Chapter 496 Question

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"The vast majority of people listening to me today are Harvard students. There is no doubt that when you step into this world-class school, you are already a big step ahead of your peers who did not enter a good school, or even dropped out. But one step ahead doesn't mean one step at a time. A Harvard degree certificate can only give you a three-year opportunity period, and if you don't get a good salary and career during these three years, then you won't be much different from ordinary people. ”

“… So at the end of today's talk, I want to say to you: from now on, stick to the industry you are interested in and work on it. Time is the most precious thing in the world, and it passes much faster than you think... Thank you!"

"Whoa...!"

Thunderous applause rang out again. It lasted for a long time, and the applause slowly stopped as Vice Chancellor Hans Bloomberg walked up.

"I think you have already accumulated a lot of questions in your hearts after listening to Mr. Guo's wonderful speech, and you can't wait to get the answers! ”

Before his words fell, the arms of Qi Brush in the audience were raised like a forest.

"Wow, Mr. Guo, it looks like everyone wants to ask questions. So the choice is up to you, right?"

Guo Shouyun smiled and nodded, his gaze quickly swept through the crowd, and he pointed casually, "The male classmate in blue." ”

Seeing that he was being clicked, the latter jumped up excitedly. I couldn't wait to take the microphone from the staff next to me, "Mr. Guo, I want to know what you think about dropping out?"

"Drop out of school?" Guo Shouyun was stunned.

Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniek dropped out of school to found Apple, Bill Gates dropped out of school to found Microsoft, you yourself dropped out of school to found LinkedIn, and Larry Ellison dropped out of school to found Oracle. So now some tech forums are saying that if you want to succeed in the tech field, you can't be bound by university dogma to have an active mind in your brain. So dropping out of college early and starting a business is the best option. ”

"I'm sorry, but I've been surfing the internet a lot lately, so I don't know what you're talking about. However, I don't approve of dropping out of school to start a business. The reason is simple, college dorms are the best offices, and if you drop out of school to start a business, then the cheapest office in Silicon Valley can be rented for more than $300 a month if you don't have a garage. Also, in college your roommates or classmates are your employees, and they often only need a few hamburgers to work for you for free, whereas if you leave there, you have to pay a few hundred dollars or even thousands of dollars a month to hire permanent employees, and they are not necessarily better than your roommates. ”

“… Starting a business is a riskier thing than investing in futures and the stock market, and the probability of one-time success is low. So, you want to increase your fault tolerance threshold as much as possible. For ordinary people, universities are the most suitable place to start a business. My LinkedIn, Larry Page and Sergey Brin's Google, were all born in college dorms. ”

"So is it okay to drop out of school and start a business? When you feel that your business is beyond the capacity of a university dormitory, and it needs a bigger space, more employees, and more capital to scale further, or when you can't balance your studies and entrepreneurship, you can choose to drop out. But I would like to advise you, and all the students here today, to drop out of school with extreme caution, that is not a reasonable choice, and it should not be the choice of the majority. ”

"Finally, I would like to explain my own situation. I didn't drop out, I got a master's degree in computer science from Stanford, a bachelor's degree in history and mathematics, I took enough credits, completed my graduation defense, and graduated early, not out of school. … Of course, Stephen and Steve certainly are. ”

After a joke, Guo Shouyun put down the microphone. After thanking them and sitting down, the second questioner quickly stood up.

"Mr. Guo, since you think the biggest entrepreneurial opportunity in the future is in the Internet, what kind of Internet company do you think has the best chance of success?"

Guo Shouyun glanced at it, this young student with eyes and obvious Oriental characteristics, and after organizing the language, "Except for Internet search, the Internet subdivisions." ”

"Can you make that clearer?"

Guo Shouyun nodded, "The Internet can be applied to all walks of life. Taking e-commerce as an example, its sub-industries include C2C, B2B, B2C, O2O and cross-border e-commerce. The industrial e-commerce sector is divided into B2B and cross-border e-commerce. Business scenarios are divided into precision marketing, data transactions, information security, data research and development services, data mining services, Internet public opinion, and so on. The service industry can be divided into hotel reservations, travel guides, housekeeping reservations, movie ticket reservations and other fields. The field of education can be divided into online education and educational software. The social field can be divided into social software, dating websites, Internet phones, and so on. The rest also have Internet applications in various industries such as video, finance, automobiles, and real estate. ”

"In fact, as long as you dig hard, you can find the right investment direction. The Internet is now an uncharted blue ocean, leaving opportunities for everyone with ambitions. It's up to you to catch it. ”

"Thank you very much for your answer! But I would like to ask, why can't internet searches be invested?"

"Because the Internet industry is an industry with an obvious '28 effect'. The number one company holds 80% of the market share. Google is now the number one search company in the world, and no company can beat it in search unless there is a disruptive innovation or executive order!"

After a pause, "Of course, if you think I'm the chairman of Google before I say that, then you or you can also be me if I didn't say it!"

"The third one, the classmate in red and with curly hair!"

Soon, a white girl in a red coat stood up excitedly. As soon as he took the microphone from the staff, he said, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

Guo Shouyun smiled in surprise and nodded, "Yes!"

"That's bad news. After pursing her lips in disappointment, the girl said, "What do you think of the Iraq war that is going on now?"

"I guess that's something the president and the White House should think about, I'm just a business person!"

The girl asked reluctantly: "But you are a business person with great social influence, and you should do your part to prevent the war from happening!"

It is clear that she is a staunch anti-war person!

"War is really not a good option. But I think President Bush ~ and Congress must have chosen war for the sake of the interests of the United States!"

He is an alliance of interests with the Bush family, and of course he will not go against Bush Jr. in public.

"But the war has caused countless casualties, and it is shameful to harm other countries simply for one's own benefit!"

"We should respect every different opinion. Also, you should respect the right of others to ask questions. ”

Under the action of the staff arranged by the school, the girl reluctantly handed over the microphone.

In the next hour or so, Guo Shouyun experienced the 'devastation' of various problems. Some are normal, some are weird. Fortunately, now he has rich experience and a calm temperament, and he has coped with the past one by one. Until the two-and-a-half-hour presentation was completely over.

Of course, in the evening he inevitably had to meet with the high-class people who were present today, and after some hypocritical exchanges, it was not until nearly ten o'clock in the evening that he returned to his lodgings exhausted.

Early the next morning, Wang Jue and Wu Xiaojing brought the prepared breakfast.

"Boss, the plane is ready for you, ready to take off back to San Francisco!"

Thinking of the invitation he received last night, Guo Shouyun shook his head, "Wait two more days, I still have some things." ”

Deng Feng nodded.

"By the way, you go and give this business card to Huang Zhipei, and they can call me if they encounter difficulties in the future!"

Yesterday in the auditorium, Guo Shouyun was moved by the fact that they tried their best to prevent themselves from playing for their own sake. Although because of the gap in each other's identities, they are not destined to become friends. But he is willing to provide some help to these people in difficult times. It can be regarded as a commemoration of this encounter that is not bizarre, but also very interesting. After all, it was the first time he had played Truth or Dare.

took the business card in Guo Shouyun's hand and glanced at it, nodded and turned around and walked out.

"Hua Lei, you can go out with me later!"

"Yes!"