Chapter 318
Zip2, which was established more than two years ago, already has the shadow of a large company in the future.
From the interior decoration to the etiquette standards of the front desk and administration, there are shadows of large financial companies everywhere.
What surprised Wang Lei was that in the technical department that can reflect the culture of an Internet company.
The programmers whose hair was almost falling out were wearing suits, ties, and heavy leather shoes.
As an Internet practitioner in his previous life, Wang Lei was so shocked that he couldn't close his jaw.
"They don't wear plaid shirts and V-necks?"
Seemingly seeing the boss's astonishment, Master explained helplessly:
"This is a new rule added by Sorkin. Technical personnel must wear formal clothes to work, so as not to let the visiting partners and investors think that they are an informal company.
My brother Kamba was ridiculed by him as a child who has not grown up because he dressed casually."
Wang Lei laughed out loud. This Sorkin is really a genius.
Programmers often have temporary needs, so it is normal to work overtime. Sitting for more than ten hours in a suit and leather shoes is simply a punishment.
They don't need to meet customers, and if they wear suits just to improve the company's status, then there is no need.
It's okay for one or two days, but the key is that Sorkin requires it every day.
It's good that this group of programmers didn't rebel.
After a tour, Wang Lei had a new understanding of Zip2.
No wonder Zip2 went downhill when the Internet was the hottest.
All this has an answer after visiting the company.
What the Internet needs is wild ideas and unlimited creativity.
Everything is unknown to users and startups.
But Sorkin put everything on the ground and tried his best to make the unfathomable things of the Internet lean towards the future he can see.
The culture of this Internet company has changed. Without these, this company can only be regarded as a service company that provides Internet services to physical companies.
His future development potential is destined to be limited.
After entering the brothers' office, Wang Lei patted Master's shoulder vigorously.
"I finally understand why you want to give up the company you built bit by bit."
Master smiled bitterly:
"I'm tired of office fighting. We are still young and shouldn't focus on this."
As a senior software engineer, Master is also a businessman.
So he had foresight to think that cashing out at a high price was the wisest choice.
And the instigator Sorkin was holding a stack of business cards to make sales calls.
As a former senior executive of a financial company, his biggest advantage is that he knows many big bosses.
Many of them are big names on the Forbes rich list.
This is also one of the reasons why he was hired as president.
What made him very frustrated was that these big names in the financial circle hung up the phone ruthlessly after hearing that the competitor was Wang Lei.
"These people usually look very powerful, why do they become scared when they hear Wang Lei's name?"
He helplessly turned out another business card.
"The Ross family wouldn't be such a coward."
After dialing the phone, he immediately put on a smiling face:
"Sir, I heard that you are looking for a suitable investment target recently. I wonder if you are interested in Zip2?"
"Zip2? The one that received Wang Lei's seed investment?"
"Yes, I am now the president of Zip2. I am entrusted by the board of directors to find investors who can compete with Wang Lei."
Guy on the other end of the phone was obviously lost in thought.
Sorkin was cheering in his heart. Hesitation means that there is a chance. The other party is seriously considering the possibility of joining the game.
What he is afraid of is that he will hang up the phone mercilessly before he finishes his words.
"Okay, I just happened to be inspecting a project in Silicon Valley. How about we meet and talk?"
When Sorkin heard this, he felt that the matter was already more than half successful.
After meeting, he talked about his ideals and the future to Guy.
In order to save his career, he used all his strength.
Guy really thinks what he said makes sense? ? ?
Like many big investors, he is engaged in late-stage financing.
Most of the investment targets are product companies that have already reached the forefront in the industry and are just one step away from IPO.
Most of these companies have mature business thinking and have sustained and stable returns.
Late-stage investment requires sufficient capital to make, with low risks, and you just need to wait for the listing to make money.
But as people praise Wang Lei, Guy is also thinking about early-stage investment.
Wang Lei's angel investment, which often returns hundreds of times, makes him envious.
So he set up his own venture capital and began to look for some reliable start-up projects on campus and in the entrepreneurial market.
But onceAfter walking around the circle, he was dumbfounded.
What kind of people are those who just started a business? Having a garage as an office is good enough, and most of them just put a computer at home and start a business.
How can Guy, who doesn't know the suffering of the world, empathize with these start-ups?
Moreover, most people's entrepreneurial ideas are very unreliable. For example, he met a madman who claimed to subvert traditional payment a while ago. It is hard to imagine that the other party is also the founder of a fund.
After investigating this very failed fund company, Guy decisively gave up continuing to entangle with this crazy guy.
At this time, Sorkin gave him a very good feeling. He was humble and polite.
The most rare thing is that he doesn't talk about a bunch of Internet concepts that he doesn't understand, and knows how to use the Internet effect to realize it in time.
He simply listened to Zip2's financial situation and already had a very stable income channel.
This is much more reliable than those founders who only know how to talk.
"So does Zip2 have a plan to go public?"
"We set up a board of directors for the purpose of going public, and now we are negotiating with the city search engine company for acquisition.
Their development direction is very consistent with our software."
"City search, a search engine similar to Yahoo?"
There is still a big difference between city search and Yahoo.
Guy insisted on mixing the two together, and Sorkin did not mean to explain.
Yahoo successfully went public, and its stock price soared with the increase in advertising revenue. Guy was also very envious.
He was thinking in his mind, if a search engine and a store review company went public together, wouldn't it be the effect of 1+1 greater than 2?
The stock price must be no worse than Yahoo.
Thinking of this, he finally made a decision.
"Thank you very much for your invitation, Sorkin. I promise you that I will fully participate in this acquisition battle.
If I buy Zip2, you will continue to sit in the position of CEO, and I am relieved to hand over the company to you."
Sorkin was really moved for a moment. This is the real thigh.
