How Alibaba Has Helped To Spawn A Generation Of Young Entrepreneurs In China

China’s giant e-commerce leader Alibaba Group is coming into focus this month for the first time for many investors outside of the country in connection with its potentially record-breaking U.S. IPO.   One of the most colorful elements of its rise is the rags-to-riches story of its charismatic main founder,  billionaire Jack Ma,  who has become an icon for the country’s e-commerce explosion and Internet entrepreneurism.