Jack Ma was rejected by Harvard 10 times; 30 others including KFC
Alibaba Co-founder Jack Ma, whose net worth is $40 billion, once revealed he was rejected by Harvard Business School 10 times. Ma added he had applied for 30 different jobs but got rejected by all including KFC in his hometown Hangzhou, which hired 23 out of 24 applicants. Ma would retire from Alibaba on September 10 on his 54th birthday.