Masayoshi Son Quotes

Japan, Businessman
August 11, 1957

Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫正義 Hepburn: Son Masayoshi, Korean: 손정의 Son Jeong-ui; born August 11, 1957) is a Japanese business magnate and investor of Korean descent who is the founder and current chief executive officer of Japanese holding conglomerate SoftBank, the chief executive officer of SoftBank Mobile, current chairman of U.S.-based Sprint Corporation and chairman of U.K.-based Arm Holdings. According to Forbes magazine, Son's estimated net worth is US $23 billion and he is the richest man in Japan, despite having the distinction of losing the most money in history (approximately $70bn during the dot com crash of 2000). Forbes also describes him as a philanthropist.

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Uber is redefining the transportation industry now; Airbnb is doing it to the hotel industry. You can expect that to happen in every single industry.

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- Single
We are not experts on everything. We are not capable of doing everything by ourselves. There are a bunch of other smarter people around the world.

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- People
- World

Our aim is to develop affectionate robots that can make people smile.

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- People
- Smile
I said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.'

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I started Softbank in 1981, a year and a half after I came back from the United States, after graduating from Berkeley. I wanted to start my own company when I came back to Japan.

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I always take bold moves. So it can have great return but with great risk.

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- Great
- Risk
- Bold
My belief is that we should never become overconfident.

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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.

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- World
- Energy
- Chinese

I believe this artificial intelligence is going to be our partner. If we misuse it, it will be a risk. If we use it right, it can be our partner.

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- Believe
- Risk
- Partner
I try to look in the future and think backwards. That is when I am at my most comfortable. Because then I am just like the movie, 'Back to the Future.'

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- Movie
- Future
Softbank 2.0 means globalisation of Softbank.

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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.

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- People
- Time
- Mind
Back in the year 2000, most of the Internet companies were not making any money.

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- Money
When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft.

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- Business

I am going to support Ola.

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- Support
I think in terms of 20-year horizons.

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The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important.

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- Important
- Business
- Car
Those who rule chips will rule the entire world.

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- World
India has the best opportunity ahead of us.

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- Opportunity
I am not trying to chase what other people are doing.

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- People
- Trying

My style is to have a big vision, a big commitment.

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- Style
- Vision
- Commitment
Wisdom and knowledge are the most valuable things in the body.

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- Knowledge
- Wisdom
I always have a big idea. It pops up every two to three years.

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- Up
Those who rule data will rule the entire world.

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- World