Walk on Water: Step Before You Sink

"“Do you know how to walk on water? I do.” I thought it was a joke, but the president was serious. I was truly puzzled, so I asked the president, “How do you do it?” The president replied, “Take a step with your left foot before your right foot sinks!”"

"SoftBank leaps from one stepping stone to another, quickly stepping forward before one foot sinks, successfully traversing the water’s surface."

"President Masayoshi Son gained worldwide fame in 1995. That year, the president purchased COMDEX, the world’s largest computer fair, for $800 million (80 billion yen at that time). At that time, SoftBank was just a company with an annual turnover of 200 billion yen. Even within Japan, it was merely a not-so-well-known venture capital company. Therefore, acquiring COMDEX seemed a bit overreaching for SoftBank back then. However, the president believed that no matter what, he had to acquire COMDEX because he was convinced that acquiring COMDEX was the stepping stone that could make him famous worldwide."