Masayoshi Son Quotes
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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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To have real success and roots in a society, there has to be a local champion, and hence we believe in identifying a local entrepreneur.
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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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I think in terms of 20-year horizons.
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Our aim is to develop affectionate robots that can make people smile.
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I always take bold moves. So it can have great return but with great risk.
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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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I don't like accidental success. It's what Bill Gates calls 'random,' a term he uses with the opposite of respect.
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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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My belief is that we should never become overconfident.
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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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I always have a big idea. It pops up every two to three years.
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I am going to support Ola.
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My style is to have a big vision, a big commitment.
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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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India has the best opportunity ahead of us.
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Back in the year 2000, most of the Internet companies were not making any money.
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Wisdom and knowledge are the most valuable things in the body.
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I am not trying to chase what other people are doing.
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When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft.
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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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Those who rule data will rule the entire world.
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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.
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Softbank 2.0 means globalisation of Softbank.