The following is adapted from Gambling Man, my new biography of Masayoshi Son. As the Japanese founder and CEO of SoftBank, “Masa”—as he is known to friends and rivals alike—is probably ...
Who is Masayoshi Son? Son founded SoftBank in the 1980s, expanding it from a telecoms carrier to encompass renewable energy and technology ventures. A leading figure in Japan’s business world ...
Masayoshi Son is the bold Japanese entrepreneur who founded SoftBank Group in 1981, but he and SoftBank are far better known for their ambitious bets on other companies. Son’s most famous invest ...