Vol 5 Chapter 838: Digging

"Guys, we have to come up with an opinion on this issue as soon as possible," Page emphasized.

"I repeat, I don't agree," Schmidt said very directly, "Sandberg is the veteran of our business department and the core of our advertising business. I firmly disagree to let her go."

"Agreeing to let her go is an act of an adversary." He actually used such emotional words. "We all know the development potential of Facebook, and we can also think of it in the advertising field, which will bring us. Shock,"

"The question is, we don't agree. Is it useful?" Brin said, "What she signed is not an exclusive agreement. Oh, by the way, Schmidt, she was hired by you. You ordered the preparation of this agreement."

The so-called cooperation in talents that Feng Yiping proposed last night was that he fell in love with Shirley Sandberg of Google's business department and hoped to hire her to work at Facebook.

As for why he made this request, the reason couldn't be simpler. Later, who didn't know Sandberg's contribution and importance to Facebook?

Meyer, who is more well-known than her, did not succeed in turning the tide at Yahoo later, but Sandberg and Facebook really made each other successful.

With such a ready-made talent, why not use it?

He made this request at this time, and there is another advantage. Sandberg has already made a splash at Google at this time and has some achievements, but he is not at the top, and can only be regarded as the middle.

In fact, Google will inevitably have similar results on seniority ranking, but it is not easy to say that it is on seniority ranking.

It can only be said that in the process of corporate growth and development, those people who have been together in the first place will naturally have more opportunities.

Sandberg only joined in 2001, nearly four years after Google was founded. Although he has a very good resume and outstanding ability, he joined too late after all. It is more senior than those who want to step into the position of senior management. Yes, put more effort.

Meyer, No. 20, has been promoted to vice president this year, and she seems to have to struggle for several years before she can be on par with Meyer.

Because she works in the business department, that is, the business department, and everyone knows that Google is a company that values ​​engineers, and it’s easier for engineers to get promoted.

Feng Yiping directly proposed that in addition to Sandberg is suitable, it is also because she has taken a middle-level team, even if she is indeed capable, but also very potential, Page and the others will not be too sensitive-are there few people with potential at Google? ?

Peppa and Brin, although they said that this was Feng Yiping preparing to take advantage of them yesterday, they still attached great importance to Feng Yiping's first initiative to speak up.

After all, when investing, he transferred the original price of the deCarta he just acquired to Google for the development of Google’s map, and also transferred the already established cloud computing department..., very much for Google.

"One thing, I've always been unhappy," Schmidt glanced at the door.

"Feng will definitely not be here today," Brin said.

Schmidt relaxed, "Feng launched two products last year, Facebook and YouTube, which were widely praised. They are the two most outstanding products launched by the high-tech industry last year. The development potential is also very large. Quite successful,"

"But, how do you prove that this is not an idea that Feng came up with after being inspired by some in the process of working at Google?"

"As a major shareholder of Google and an executive in charge of strategy, why didn't he leave these two products to us for development? Is this a conflict of interest? I think some shareholders must already have opinions, and I also propose, Board of Directors……,"

"Okay, okay, don't say it," Page interrupted him, "Does such nonsense really have to be discussed on the board?"

"Facebook, it can be said that it is a lite version of NEXTDOOR, a personal version, right, so its launch, is it sudden, and is there any inspiration? It's just waiting for a suitable time,"

"Speaking of YouTube, Feng's intention is obvious, to cooperate with Netflix, and to acquire Netflix, how much work did he do before? In fact, before the acquisition of Coin Star, which seemed unrelated to his business at the time, it was just before Preparation,"

"In this way, whether it is Facebook or YouTube, which one is not a product that he has planned for a long time and has a clear development plan? He has done so much work before preparing for these two products, which is after being inspired , A temporary idea?"

"Look at the development context of his own business. He should have had a comprehensive plan at the same time he founded NEXTDOOR. At that time, we didn't know him and he didn't invest in us."

"So, why should we ask him to hand over these two products from the idea to us?"

Schmidt's face was a bit ugly, but after that, he understood a question. Page's reason was so strong. Does it mean that he had the same idea as himself before?

It should be, at least he must have carefully sorted it out.

Brin continued, "This fully shows that we invited Feng to be the company's strategic director. It was correct. When we both wrote the program, we didn't know what we wanted to do at first."

This is the truth, otherwise they would not have wanted to sell that program.

"It's like Feng. He not only knows what he is going to do now, but more importantly, he knows what he should do in the future, so what he should do now is to prepare for the future."

"Yes," Page nodded, and he stopped mentioning Schmidt's previous doubts. "As for Sandberg, she may be the backbone of the advertising department, but if you say it is the core, then, what about Susan? ?"

The Susan that Page was talking about was Susan Wojcicki. In 1998, they decided to start a business by establishing Google in Susan's garage.

Not long afterwards, she joined Google and was the sixteenth employee of Google. She has been responsible for Google’s advertising business, including AdWords and AdSense. Within Google, she has always been called "the most important thing you have never heard of Google executives".

She is the core figure of Google's advertising business.

Later, the top ten most influential women in the science and technology industry, three of them came from Google, including Mayer, Sandberg, who became famous after joining Facebook, and Susan.

Alongside them, there is Meg Whitman, who has never been able to get along well with Feng Yiping.

Although Sandberg was more successful and famous than Susan later, but now, she is completely incomparable with Susan.

If Feng Yiping wanted to poach Susan away, even Page and the others would not agree.

"It doesn't matter that there is one less Sandberg in the advertising department," Page said.

"If Feng doesn't make this request, he goes directly to Sandberg. I think we can't help it, so I agree," Brin said.

"I still have reservations, but we respect your decision, and I won't bother about it," Schmidt stood up, "I have an intuition. One day, we will regret this decision."

"Schmidt, I can understand your worries, but the situation you said will not happen," Brin said.

Schmidt had to shook his head helplessly, "I'm sorry, I still have a job,"

Page and Brin are also somewhat helpless, because the heights are different, Schmidt and them will naturally look at problems from a different perspective. For the two of them now, Feng Yiping's request is actually a good thing.

"Does Feng deal with Sandberg a lot?" Page himself was a little confused.

Of course, what he was puzzled was mainly why Feng Yiping values ​​a less critical employee of the company so much.

"There should have been contact, but it should be limited," Brin said, "but I know that since Sandberg is so important to him, it must have potential that we have not yet discovered. This potential may also be Feng I found it in some inadvertent little things,"

"Maybe ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is Feng's value on Sandberg's government experience," Page guessed.

Before Buchanan, he worked on Capitol Hill for many years, while Sandberg, during Clinton's time, was the chief of staff of the US Treasury Department and the most important staff to the Secretary of the Treasury.

"It's also possible,"

"You said, if we give her greater authority now, what will she do?" Page asked again.

Although they were very determined in front of Schmidt, because they believed in Feng Yiping's vision, they were actually a little worried about whether they would let go of a genius.

"The advertising department is now operating very well. Giving her more authority will not necessarily have good results. What is suitable for Facebook may not be suitable for us," Brin said. "Besides, we don't interfere, you are sure, Sandberg will definitely agree to Feng's invitation?"

"Come on, who would reject Feng?" Page said, "But I also hope that he can take more effort."

"Haha," the two guys laughed impurely.