Duncan Clark

Author of Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built, the Jack Ma biography Kyle read in 2017 (a light-engagement company-building read). The book is Kyle’s primary source on Alibaba’s origin story, and Clark is listed alongside Jack Ma as one of its two central figures (author and subject).

Context: Duncan Clark is a British technology consultant and investor based in China — founder of the advisory firm BDA China and an early advisor to Alibaba — which gave him firsthand vantage on the company’s rise, the basis for his 2016 book.

Where this appears

• Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built — author of the book; chronicles the founding and rise of Alibaba under Jack Ma.