What is the American Dream?

No matter how it is embellished in Hollywood movies, the essence of the American dream is still to work hard to make money, buy a mansion, drive a yacht, take a private jet, .......

Even in Silicon Valley, where there are many highly educated people, the American dream is cloaked in beautiful words such as 'change the world', 'make the world a better place', and 'extraordinary', but the essence is still the same: start, sell or go public, billionaires, mansions, yachts, private jets, beautiful women, .......

When Lee realized the essence of the American Dream, he bought an eight-acre estate on the border of Paraaltu and Mountain View in Silicon Valley, as well as a $1.1 million Maybach sedan, which he left unused. In normal times, he still lives in an apartment not far from the school, and rides his bicycle to school and the company.

It can't be said to be idle, it should be said that it is a little far away from the company and school, and he is not used to driving more than 40 minutes to the company and school every day. Every weekend, he often invites his colleagues and friends to the manor for a party, for example, after he became the chairman of Back**B, he invited 21 members of the company to have a party here.

Basketball courts, tennis courts, lawns, gardens, and a 160-square-meter swimming pool, coupled with the artdeco-style villas, are understated and luxurious, making these already somewhat introverted young people look envious and restrained.

This is a paradise for the rich in the highly commercialized United States, and no matter what these young people say, 'We want to change the world,' they actually want to be prosperous and rich." If they were that noble, they should go to Africa and Latin America to change the world, instead of sitting in front of a computer and writing code day and night.

Li Jiaming, who usually wears casual clothes, still wears jeans and T-shirts, and still talks and laughs with everyone peacefully. Li Jiaming, who can be the master. Standing in such a luxurious hall, he naturally has a gentle gentleman's temperament, and he faintly reveals the aura of a leader, so that these young people can't help but revolve around him.

It's not that people have changed, it's that the environment has changed, and the lavish manor reminds these young people that this is a real big shot. If you follow him, you will be able to succeed and be able to own such a luxurious mansion. Li Jiaming, who was surrounded by everyone, although he was talking and laughing with people with a wine glass, inadvertently turned this party into a salon, and it was a salon with him as the protagonist.

No way, the Nasdaq fell again, and it fell even worse this week. The cold winter of the Internet is coming, although the pace of coming is a little slower, but you can already feel the chill to the bone. In particular, two companies suddenly collapsed in the office building, and both will be used by venture capital funds to forcibly auction off the company's assets to recover their investments.

Lucky!

looked at the faces of those guys who were usually very arrogant, and even the founders Larry and Sergei broke out in a cold sweat. If it weren't for the fact that they chose to be jointly acquired, but continued to use the funds of venture capital funds, or accepted financing from both, perhaps Back**B would have been forcibly sold, and everyone would have been swept away.

Being acquired and being financed are two very different concepts. After being acquired, Larry and Sergei and a few veterans all got a lot of cash-out returns, and all of them became millionaires and multimillionaires, and when they were financed, they could be like those unlucky people, and after a few good months, they would return to the garage as poor people.

Li Jiaming also likes to be surrounded by everyone like this, Yahoo is doomed to decline, and the opportunity for back**b to replace it is infinite. To be able to make your mark in such a company is something that is unattainable, and even a glory that can be recorded in history!

Everyone sighed a few words, and a stuffy melon-like beard suddenly said under the stimulation of alcohol: "Ming, the search market is already the world of Yahoo, how do you think we can surpass it?"

The white ghosts really don't hide it, or they are too young to know the height of the sky. Knowing that Yahoo dominates the world, and still wanting to catch up so bluntly? This matter has to be done slowly, and Yahoo has to develop without realizing it, until it has the strength to compete and then talk about competition.

However, Li Jiaming likes this kind of stunned goods, whether he can surpass it is one thing, and whether he dares to think about it is another. People, if you don't have a dream, what's the difference between it and salted fish?

"Yes, I believe there will be a day, but if you are not surpassed by back**b, then you dare not make up your mind!"

"Really?"

"Of course, when a company is at its most brilliant, it often indicates that it is about to decline, Yahoo is no longer the Yahoo at the beginning of its establishment, they have ignored the power of technology.

Gentlemen, the world is driven by technology, not by need or content. It's like a train station now, and people in the past need to pass through them to get to all angles of America. But if we turn back**b into a station and an airport, is it possible that through us, users can reach the world faster?

Gentlemen, how many decades did it take for cars to replace trains, and how many years did it take for airplanes to replace long-distance buses? I believe that if Yahoo no longer pays attention to the development of technology, driven by new technologies, maybe in a few years, new companies will replace Yahoo.

I hope that they will be replaced by back**b!"

