116 Silicon Valley Investments (Part I)
Unexpectedly, Ding Zhang's flight was cancelled due to weather conditions. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info He plans to go out and walk around on his own.
Hong Sanye still has to stay in San Francisco, just beat the momentum of Vietnam Aberdeen, and then he borrowed a knife to kill people, so that the skinheads, the Yamaguchi-gumi and Ah San are in civil strife, and he still has to sit in charge.
After a brief day in San Francisco, Ding Zhang rented a car and went to Silicon Valley in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay to see the world-renowned cutting-edge technology research and development site.
The octopus clone is hidden in the system space, and has put all the things found in the San Francisco docks in the system space.
And itself, obediently shrunk and hid in a bucket filled with seawater.
Ding Zhang sat comfortably in the taxi, squinting his eyes and wandering away.
The octopus clone cruised around the San Francisco pier and rummaged through almost every inch of the San Francisco pier, but found not much. Probably because it is too close to the coast, valuable things have already been salvaged.
The octopus clone caught in the sea was only a few white porcelain bottles. Depending on the style and feel, the age of the production is not very old, and the value may not be high.
Although he didn't get anything good in the sea, when the octopus clone rocked the boat of the Vietnamese boy, he got a suitcase that was too late to lock.
Ding Zhang opened the suitcase and immediately smiled, the green banknotes were all 100 dollar bills. It should be used to do business.
Ding Zhang counted it, and there were a million dollars, the same as the one he picked up for nothing. When he went out this time, in addition to the third master's 12 million dividends, there was also a gambling lottery of 6 million, plus this million US dollars, and the money he earned has exceeded 100 million.
The only pity is that this million dollars can't be turned into fan value, otherwise it will be 70 fan points, which is very considerable.
"Sir, it's here." The taxi driver said politely.
"Thank you! Great work. Ding Zhang also said in fluent English, and also gave a green banknote, 100 US dollars.
"Oh...... Thank you! The driver was excited, "The staff here is not so generous, you must have come to find the owner of the project, Emmanuel." ”
The chauffeur is a believer in Christ, Immanuel means, that is, the Lord is with you.
Ding Zhang didn't mind, "I want to walk around here, do you have any recommendations?" ”
"I suggest you go to the café and have a look, maybe there are good projects, you won't be disappointed."
Ding Zhang nodded and got out of the car.
Silicon Valley tech tycoons, time is of the essence, and they don't waste time on a hearty breakfast, and many people choose McDonald's for breakfast, or coffee restaurants.
A simple coffee, with sweet bread, is the perfect place to start the day. Moreover, coffee occupies an important position in the food culture of Westerners, and it is almost the tea of Huaxia.
Ding Zhang got off the bus in front of Stanford University and walked a short distance on University Road to PaloAlto. It's the liveliest social hub in Silicon Valley.
Banknote-waving investors and entrepreneurs often meet here, negotiate projects, and look forward to the future.
In the vicinity of Silicon Valley, many bullish companies have started here, from Apple, AMD to Expensify, Zenefits, etc., which is simply a paradise for entrepreneurs.
Ding Zhang walked into the restaurant and found that many people were yellow-skinned, fluent in Chinese, should be domestic college graduates, here to find a job.
Ding Zhang asked for a cup of Blue Mountain coffee, and as soon as he sat down, a young white man came over, "Hey, sir, do you want to hear about my business plan?" ”
Ding Zhang motioned for him to sit down, he was idle anyway, and he felt the momentum of foreign young people, and we could also learn some. Ding Zhang is also a young man, and moreover, he is at least ten years younger than the guy in front of him.
"Another glass of Blue Mountain." Ding Zhang said in fluent English, "To this young man." ”
"Oh, sir, I can't afford Blue Mountain coffee right now, but I can afford it next year."
"I'll ask you for a drink. Tell us about your project. ”
The young man seemed to be encouraged, although Ding Zhang looked about the same age as him, but Ding Zhang's dress and demeanor were far older than his peers, and he had the taste of a gangster.
"My name is Travis Kalanick, and I've started a small company with a friend, but I don't have the funds, so I came out to find some investment."
"What do you do?" Ding Zhang speaks English better than Kalanick.
"Ride-hailing services, especially luxury cars, we provide targeted ride-hailing services to premium customers. Customers send a request through their mobile phone to find their own ride. ”
"Moreover, we are expanding the market by recruiting part-time drivers. I believe that in a few years, the whole world will be our service model. ”
"Fixed-point directional ride-hailing system? What is your company called? ”
"UberCab, which launched in June this year, is nearby. If you log in, you'll find a great car service. For example, Cadillac, for example, extended Lincoln, there is only what you can't think of, there is no car that we don't have. ”
Ding Zhang's vision was suddenly opened by Kalanick's idea, a simple platform system that can combine customers and vehicles, which is simply the best platform model.
Think about the domestic taxi service, in some places, short-distance cars do not solicit passengers, the service attitude of soliciting customers is also average, and some vehicles are dirty and the price is high. If you launch a service account, the vehicle is good, and the call is convenient for online car-hailing, are you still worried that there is no market?
Seeing Ding Zhang's point of interest appear, Kalanick was also very excited, kept promoting, and sent the contract up.
"How much investment do you need?"
Ding Zhang noticed a change in his favorability towards himself, from 5 o'clock at the beginning to 8 o'clock after ordering coffee, and now there is an investment intention, and Kalanick's favorability towards himself has also risen to 10 o'clock, which is a trainee fan.
"$5 million. You know, to cultivate this market, we need to invest a lot of money upfront. As long as the company goes public, we will be able to make money immediately, and I believe that in the future, the market value of our company will definitely exceed 10 billion US dollars. ”
Ding Zhang secretly stammered, "This kid didn't lie?" Can bragging still blow the big truth? I have the ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and his words are all true? ”
In other words, as long as he invests in this company, will Ding Zhang be able to make billions of dollars in the near future?
"I invest $5 million, how much stake can I get?"
Kalanick's eyes widened with excitement, "You want to invest?" That's great. Just now, the Great Angel Investment Fund contacted me, and I asked them to do it. I can give you 50% of the shares, which is the maximum I can give, how about it? ”
"No problem, sign the contract right away." Since Ding Zhang knew that what Kalanick said was true, of course he wanted to invest.
Contracts in Silicon Valley are very standardized, as long as they are signed, they are legally binding on both parties, and Ding Zhang has officially become the largest shareholder of UberCab. Every quarter, the company has to send the report to Ding Zhang's house.
Closing the contract book, Kalanick breathed a sigh of relief, "With your investment, our company will soon be profitable. Thank you! Saved my career. ”
"Hey, man. I think the name of our company can be changed a little bit, and it will be called Uber. May I? ”