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Masayoshi Son
Japanese
Businessman
Born:
Aug 11
,
1957
Am
Big
People
Think
Will
You
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The energy in Silicon Valley is because of the very talented engineers immigrating from around the world, especially Indians and Chinese. They are the best engineers, and Japan doesn't have enough of them.
Masayoshi Son
Best
World
Energy
Enough
Valley
Indians
Silicon
Silicon Valley
Talented
Because
Around
Very
Chinese
Japan
Them
Engineers
The pension system ties you to companies much longer in Japan.
Masayoshi Son
You
System
Pension
Longer
Ties
Japan
Much
Companies
I know I should not be a hindrance to SoftBank's future growth and that I need to pass on the baton to the younger generation.
Masayoshi Son
Future
Generation
Baton
Know
Hindrance
Pass
Younger
Younger Generation
Should
Growth
Need
I want to be number one.
Masayoshi Son
Want
Number
Softbank has always been a service firm, and with the Internet, services became the center of the technology industry.
Masayoshi Son
Service
Technology
Internet
Firm
Industry
Became
Always
Been
Center
Services
I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders.
Masayoshi Son
Other
Share
Shareholders
Am
Same
Interest
Largest
It's easy to look at where your pieces are now and place the next one nearby.
Masayoshi Son
Easy
Look
Pieces
Where
Place
Next
Your
Now
Nearby
Japan had an energy crisis. I thought, instead of just worrying about it, I should take some kind of responsibility to provide the solutions.
Masayoshi Son
Thought
Responsibility
Energy
Worrying
Crisis
Kind
Solutions
Some
About
Take
Had
Instead
Provide
Just
Japan
Should
Alibaba model is the model that I am supporting in China, in India, and even in Japan.
Masayoshi Son
India
Supporting
Am
Model
China
Japan
Even
I don't care whether the technology is invented by our employees. I want to bring everybody's innovations into our ecosystem together.
Masayoshi Son
Technology
Together
Care
Employees
Everybody
Innovations
Our
Invented
Ecosystem
dont Care
Want
Whether
Bring
The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important.
Masayoshi Son
Business
Car
Important
Stage
Definitely
More
Becomes
Coming
Autonomous
Even
I am the man who keeps his words.
Masayoshi Son
Man
Words
Am
His
Who
Keeps
India has the best opportunity ahead of us.
Masayoshi Son
Best
Opportunity
India
Us
If I go to the department store, I get no excitement: I can buy the entire department store instead of one bag. So I lost excitement of shopping.
Masayoshi Son
Buy
Shopping
Lost
Entire
Excitement
Instead
Bag
Go
Get
Department
Department Store
Store
Yahoo was Jerry Yang's baby. He did a great job creating the baby. Unfortunately, some of the key executives after the foundation of the company couldn't keep up with the technology innovation of the industry. They thought that Yahoo should become a media company.
Masayoshi Son
Great
Technology
Innovation
Key
Job
Thought
Become
Baby
Great Job
Some
He
Industry
Executives
Yahoo
Yang
Up
Did
After
Unfortunately
Creating
Should
Company
Keep
Media
Foundation
Jerry
If they had listened to me and had equal partnerships in China, the U.K., Germany and Brazil, maybe Yahoo in those countries could have become positioned like Yahoo Japan.
Masayoshi Son
Me
Become
Brazil
Those
Could
Had
Countries
Like
Equal
Partnerships
Yahoo
Germany
Listened
Maybe
China
Japan
I always take bold moves. So it can have great return but with great risk.
Masayoshi Son
Great
Risk
Take
Return
Always
Moves
Bold
When you negotiate a deal, you clearly know a lot about the other person.
Masayoshi Son
You
Other
Negotiate
About
Clearly
Know
Deal
Lot
Person
I am not trying to chase what other people are doing.
Masayoshi Son
People
Other
Chase
Am
Doing
Trying
The year 2000, I was the richest for three days. So I know up and down.
Masayoshi Son
Three
Year
Down
Days
Know
Up
Up And Down
Richest
Back in the year 2000, most of the Internet companies were not making any money.
Masayoshi Son
Money
Internet
Year
Back
Most
Making
Were
Any
Companies
Every street light will be interconnected to the Internet because we can save when car is not passing. Automobile will all be connected, so driverless car much safer.
Masayoshi Son
Light
Car
Internet
Will
Every
Safer
Because
Passing
Automobile
Interconnected
Much
Connected
Street
Save
Most of the time, when I make a big move, people say I am out of my mind. But I don't think about how I can add to what I have today.
Masayoshi Son
Today
Time
People
Mind
Big
Think
Add
Say
Out
People Say
About
Most
Make
How
Am
Move
Uber has to design for the global platform.
Masayoshi Son
Design
Global
Platform
When the founders retire, it's always difficult for the second generation and third generation.
Masayoshi Son
Generation
Difficult
Retire
Always
Founders
Second
Third
I think Snapdeal could become the Alibaba of India.
Masayoshi Son
Become
Think
India
Could
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