Jack Ma started his career as an English teacher
Founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, which went public on September 19, 2014, started his career teaching English at a university. “My pay was 100 to 120 renminbi, which is like $12 to $15 per month,” he had revealed in a 2008 interview. Interestingly, Ma himself learnt the language by acting as a free guide for foreign tourists in China.