Semi-related video from 1999 of Jack Ma's early pitch about Alibaba's potential to some friends in China.[0] His quote about hard work and long hours: >"Secon

Semi-related video from 1999 of Jack Ma's early pitch about Alibaba's potential to some friends in China.[0] His quote about hard work and long hours: >"Second, we need to learn the hard working spirit of Silicon Valley. If we go to work at 8am and go home at 5pm, this is not a high tech company, and Alibaba wil never be successful." Apparently, of the 17 people in that room, only 1 joined/invested in Alibaba. Intense startups are definitely not the right lifestyle for most people. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up9-C4_8dVo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up9-C4_8dVo