It just happened to catch up with a good era.

The company's starting capital was 500,000 yuan, which was raised by 18 people. Jack Ma did not lack the money, but he hoped that the company belonged to everyone, so 18 people contributed money and each of them held a different proportion of shares, which were written on a piece of paper in very short English. After signing their names, Jack Ma asked everyone to go back and hide the paper and never look at it again, "If we look at it and dream every day, we will not do good things."