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.
I am actually better at predicting or talking about 30 years later than three years.
I'm telling arm management - let's increase the number of engineers, boost r&d spending and make investments proactively.
I was richer than Bill Gates for 3 days.
Vision fund 2 will definitely come.
Sprint has been a drag, but I'm now seeing signs of a v-shaped recovery.
It does not even need softbank additional funding, it is self-sufficient, so why do you need to even discuss that?
The market often lags behind in reacting to actual improvements in earnings.
I use the iPhone and iPad every day, and I no longer touch PCs at all.
Softbank has always been a service firm, and with the Internet, services became the center of the technology industry.
The autonomous car is definitely coming, and when that stage comes, this ride-share business becomes even more important.
I have spent 97 percent of my time on managing the telecoms business and only 3 percent on investing.
We do not see any major obstacles in getting approval from other countries.
I don't like accidental success. It's what Bill Gates calls 'random,' a term he uses with the opposite of respect.
I am the largest shareholder in SoftBank; I share the same interest as the other shareholders.
I always take bold moves. So it can have great return but with great risk.
SoftBank has had a lot of businesses, but they've always ranked, say, third in Japan or fourth in the U.S.
Some kind of correction will always happen. But it depends on the specific companies.
My style is to have a big vision, a big commitment.
When you negotiate a deal, you clearly know a lot about the other person.
Money is available from investors as long as you have a great business model and a talented leader.
God is so kind, he has given so much sunshine to India.
When those super intelligence goes into robots, those robots with the super intelligence will change our lives.
When I was a kid, our family was not that rich.
We have lots of ideas, lots of dreams.
Alibaba is Alibaba. We are going to keep on, you know, having Alibaba as our core company in our family.
The year 2000, I was the richest for three days. So I know up and down.
To many of you, Sprint may seem like a burden for SoftBank. But in my view, Sprint is going to be one of SoftBank's primary cash cows.
When Gates was active in business, he was the smartest - so focused that no company could surpass Microsoft.
Whenever there is a big difficulty, I don't make excuses. Instead, I say I will solve it even if everybody leaves.
