Chapter 72: Microsoft enters the game
At this stage, it is already a foregone conclusion.
That being the case, as the largest individual shareholder of ICQ, Zhu Ke will no longer oppose him. He just hopes to strive for the greatest benefit for himself in the process of “drawing allies and expanding development”.
"Actually, Lao Tzu just wants to be a stable shareholder and just wait for dividends, but now others are not happy, this is forcing Lao Tzu~!"
This was Zhu Ke's plan from the beginning.
Isn’t it good to make money with harmony?
But sometimes this kind of thinking is too naive!
If you don’t want to fight, others will fight with you too!
To start a business and grow the company from scratch, to be honest, Zhuke feels very strenuous.
is just the number of companies that I currently own, which is already a headache. For this reason, Zhu Ke did not spend a lot of time to study the knowledge of management.
Charging yourself has become an indispensable part of Zhuke's life.
Well, the traverser is awesome, that’s right, but it’s not almighty!
It is impossible to know everything and be proficient.
Even those traversers who have taken over 100 billion market value industries at the beginning of the journey will only be devoured and divided by the surrounding jackals and tigers and leopards if they don't have the corresponding ability. Well, there is no second result!
It's the way to die for a child to spend money in the downtown area!
9 am.
There is still less than 30 minutes before the official icq expansion meeting begins.
The founding team such as Visger and Vardy, together with Zhuke, held an internal meeting first.
"Weige, you are the CEO of the company. Now that you and everyone have decided to start expanding and financing, I won’t say more, but... I would like to hear about the upcoming representatives of all parties. What do you like? In other words, which investment banks and companies do you think are beneficial to the development of ICQ."
Zhuke said first.
"My friend, you can agree to the share expansion. This decision makes me very happy." Wisger said very happily.
Zhu Ke shook his head and smiled: "My friends, I never seem to oppose the company's stock expansion and financing, pulling allies to promote development, my original attitude was to stabilize for a period of time, and then expand the stock."
The shrewd Wisger immediately looked overjoyed.
He knew that Zhuke had made concessions.
Vardy on the side continued, "Weissg, please speak up quickly. Mr. Wald's words are also issues that we have to consider."
Choosing the right allies will definitely play a decisive role in the future development of icq.
Pig teammate, but can't afford to hurt!
"Cough cough cough~"
Weisger cleared his throat and solemnly said: "Our primary financing and stock expansion target must be Microsoft, and it can only be it!"
"After all, Microsoft is the overlord of the computer system software industry. Once they enter the field of instant messaging, we absolutely can't beat it, so we must pull it into the game."
"As long as it is pulled in, it will further discourage them from developing instant messaging software. Of course, even if it still enters the field of instant messaging later, it will give us enough time for development."
The voice fell, and everyone Gu Shi nodded.
Zuke also acknowledged this point.
Microsoft, in the 90s is not only the overlord of system software, but also the famous rogue software!
Netscape is good enough.
In the 1990s, Netscape was regarded as the first Internet company to go public to eat crabs. At its peak, its market value was nearly 10 billion U.S. dollars. In the atmosphere of the world, countless people access the Internet through Netscape browsers every day.
Its huge number of users has made countless people optimistic about the future development of Netscape.
For a time, the limelight is the same.
But, Microsoft is jealous!
It took a fancy to this piece of fat in the browser market.
Okay, Microsoft's IE browser is now online.
Relying on its dominance in the field of computer system software, Microsoft allows Internet user groups to compulsorily install their IE browser when installing and updating computer system software, and it is set as the default browser without the user’s knowledge. Device.
Therefore, in a very short period of time, there are enough users to compete with the Netscape browser.
During the whole year of 1997, the browser war between Netscape and Microsoft started, from the beginning of the two sides evenly matched to being rubbed by Microsoft on the ground, it took less than a year.
This hooliganism, you can't accept it!
Icq is awesome.
The world’s first instant messaging software, and has hundreds of millions of registered users worldwide. In 1998, AOL paid US$408 million to acquire it.
But.
Microsoft is jealous again!
It launched MSN chat in early 1999.
Rogue pre-installation, forced installation of updates and other means, once again shot.
In a very short period of time, a wave of "browser wars" was replicated again. In one fell swoop icq fell into the world.
Therefore, for icq's first round A share expansion, Zhuke is positive about the idea of pulling Microsoft into the game.
...
Seven days later.
Icq has conducted negotiations on round A financing with representatives of major companies and investment banks around the world.
In the end, representatives of five companies had the last laugh.
In icq's Series A financing, they shared a 30% stake in icq with an estimated market value of US$200 million.
As the overlord of the computer system software industry, Microsoft has a monopoly of 10%;
Goldman Sachs, a giant in the field of Wall Street investment banking, won 5%;
News Corporation, the parent company of 20th Century Fox, has the advantage of worldwide media channels, occupying 5%.
Sequoia Capital, which has a huge advantage in small island countries, holds 5%;
brand computer HP, share the last 5%;
In the end, the founding team such as Visger, together with Zhu Ke, still owns 70% of the equity, still occupying the absolute controlling rights of the icq company.
Well, UU Read www.uukanshu.com Although there were conflicts between Zhuke and Weisge and others during the A round of share expansion, the fundamental interests of the foreign predators are still the same. After all, if you don't join hands, you will only be swallowed up by big companies.
Therefore, the two sides are still regarded as one side.
Of course, in the A round of share expansion, although Zhu Ke also invested a part of the capital, but the shares held are still inevitably diluted.
35%!
This is Zhu Ke’s current shareholding.
Although the shares have been diluted, Zhu Ke is still making a lot of money!
net worth soaring!
According to the estimated market value of US$200 million given by the Morgan Investment Bank, Zhu Ke’s current shares are worth US$70 million!
Compared with the previous investment of less than 2 million US dollars, it has only been only half a year. How can Zhu Ke not make any money?
Actually, I have to say that because of Zhuke's intervention, the development of icq in this life is much better than in the previous life.
The A round of financing initiated by icq not only allowed the company to obtain US$60 million in development funds, but also attracted a group of powerful allies with strong influence all over the world.
All of the above can make the development of icq company enter the fast lane!
As for the instant messaging companies that have reacted and want to follow suit, it is expected that in the next time, they can only fart behind.
The founding team members such as Visger and Vardy were quite excited.
They began to plan future development strategies, which allowed icq to expand further.
As for Zhu Ke, what he is thinking about now is to mortgage a part of the shares and take out a loan from the bank to create his own Internet company.
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