Masayoshi Son Quotes

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Masayoshi Son

Profession : Businessman

Birth : August 11, 1957

The best opportunity for return on investment is in the information revolution.

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My original intent for investing into Sprint - the main strategy was to buy Sprint and T-Mobile at the same time, so we'd have a critical mass to fight against AT&T and Verizon. The U.S. government didn't accept that. They rejected it. So my fundamental strategy was broken.

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If Japanese cannot have new babies quick enough, then the government should start importing workers faster.

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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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The pension system ties you to companies much longer in Japan.

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Traditional companies have to start looking into themselves to offer more opportunities in their companies by starting new subsidiaries and joint ventures.

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I know I should not be a hindrance to SoftBank's future growth and that I need to pass on the baton to the younger generation.

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It would take enormous expertise for Amazon to win in every category. Do you think McDonald's could be number one in hamburgers, seafood, and Chinese food?

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Softbank has always been a service firm, and with the Internet, services became the center of the technology industry.

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My philosophy is that the digital revolution will make mankind happier and more productive, and that won't change over the next 300 years. If you don't stick to that original philosophy, even perfect control of a bunch of companies isn't going to do you any good.

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I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders.

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It's easy to look at where your pieces are now and place the next one nearby.

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We saw a big bang in PCs; we saw a big bang in the Internet. I believe the next big bang is going to be even bigger. To be ready for that, we need to set the foundation, and that foundation is SoftBank Vision Fund.

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I am going to support Ola.

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InMobi is not just an India-focused company, but it is a global player.

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Indian software engineers are the best in the world; even in Silicon Valley, the best software engineers are Indians.

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Internet as a service is like culture that you have to understand, and each country has a local culture.

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Japan had an energy crisis. I thought, instead of just worrying about it, I should take some kind of responsibility to provide the solutions.

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Of course Jack Ma was the guy who impressed me.

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In Internet in general, there are security, privacy, and many other issues.

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