Excellence in Business Reporting Alibaba and “The Jack Ma Way” David Barboza, with Michael Forsythe, Neil Gough, Andrew Jacobs, Michael de la Merced and James Stewart International New York Times

1. At Alibaba, the founder is squarely in charge 2. Alibaba’s connections reach high ranks 3. With I.P.O., Alibaba mints a group of rich risk-takers 4. A soaring stock debut for Chinese tech giant 5. It’s huge, with room to get bigger