"Okay, I'd love to," Feng Yiping was very happy to make a decision so quickly.

Listening to Page, Google has agreed to accept his investment, and although it is too smooth for him to wonder about the reason behind it, but, whatever, just agree, there is nothing more gratifying than this.

It should be said that by mistake, he really happened to choose a very suitable time.

Page and Brin were able to agree so quickly, in addition to the desperate hope that the company they founded could grow faster, but also with the help of him and his funds, to consolidate their own control.

Their worries are not unfounded.

In Silicon Valley, it is not uncommon for capital to drive out founders, such as Apple, Compaq, Cisco, etc., and Sequoia Capital is a veteran of doing these things.

What makes some founders even more chilling is that Sequoia has received a lot of applause for doing so, believing that they can not only find the right startup, but also find the most suitable professional managers.

Actually, objectively speaking, this is not wrong, for example, they found Schmidt for Google, and his later experience proved that he was indeed a very good ⊥ the taste of the canteen was better.

Still, people who eat in their cafeteria for the first time. I'm afraid that no one will study the dishes and tastes.

Unlike the restaurants that you usually go to with music, or those corporate restaurants that are gentle and don't talk about each other, Google's restaurants are very lively, very lively.

During working hours, the engineers, immersed in their own world, took this opportunity to communicate with each other, and were influenced and driven by the two founders. Their exchanges, many times, can be said to be arguments.

But. Some high-pitched tones just show their enthusiasm for their work, in which you can clearly feel the vigor of the vigor, in the words of some leaders, this is a team with combat effectiveness. Then it is easy to conclude that this is a promising company.

In addition to the excitement, there is another feature here, that is, fast!

They eat fast. Speaking quickly, that is, the brain spins very quickly, you just said your opinion, and the rebuttal came next, Feng Yiping felt in a trance that this was not eating, this was especially when debating, with something to eat, and it was not an ordinary debate, more like a thesis defense .......

Page and Brin are the same, Feng Yiping really saw their usual way of getting along, and in front of Feng Yiping, the two of them argued over a question.

It was a very professional question, and Feng Yiping didn't understand it very well, but there were two words that appeared frequently and he understood it very clearly, "idiot" and "idiot".

These two words, as if they are specific to the end of each of their sentences, are roughly similar to "over".

Seeing that Feng Yiping was a little surprised, Brin smiled and said, "You will get used to this state of the two of us in the future,"

"We often disagree with each other," Page said.

Brin immediately continued, "But we don't have fundamental differences,"

Paige, "Actually, we both often have surprisingly same ideas,"

Is this a cross talk? Feng Yiping also answered, "It can be seen that sometimes your opinions are so consistent that they will scare others."

"Hehe, yes, we think so too," the two good friends laughed at each other.

Anyway, after only one meal here, Feng Yiping felt that the gap between the canteens of his company and this was too big.

…………

"I think it's a little strange, why are the desks and chairs in the company not the same specifications?" Paige asked with a smile when he went to their office after dinner.

"When we moved here, it coincided with the bursting of the bubble and the collapse of a large number of companies, and the office equipment that you see was bought from those companies that went out of business," Brin explained.

"Such a coincidence?" Feng Yiping said, "Back then, there were just a few executives from my company who came here for business, and now the small software company was established at that time.

"Hehe, what do you say?

Brin pushed open a glass door, it was a dozen square meters of cubicles, and against the wall was a long workbench, "This is our office, and it is estimated that there will not be much space for you in the future." ”

"It's pretty good," Feng Yiping said, "I started my business in high school, and it wasn't until my sophomore year, that is, last year, that I finally got my own office,"

The small office that was converted into a storage room in his freshman year was subconsciously excluded by him.

"You've never worked in a garage," Page sat down, "Feng, Brin and I, we welcome your investment, we just discussed accepting your $150 million investment, 15% of the shares, how about it?"

He was still that anxious, and after a few words of gossip, he threw out the topic.

Although it is said that it is necessary to wait for financial accounting, the main decision is still in the hands of Page and Brin, for example, how much is the company's current valuation, and how much share can Feng Yiping share?

The plan he was talking about was the result of repeated discussions with Brin.

Feng Yiping didn't speak for a while, and Brin asked, "Do you think the valuation is too high?" We think this should be a more objective number, and this year, we are confident that we will achieve at least 200 million in revenue,"

Feng Yiping didn't speak, not because he didn't agree with this plan, but because he was excited! He thought that he could give himself a share of 10% at most, but he ended up giving 15%.

When I go public in '04, how much will my 15% be worth? $2 billion, or $3 billion?

In short, it is estimated that it will be higher than the total market value of many listed companies, which is really a big surprise and a big surprise.

"It's a reasonable plan, I don't have a problem, for me, it's the most important thing to be able to work together with both of you to achieve a common goal,"

Page and Brin relaxed, they really didn't want to lose a partner like Feng Yiping, who knew the future of the industry better than anyone else.

Brin poured three cups of coffee, "Happy working together!"

"Please rest assured that in the board of directors, I will always be consistent with you and be a strong backing," Feng Yiping took the initiative to say.

Feng Yiping's statement is also what Page they want.

The company they founded has grown from a valuation of 75 million at the time of the first round of financing to the current 1 billion, which is the result of their dedication, and the company is also the crystallization of their hard work, so they are naturally unwilling to lose power.

"Haha, then we must have been the majority, come,!"

"Actually, I personally have a mention, in order for the company to develop better and faster, the more sufficient funds the better, I am currently in good financial condition, in China, I also have a car website and express hotel, is planning to be listed on the NASDAQ, relatively speaking, the funds are quite abundant.

If the company needs it, I am willing to continue to invest in the name of the investment company at this valuation, of course, in order not to affect the structure of the board of directors, this part of the investment, I give up my voting rights, and I promise that in order not to affect the possible strategic cooperation after the listing, as well as the incentive of new employees in the future, this part of the investment shares, I will sell after the listing is lifted, or the company chooses to repurchase.

In short, my starting point is that I want to contribute more to the company, both now and in the future. ”

Such a delicious cake is naturally able to eat more bites, and its own joining can also make Google take a lot of detours, and it is good to fight for it again! )