Masayoshi Son Quotes
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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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I always take bold moves. So it can have great return but with great risk.
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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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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 said from the very beginning, 'Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.'
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I always have a big idea. It pops up every two to three years.
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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 am not trying to chase what other people are doing.
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I think in terms of 20-year horizons.
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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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A person's life is over in 50, 100 years. But a company lives on through the people it is composed of, and SoftBank group has to survive even after I'm gone.
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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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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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When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft.
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My belief is that we should never become overconfident.
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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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Robots have already surpassed human beings in calculation and memory, but I have no doubt that the time will come when they will surpass in wisdom as well.
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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.