The Billionaire Who Wanted to Work Only 5 Minutes a Day

The Billionaire Who Wanted to Work Only 5 Minutes a Day

Masayoshi Son: The Dreamer Who Changed Global Tech Forever

Some people dream of hard work. Some dream about hustle, grind, and endless hours.

Masayoshi Son?

He dreamed of being lazy. Not carelessly, but intelligently.

He once said as a teenager:

“I want to earn $10,000 a month… working only 5 minutes a day.”

People laughed. Teachers dismissed him. Friends thought he was crazy.

But Son wasn't dreaming of slacking off.

He was dreaming of systems.

• Of leverage.

• Of ideas so powerful they would make money even while he slept.

And that dream shaped one of the most influential tech empires in the world.

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The Early Spark That Changed Everything

Born into a poor Korean immigrant family in Japan, Son has been discriminated against all his life.

• He wasn’t rich.

• He was disconnected.

• He didn’t have a head start.

But he had imagination and most importantly — belief.

At 19 years old, he developed an electronic language translator while a student at UC Berkeley.

A genuine gadget.

Not a school project a commercial product. He pitched it to Sharp Corporation.

They bought it.

Profit?

$3.2 million. At 19 years old.

The world suddenly had to take him seriously.

Founding SoftBank: The Empire Nobody Saw Coming

In 1981, with nothing but conviction and just two employees, he founded: SoftBank

(Soft = software, Bank = platform to support)

People thought it was some little software reseller. But Son wasn't building a company. He was building an ecosystem. He felt technology would remake man.

Not gradually, but explosively. So, he made one of the boldest decisions ever in business history:

He invested in hundreds of startups before the world knew their names.

While others waited for proof, Son invested in possibility.

The $20 Million Bet That Became $150 Billion

One of his most legendary investments was: Alibaba.

Son invested $20 million when Alibaba was just an unknown Chinese startup.

Everyone else doubted. Son didn't. Years later, that $20M became $150 Billion.

The greatest tech investment of all time.

His strategy wasn't luck. It was vision plus risk tolerance plus belief in talent.

Well, there's no denying it is a rather difficult thing to do-to enjoy the peace and quiet of a place while there are so many people present.

The Vision Fund - The Billion Dollar Moonshot

In 2017, he rolled out the $100 billion Vision Fund - until now, the biggest tech investment fund ever.

While Silicon Valley played chess… Masayoshi Son played galaxy-level strategies.

He funded:

1. ARM, chips inside iPhones

2. Uber

3. Paytm

4. DoorDash

5. Brain Corp (robotics)

6. WeWork ​which almost took him down

Yes, his risks are huge. He has lost billions and earned billions.

But what remained constant?

• He plays long-term.

• He builds for decades, not quarters.

• He dreams bigger than practicality.

The Lesson in His "Lazy Dream"

Son never wanted to work less.

• He wanted to work smarter.

• He wanted ideas to work for him.

• He wanted technology to scale where human labour couldn’t.

His childhood statement of “5 minutes a day” wasn’t laziness

It was a blueprint for leveraged thinking.

Today:

SoftBank shapes global technology flows.

SON CONTROLS BILLIONS IN CAPITAL

His decisions shape startups across continents. And the world has learned a valuable lesson:

It is not about working harder; it is about thinking deeper.

What His Story Teaches Us

You don't have to fit the mold. You don’t have to follow normal rules. You don't need permission to dream big. You need: Place Vision Courage Patience in the long term And the will to be laughed at. Because every revolutionary idea looks stupid at first.

The Man Who Turned Imagination Into Power Masayoshi Son wasn't a billionaire because he worked nonstop. He became a billionaire because he dared to imagine a world others couldn't see yet. From a boy with a “lazy dream” To the architect of global tech, His life is proof: One bold idea can rewrite destiny. One investment can change history. But one dream, even the weird one, can change everything.