Chapter 105: New Financing Routines

In any case, Noah was not angry at all because of the trouble caused by the patent issue, which is very good news and a behavior that makes Roy awe-inspired.

Then let Noah toss it himself, if he succeeds, Roy will take advantage of the fisherman, and if he fails, at most he will lose some money.

After confirming the marketing, product, and strategic planning of 2D Horse Company with Noah, he finally entered the real abyss battlefield - the online payment industry.

Roy said a little embarrassed again, "That...... Noah, last bad news, I have to say...... In the online payment section, our competitors are Elon Musk and Peter Thiel of PayPal,"

Noah couldn't calm down this time, and he wondered: "Elon Musk, who just sold the map company to Compaq Computer for $300 million? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ That's right. ”

"Peter Thiel, who founded Thiel-Capital Asset Management in 1996?"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Also...... That's right. ”

Noah hesitated slightly, and within a few seconds, his eyes burst out with a strong battle intent, "It seems that this is really a good field, and it is worth a brilliant battle." ”

Roy's angry and reproachful retribution still didn't happen, and he lowered his eyebrows to observe Noah's expression, which made him feel ashamed.

"Noah, aren't you worried about anything?"

"Huh? Lose sleep over something? Indeed, I'm worried about whether the product you're responsible for will mess up and not have an edge over the competition. Noah slanted at Roy, full of scrutiny.

Roy immediately showed absolute confidence and laughed, "Rest assured, rest assured." You can't go wrong with the product. From the original internet DVD rental system to the current QR code technology, do you still doubt my engineering talent? ”

"Hey, that's good. I hope Musk and Thiel can insist more, and not be swept away so quickly. "Noah is domineering.

Brother, my little brother won't help me, so I'll obey you.

The competitive fighting spirit of super elite talents is really exciting.

Roy gently wiped the cold sweat from his head and prayed that everything went well.

"Noah, is financing your forte?"

"It's not." Noah said truthfully.

Roy was speechless, financing or something, and he didn't want to pretend to be a grandson.

Noah asked, "Isn't the initial 50 million enough?" ”

"The early stage is probably enough...... "If you can't win with an absolute advantage in the early stage, you won't be able to hold it in the middle of the consumption, if it's a few fights to the later stage, Roy probably estimated in his heart, without two or three hundred million dollars, he won't survive at all." I can only hope that the reality is not as desperate as I expected.

Noah nodded, agreeing with Roy's conservatism and caution.

Roy said: "Then I'll be in charge of the financing, and you will help me a lot when the time comes." ”

β€œOK。”

"You know, our industry is involved in sensitive financial areas, and we have a lot of dealings with local governments, financial regulators, big banks, and I think we need to set up an independent department and let the government give us the green light for this new industry through lobbying and public relations. To be clear, I am not good at dealing with government officials, and I don't like it. ”

Noah fell into deep thought, he took a pen and wrote down several names on the paper, and crossed them out one by one, and finally there was only one person left on the paper - Rich Moulton.

"He's a relatively suitable person, and I'll personally recruit him, hoping to succeed."

Roy nodded and asked, "Noah, apart from Moulton, what other important talents can you bring with you?" ”

Noah shook his head and was pessimistic: "Not much, but even less." ”

"Are there any computer-related talents?"

"Nope."

"What about the HR Director position?"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I'll give it a try. ”

Roy thought of PayPal, where the thirst for excellent talent outweighed all else, and he said solemnly: "This position is very important to the company. ”

"I know, I'll take care of it."

β€œOK。” Human resource ability is not Roy's strong point, he still does not mix as well, "In addition, product development and marketing, I will co-ordinate." Such a crucial link cannot be missed. ”

"No problem, that's your forte." Noah gladly accepted.

After several important departments and priorities were confirmed, the next step was some minutiae of the charter, which the two discussed until late at night before they parted.

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The next day, Roy came to the garage of the two-dimensional horse company.

Ulysses had been waiting early, and as soon as they met, he asked, "BOSS, I heard that you made that guy Noah the CEO?" It can't be true, right? ”

Roy rolled his eyes back, "I want you to be the CEO, you have to have that ability." ”

Ulysses smiled embarrassedly: "But, even so, you don't need to give way, with our support, the earth can be." ”

"Heh, this difficult task is still left to you to do well. Say, what's the matter with coming here so early? ”

"Hey, BOSS, one of the members I've hooked up has already infiltrated PayPal."

Roy tensed his nerves and asked, "How's it going?" What did I ask you to inquire about? ”

"Probably there will be results today, by the end of this week at the latest."

"Good." Roy praised, it turns out that Ulysses's talent is in espionage.

Now just wait for PayPal's job list to come, analyze the reasons with the data model, and probably know why you were not admitted. This incident has always been a thorn in his heart, and if he doesn't figure out the reason, Roy can't sleep.

"Ulysses, I carefully considered your suggestion and decided to set up a new company and overturn PayPal!"

Ulysses excitedly said, "Hahaha...... Cruel! That's it, win or lose, do it first! ”

"So, now that you're a competitor to us, you're going to be careful to woo a member and provide us with the next bit of information. So as not to capsize in the gutter and have any accidents. ”

"Hahaha...... Leave it to me. ”

Roy has been thinking about Ulysses' position and decides to nurture him more, after all, their relationship is currently the strongest. Roy suggested, "Ulysses, I have an idea to train you to be a real master of fundraising, surpassing my style in Series A. What do you think? ”

β€œNICE! BOSS, to be honest, you were the real you at that time. If I also learned to raise money, wouldn't it be that as long as the financing is successful once, I will have no worries about eating and drinking for the rest of my life?! ”

Roy suddenly had a little pain, Ulysses must be crooked again, forget it, let him go, he can learn to grow up by suffering a little loss.

However, he still reminded: "Don't make a one-time deal, at that time, you will lose not only your reputation, but also your survival space." ”

"Hey, understood."

"Remember the last time I taught you the four-step approach to financing stories?"

"Hmm. First, find the problem. Second, the problem is very serious and must be stumbled; Third, it turns out that technology can solve this problem; Fourth, the establishment of a company, financing, acquisition, merger, listing. ”

"NICE, I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN THIS STORY FOR YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND IT YOURSELF, WRITE DOWN ALL THE THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, AND I WILL ANSWER THEM ONE BY ONE WHEN I HAVE TIME." Roy handed over a document and continued, "Now, I'll teach you the second trick. ”

Ulysses' eyes widened, and he excitedly picked up his pen, ready to record.

Roy smiled and said softly: "Two mantras: pretend to be a grandson when you don't need money; When you ask for money, go and pretend to be an uncle. ”