaba

My First Million

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Introduction

When i was a, i don't know, 21, i got this really cool opportunity to go out an all expense paid trip to china courtesy of ali baba. All i could muster up with was, you know, what's the key to success in business? He said they were three things that will kill any company if in excess. So no money, he goes, money makes people stupid. When problems arise, the first instinct becomes, throw money at it, rather than attacking it with creativity. And this works sometimes, sometimes you do. The easiest path is money. It'll kill your company, money, plans and technology. That's not what i was expecting.

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