The Eccentric, Relentless Deal-Making of Masayoshi Son

Re:The Eccentric, Relentless Deal-Making of Masayoshi Son by pcr0 on Tuesday January 02, 2018 @08:51PM (#16057651)

> Anthony Tan, who co-founded the Grab taxi-hailing service, recalls first meeting Son a few years ago when the Japanese billionaire was considering investing in his startup. As the two chatted, Son mentioned his early support for Ma, then an unknown school teacher who is now the richest man in China. “Years ago, Jack Ma sat there,” Tan recalls Son telling him. “Anthony-san, you take my money. It's good for you. It's good for me. If you don't take my money, not so good for you.”

Like so many others before and since, Tan took Son’s money.

He sounds like The Godfather of VC investing.

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Re:The Eccentric, Relentless Deal-Making of Masayoshi Son by justicezyx on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @12:53AM (#16058818)

Alibaba does give him the authority to offer a unrejectable offer. Although the math behind statistics and big enough capital is the true decider. Like Godfather, he is not making an offer unrejectable, he just knows how to force the other party to accept it...

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