Japan-s Masayoshi Son has made and lost several fortunes, investing or controlling assets worth $1trn in the past two decades through his media-tech giant, SoftBank. He bankrolled Alibaba, China-s internet colossus, before the world had heard about it; plotted with Steve Jobs to turn the iPhone into a wonder product; and financed hundreds of tech start-ups, fuelling the biggest boom Silicon Valley has ever seen.
This book takes you on Masa-s wild ride, from his birthplace in a Korean slum in post-war Japan to the modern-day temples of power. It speeds through Donald Trump-s golden skyscraper in Manhattan, the royal palaces of Riyadh and the throne rooms of China-s Marxist rulers; all places where Masa has deployed his unique blend of techno-optimism, financial engineering and insane risk-taking.
In his own words: Masa is the world-s craziest investor. He spent billions supporting the visions of founders like WeWork-s Adam Neumann only to lose everything. Yet, despite t
