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The Man Behind Alibaba

Alibaba founder Jack Ma is the company's spiritual leader. When Alibaba needs a new innovation, it goes back to his old apartment for inspiration. Mr. Ma stepped down as CEO, but Alibaba's current corporate structure will let Mr. Ma and other top brass nominate more than half of Alibaba's board members. Alibaba chose to list in the U.S. because the Hong Kong exchange refused to accept the structure.

PHILOSOPHY

What's Jack Ma's philosophy? Investors can get a taste from a letter Mr. Ma sent to employees, on the day Alibaba filed its IPO prospectus. In it, Mr. Ma warned about the ruthlessness of the capital markets and pledged the company would stay true to Alibaba's principles, which put customers before shareholders.

Select highlighted text from the letter to see translation.

CONTROL

Alibaba's current corporate structure will let Mr. Ma and other top brass nominate more than half of Alibaba's board members. Alibaba chose to list in the U.S. because the Hong Kong exchange refused to accept the structure.

Who Owns Alibaba Now?

Note: Numbers do not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Sources: the companies (SoftBank and Yahoo); staff reports (Ma)

WEALTH

After the IPO, Mr. Ma became China's richest man with a net worth of $25 billion, according to the Hurun Rich List. Mr. Ma owns a 7.8% stake in Alibaba and a 46% stake in the Alipay electronic payment affiliate.

China's Richest, Sept. 2014

In billions

1. Jack Ma (tech)

$25

2. Wang Jianlin (real estate, entertainment)

24.2

3. Zong Qinghou and family (beverages)

20.8

3. Li Hejun (renewable energy)

20.8

5. Ma Huateng (tech, entertainment)

18.1

Source: Hurun China Rich List Sept. 2014

The Challenges

The world is going mobile, and Alibaba is competing for China's smartphone users with new rivals. In its search for growth, Alibaba is forging into new businesses - and bumping into powerful players like Chinese banks and regulators. And will U.S. investors buy the IPO of a company that is still largely unknown to them?

SELLING THE ALIBABA STORY

Alibaba's IPO is the largest in the world. China's e-commerce market is still going strong and expectations for Alibaba are high. Still, Alibaba is facing a slew of new business challenges.

Tech IPOs, in billions

$25

Alibaba (2014)

16

Facebook (Priced: 2012)

2.1

Twitter (2013)

1.9

Google (2004)

1

Zynga (2011)

0.4

LinkedIn (2011)

0.1

eBay (1998)

Source: Dealogic

THE RACE TO GO MOBILE

China's 600 million-plus Internet users are migrating to smartphones, setting off a scramble among the country's Internet giants. Alibaba's toughest rival is Tencent, which runs the WeChat mobile messaging application, with 355 million users. The companies are spending billions of dollars to invest in businesses that can help them compete.

NEW FRONTIERS

The newest frontier for Alibaba is financial services. You can use Alibaba's Alipay payments app to buy theater tickets and pay for taxis. You can also use it to invest in a money-market fund. That fund, called Yu'e Bao, has already collected $87 billion in assets. China's banks and regulators are starting to get alarmed.

Largest Money-Market Funds Globally, March 2014

In billions

Vanguard Prime Money Market

$131

Fidelity Cash Reserves

116

J.P. Morgan Prime Money Market Prem

111

Yu'e Bao Fund

87

J.P. Morgan U.S. Dollar Liquidity A

71

Source: Morningstar

FAKES

Many brands say Alibaba's sites - particularly Taobao - are rife with counterfeits. That could be awkward for the company, as it readies its global IPO. Alibaba says it spends millions of dollars a year battling fakes, and some merchants say Taobao has gotten faster at taking down suspect listings.

What risks are the risks of using Alibaba?

The language barrier isn't the only issue buyers will face when using Alibaba. While there are many security protocols in place to avoid scams on Alibaba's marketplace, they still happen on occasion. This is why it's important to perform due diligence not with just Alibaba's credentials but using the Supplier Database to check up on the supplier.

The more business a supplier has done in the U.S. (if you're a U.S. buyer, of course), the more likely they are to be trusted.

Furthermore, the Supplier Database shows you the other businesses that the supplier has worked with in the past, including large brands like Target, Walmart, and Amazon itself.