On this day in 1964: Jack Ma born
*taught himself English at age 12
*rejected from 30 jobs including KFC
*made $15/month teaching English
*rejected by Harvard 10 times
*first 2 business ventures failed
*started Alibaba with $60,000 from 18 friends
*net worth: $41.4 billion
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