Alibaba IPO: Jack Mas Original Sales Pitch in 1999

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) In this clip from 1999, Jack Ma delivers a speech to 17 friends in his apartment to introduce Alibaba and lay out his plan to compete with U. S. internet titans. For more, check out Crocodile in the Yangtze: The Alibaba Story, premiering on Bloomberg Television Monday Sept. 8 at 9pm EDT. Subscribe to Bloomberg on YouTube: Bloomberg Television offers extensive coverage and analysis of international business news and stories of global i