The party has become a salon, so naturally there will be no hustle and bustle, and everyone will drink beer thoughtfully.

"o started with technology, how can you not pay attention to technology?"

"If they value technology, will they use our search engine?"

Speaking of this, Li Jiaming turned his head and said: "Larry, we have to change the name of the company as soon as possible, which is conducive to our promotion." ”

In this environment, situation, and position, although Larry is a few years older than Li Jiaming, he has subconsciously regarded himself as a subordinate of the other party. Seeing that Li Jiaming suddenly asked about this, Larry hurriedly said: "I have submitted an application, and it is estimated that there will be a new company name and domain name next week." However, when Sean submitted the application, he typed Googol as Google, and now if he changes it, I am afraid it will take a few more days. ”

Li Jiaming asked Larry to spell it again, only to know that the Google in people's mouths was originally googol, and the spelling was different but the pronunciation remained the same.

"No, it's better, it's less ambiguous, it's not like googol it's easy to misunderstand that it's a 'huge number' or 10 to the power of 10, which is not conducive to our promotion. ”

Website promotion, Li Jiaming is an expert, which is proven by Sohu's successful experience, and Larry hurriedly agreed.

The topic diverged, and the salon turned into a meeting again, and it was the kind of fairy meeting that spoke freely.

"Ming, I think our website is too fancy, it should be more concise, preferably a toolbar. ”

"No, no, I don't think we can get rid of ads, that's one of the few sources of revenue we have. ”

Li Jiaming, who has been busy helping Lao Zhang recruit people in the past few days, was stunned, and hurriedly got up and went to the study to turn on the computer, and everyone who was discussing hurriedly followed. When he turned on the computer, Li Jiaming couldn't help but be startled when he saw the new website layout.

Oh my god, this is a search site, it's clearly an advertising site, and there are all kinds of ads, all of which are brands that you can occasionally see billboards but can't always remember. It is estimated that Yahoo has received too much advertising business, and some second- and third-tier brand advertisements that don't have much money are thrown here.

"Larry, I think the main task of the company right now is to promote and get users to accept our search service, rather than rushing to make a profit. You see, wouldn't it be more comfortable to look at if you removed these ads and kept only a search box, as Sean said?"

Regardless of whether the family does not know the price of oil and salt, in addition to staring at the company's business, the CEO is staring at revenue and expenses, Larry hesitated: "But if you don't want these advertisements, the company will be a pure loss." ”

Li Jiaming also hesitated, thanks to Yang Zhiyuan's 'Chinese light', the rise and fall of Yahoo was brought out and analyzed by many Chinese critics, and he naturally knew what search engines relied on to make profits. But is it worth it to point it out to Larry now?

After thinking for a long time, the **of the printing record finally suppressed the interests*, Li Jiaming suddenly said: "Larry, do you think that if we have enough traffic, can we make a profit by engaging in bidding ranking?"

"What?"

Li Jiaming explained the general operation, and everyone was ecstatic after hearing it, which means that as long as the traffic is large enough, there will definitely be customers to grab the top few search results.

"Oh God!"

"Ming, you're great!"

It is not great, but it is only to tell you your creation with my mouth. took all the sycophants from everyone according to the order, and Li Jiaming took the opportunity to brand the most important mark on this company.

"Gentlemen, there is a question, what should we do if a company with a bad reputation offers much more money than anyone else to bid? Do not think that this is an impossible problem, sooner or later we will go out of the United States and develop in other countries with weak legal systems. ”

Li Jiaming paused, afraid that these young people would not take it seriously, and took many public hospitals as examples. The U.S. healthcare system is fucked up, the private sector is ridiculously expensive, and the public sector is ridiculously inefficient. What should I do if I can't make an appointment with a doctor for a minor illness? Many kind-hearted nurses have no choice but to turn on the computer and let the patient read the prescription on it, so as to avoid the risk that she or he will not be able to prescribe medicine without a medical license, so as to relieve the patient of trouble and pain.

If users trust the information provided by Google and buy products or medical services based on the information, and Google does not filter out the ads of shady businesses or even cults for financial gain, it is tantamount to a disaster for users.

More than 20 young people looked at each other, which is something that everyone has encountered, not to mention the public hospitals outside, even at top schools like Stanford, students often have to take their own medicine according to the nurse's computer. Perhaps only large companies like Microsoft and Cisco will have company-funded private clinics to provide convenient and inexpensive medical services for employees.

"Refuse!"

"Refuse!"

Believing in God is nobler than believing in money, and Li Jiaming set the first slogan for the company: "OK, then our company's creed will be: \/evil (do not do evil)!"