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In early 2000, he went to the US and with his friends' help he got introduced to the
Internet.
During his first encounter he searched the word "beer".
Further, he tried to search for general information about China and again was
surprised.
Within five hours of creating the website he had received emails from some Chinese
wishing to know about him.
This is when Ma realized that the Internet had something great to offer.
Alibaba
In April 1995, Ma, his wife and a friend collected twenty
thousand dollars and started an Internet company.
In 1999, he decided to quit and went back to Hangzhou with his team
in order to found Alibaba in his apartment with a group of 17 friends.
And was named one of the “25 Most Powerful Businesspeople inAsia”
by Fortune magazine.