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Zip2, which has been established for more than two years, already has the shadow of a later big company.

From the interior decoration to the etiquette and standards of the front desk and administration, there are shadows of big financial companies everywhere.

What surprised Wang Lei was that it was in the technology department that could reflect the culture of an Internet company.

The programmers, whose hair was about to fall out, were actually 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 even wear plaid shirts or v-necks?"

Seemingly sensing the boss's consternation, Master explained helplessly:

“This is Sorkin’s new rule. Technical staff must wear formal attire to work, and they must not let visiting partners and investors feel that they are an irregular company.

My younger brother Kamba was ridiculed as an immature child because he dressed casually. "

Wang Lei burst into laughter, this Sorkin is really a wizard.

Because programmers often have temporary needs, it is normal to work overtime. Sitting in a suit and leather shoes for more than ten hours is simply a punishment.

They don't need to meet customers. If they only wear suits to enhance the company's status, then there is no need.

One or two days is enough, the key is that Sorkin requires this every day.

It’s good that this group of programmers didn’t rebel.

After walking around, Wang Lei gained a new understanding of zip2.

No wonder zip2 went downhill when the Internet was at its hottest.

All this was answered after visiting the company.

The Internet needs unconstrained ideas and unlimited creativity.

Everything is unknown to users and startups.

But Sorkin put everything down, trying his best to move the inscrutable things of the Internet toward the future he could see.

The culture of this Internet company has changed. Without it, 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 hard on the shoulder.

"I can finally understand why you want to give up the company you built piece by piece with your own hands."

Master showed a wry smile:

"I'm tired of office fights, we're still young and shouldn't be focusing on that."

As a senior software engineer, Master is also a businessman.

Therefore, he had the foresight to realize that cashing out at a high price was the wisest choice.

And the instigator, Sorkin, was making sales calls with a stack of business cards.

As a former 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 was one of the reasons why he was hired as president.

What made him very frustrated was that these big figures in the financial circle heard that the competitor was Wang Lei.

They hung up the phone calllessly.

"These people usually seem to be very impressive, but why do they get cold feet when they hear Wang Lei's name?"

He reluctantly pulled out another business card.

"The Ross family wouldn't be so cowardly."

After dialing the phone, he immediately put on a smile:

"Sir, I heard that you are looking for suitable investment targets recently. Are you 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 deep in thought.

Sorkin cheered in his heart, and the hesitation meant that there was something going on, and the other party was seriously considering the possibility of entering the game.

What I was afraid of was that he would hang up the phone without waiting for him to finish speaking.

"Okay, I happen to be in Silicon Valley to inspect projects, how about we meet and chat?"

When Sorkin heard this, he felt that the matter was more than half successful.

After meeting, they talked about their ideals and future to Guy.

In order to save his career, he resorted to unprecedented strength.

Guy really thinks what he said makes sense? ? ?

Like many big investors, he is doing late-stage financing.

Most of the investment targets are product companies that are already at the forefront of the industry and are just short of an IPO.

Most companies in this category have mature business thinking and have sustained and stable profits.

Later-stage investment requires sufficient capital, and the risk is small. You can just wait for the listing to make money.

But as people praise Wang Lei, Guy is also thinking about early investment.

Wang Lei's angel investment can yield hundreds of times the income at every turn, which makes him extremely greedy.

So he set up his own venture capital and began looking for some reliable start-up projects on campus and in the entrepreneurial market.

But after walking around for a while, others were stunned.

What kind of things are there for those who have just started a business? Having a garage as an office space is very good. Most of them start a business by setting up a computer at home.

How could Guy, who did not understand the sufferings of the world, have empathy with these founders.

What's more, most people's entrepreneurial ideas are very unreliable. For example, he met a madman who claimed to subvert traditional payment a while ago. It was hard to imagine that the other person was the founder of a fund.

After investigating this very failed fund company, Guy decisively gave up and continued to entangle with this crazy guy.

At this time, Sorkin felt very good about him, 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 he knows how to use the Internet effect to realize money in a timely manner.

He briefly heard about zip2's financial situation and found that it 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 any plans to go public?"

“We established the board of directors to go public, and now we are negotiating acquisitions with Urban Search Engine Company.

Their development direction is very consistent with our software. "

“Urban search, a search engine like Yahoo?”

There is still a big difference between urban search and Yahoo.

Guy insists on confusing the two, but Sorkin has no intention of explaining it.

Yahoo successfully went public, and its stocks soared as advertising revenue increased. Guy was also very greedy.

He was thinking in his mind, if a search engine and a store review company were to go public together, wouldn't that have the effect of 1+1 being greater than 2?

The stock is certainly no worse than Yahoo.

Thinking of this, he finally made a decision.

"Sorkin, thank you very much for your invitation, and I promise you that I will fully participate in this acquisition battle.

If I buy zip2, you will continue to sit in the CEO position, and I will feel relieved to leave the company to you. "

Sorkin was really moved for a moment. This is the real thigh.