By Seb Joseph
Alibaba’s data rather than its sprawling e-commerce business is where founder Jack Ma believes its future lies, a future it hopes will see it become just as famous for making movies as it is making sales.
“We are a data company,” declared the entrepreneur at the World Economic Forum today (17 January). While many make the claim, few have the breadth of data Alibaba owns to make it a reality. “Eight years ago we said Alibaba should not be an e-commerce company because we have data from people, manufacturers, logistics and transactions,” he explained.
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Source: The Drum