Life is too short to waste time in school when there are 7 billion people on Earth; I wanted to contribute to something meaningful and believed starting a company was the fastest way to make progress.

After attending a leadership discussion at Davos, I decided to launch our payment system immediately, understanding the importance of building trust for the future of e-commerce in China and globally.

Returning as CEO was a crucial moment for me because I had the moral authority to define the company's direction and the community's role.

Having gone through significant personal and professional challenges, I now see my role as a coach to help the next generation of founders build impactful products.

This is my sixth Startup School, and today I'm sharing what I wish I had heard during my first five times attending.

After 25 years as CEO of Salesforce, I believe you have to leave it all on the field to achieve success.

I'm very happy to be here because three years ago, I was actually in the crowd at a female founders conference before we got into Y Combinator, so I feel like I've closed the loop.

Returning to campus after many years is about sharing moments with family and friends and reflecting on the journey of becoming who you are.

I never planned on creating a model for change for companies; it emerged from a few lectures where CEOs urged me to do so.