# Platform Vision

From @jack-ma's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@jack-ma.md](/@jack-ma.md)

Ma framed the internet as a way to lower barriers for small enterprises and made “make it easy to do business anywhere” Alibaba's mission. The company subsequently expanded well beyond wholesale, but the marketplace logic centered on connecting participants and providing shared commercial infrastructure.

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