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I am the man who keeps his words.
Indian software engineers are the best in the world; even in Silicon Valley, the best software engineers are Indians.
I believe the continually advancing Information Revolution will lend us the wisdom and strength to address humanity’s previously unsolvable problems and help us make a positive impact on all of society.
I was richer than Bill Gates for 3 days.
Just like I gave Jack Ma and Alibaba the luxury of staying private for longer, I am now giving Arm the gift of being private. My only message to them now is take my investment and let’s go, go, go.
Renewables is part of social responsibility, but the information revolution is the only main thing I am interested in.
The pension system ties you to companies much longer in Japan.
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.
My passion never fades out.
We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams.
I see a lot of opportunity in Internet-related start-ups, and second is the solar business.
SoftBank has had a lot of businesses, but they’ve always ranked, say, third in Japan or fourth in the U.S.
Difficulty comes not only because of your mistakes, but once you try to make an excuse or accuse someone else, your mind stops thinking.
To have real success and roots in a society, there has to be a local champion, and hence we believe in identifying a local entrepreneur.
As a student, I had a hobby of inventing new ideas for products. For me, thinking of new businesses is like inventing new products.
When you negotiate a deal, you clearly know a lot about the other person.
Of course Jack Ma was the guy who impressed me.
I think Snapdeal could become the Alibaba of India.
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.
We only live once, so I want to think big.
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.
I want to be number one.
People usually compare the computer to the head of the human being. I would say that hardware is the bone of the head, the skull. The semiconductor is the brain within the head. The software is the wisdom. And data is the knowledge.
We feel a brand should be free.
I said from the very beginning, ‘Yahoo should position itself as a technology innovation company, not as a media company.’
Money is available from investors as long as you have a great business model and a talented leader.
Those who rule chips will rule the entire world.
Best thing for a government to do is to eliminate obstacles like filing registrations, getting licences, and so on… tedious steps slow everything down.
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?
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.
Internet as a service is like culture that you have to understand, and each country has a local culture.
The year 2000, I was the richest for three days. So I know up and down.
It’s actually sad to be rich.
If I go to the department store, I get no excitement: I can buy the entire department store instead of one bag. So I lost excitement of shopping.
Think big; think disruptive. Execute with full passion.
Yahoo was Jerry Yang’s baby. He did a great job creating the baby. Unfortunately, some of the key executives after the foundation of the company couldn’t keep up with the technology innovation of the industry. They thought that Yahoo should become a media company.
I don’t care whether the technology is invented by our employees. I want to bring everybody’s innovations into our ecosystem together.
Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence from the entrepreneurial mind in the United States.
There will come a time when the human race and super intelligence will coexist to create a richer and happier life.
Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don’t make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves.
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.
In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It’s the same with investment.
Some kind of correction will always happen. But it depends on the specific companies.
All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they’re all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul.
Most of the time, when I make a big move, people say I am out of my mind. But I don’t think about how I can add to what I have today.
My style is to have a big vision, a big commitment.
I have no intention of making small bets.
I use the iPhone and iPad every day, and I no longer touch PCs at all.
In Internet in general, there are security, privacy, and many other issues.
If Japanese cannot have new babies quick enough, then the government should start importing workers faster.
Back in the year 2000, most of the Internet companies were not making any money.
I always take bold moves. So it can have great return but with great risk.
I believe this artificial intelligence is going to be our partner. If we misuse it, it will be a risk. If we use it right, it can be our partner.
If they had listened to me and had equal partnerships in China, the U.K., Germany and Brazil, maybe Yahoo in those countries could have become positioned like Yahoo Japan.
It struck me deep in my mind. Some day, the chip is going to surpass mankind’s brain.
I try to look in the future and think backwards. That is when I am at my most comfortable. Because then I am just like the movie, ‘Back to the Future.’
When I was a kid, our family was not that rich.
God is so kind, he has given so much sunshine to India.
Just believe in the future and direction of the capability that ARM has. Go deep and build a better future, both for the company and for its contribution to the industry. That’s what I want ARM to do: invest more the future.
Mankind had the agricultural revolution, the industrial revolution, and now this third one, the information revolution.
I think in terms of 20-year horizons.
Alibaba model is the model that I am supporting in China, in India, and even in Japan.
In the early stages of Internet in Japan, many said that Japanese and Americans are different. There are 10 reasons why Japanese Internet is not taking off. I said none of them are right; it’s just a time lag. And, of course, Japanese Internet took off.
Uber is redefining the transportation industry now; Airbnb is doing it to the hotel industry. You can expect that to happen in every single industry.
The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important.
It’s a long journey. There will be good times, and there will be bad times, but SoftBank is always there.