Chapter 6 Venture Capital

There will never be a stupid person who can be the boss who is in charge of one side, so Larry? The Paige all greeted Li Jie with friendly and curious eyes. For them, the circle is relatively fixed, and almost all of them are familiar faces - such as John? Doerr himself is a director of Google. On the contrary, Li Jie, a newcomer who has risen like a rocket, is full of fresh and unknown flavors, which can easily arouse their interest.

"I'm not as well-known as you, but my name should be mentioned a lot lately, and the tabloids are desperately trying to bend me." Li Jie spread his hands a little self-deprecatingly, his unique opening statement was obviously effective, even the eldest John? Durr would have laughed too.

The Silicon Valley capitalist is also the one who has the most interest in Li Jie – don't get me wrong, his Corona company, of course.

"Hello, Bruce. I've heard that your new company has been set up, and I wonder if I need some kind investment? "John? Doerr made no secret of his interest in Li Jie, and asked the question bluntly.

"Wow, I'm really flattered to be favored by Mr. Doohr and take the initiative to invest, but the Corona Company has just completed the integration and has not yet come up with any products, why is Mr. Doerr willing to invest?" Li Jie raised his eyebrows and asked half-jokingly and half-tentatively.

"Call me John, and besides, that's my job."

John? Doerr replied meaningfully, although he had paid attention to the Corona Company, he did not know much about it, after all, the new company was still very low-key. Today, however, the presence of Li Jie has aroused his interest, and there are only three types of people who can provide large political donations in the early days of the company's startup: the grandstanding nouveau riche, the blind fools, and the shrewd people who are prepared for the future. John? Durr would rather believe that Lee Jay is the third.

"John's vision is rarely wrong, Bruce." Larry, CEO of Google sitting on the other side? Paige also came over to join in the fun, interjecting with a smile on his face.

"What, Larry, are you interested too?" John? Durr didn't want to discuss this here. After all, there are many people around, but Li Jie is sitting in front of everyone after all, how can these guys who are more shrewd than one else let go of a good opportunity, so he simply took the lead in piercing the window paper and winning the initiative.

"Why not? Look around us, there aren't many young people like Mark and Bruce. They are the future. "Larry? Page took a sip of water, and he didn't shy away from it.

"Are you reminding me not to make the same mistake as Mark?"

John? Durr smiled dumbly and looked at Mark at the next table. Zuckerberg, who did not make a move in Facebook's first and second rounds of funding, is one of the few pains in his career. Even his investment in the final stage of K once turned negative due to the decline in the stock market, although he still made a profit in the end, but this is obviously far from satisfying a venture capital of the level of Kleiner Perkins Huaying.

In the nineties of the last century, in John? Under Doerr's leadership, Kleiner Perkins has invested in nearly every successful Internet company, including Netscape, AOL, Amazon, and Google (Weibo). By the end of 1999, Kleiner Perkins' reputation had reached its peak to the point where the value of its investments far exceeded its own. Regarded as one of the largest, strongest and most successful venture capital firms in the world. But in the new millennium, Kleiner Perkins began to lose its strengths, and the biggest reason for this is recognized as its conservative strategy. As a result, early investment opportunities were missed for many companies involved in driving the next wave of the Internet, such as K, R, Zynga, LinkedIn, and others.

"That's why I say every time that you rarely make mistakes – and if you never make mistakes, that's terrible." Larry? Page laughed, the two of them were clearly very familiar with each other. In fact, in recent years, the two have cooperated and invested in many companies, and they have tasted the sweetness and are in the honeymoon period.

"All I can say is thank you for your faith. However, the company is still in its infancy and has not been considered for investment. If any. I'll be sure to let you know as soon as possible. "These guys are like cats that smell fishy and don't miss a chance. Li Jie was also mentally prepared for this. As those projects in the laboratory are gradually revealed, there will definitely be countless predators who want to invest and get a piece of the pie, and now it is nothing more than to attract attention earlier.

He doesn't want anyone to get involved in the Corona Corporation, and he doesn't think the financial side is going to be too much of a problem, but he definitely needs allies. In no place can anyone survive by eating alone, especially the new forces.

Li Jie's answer didn't make Larry too much? Paige and John? Durr was surprised, they could probably estimate Li Jie's net worth, and knew that this young man was not as short of money as others, but this did not prevent them from getting in touch first, and they also needed time to collect information about the Corona Company and keep an eye on it. Although the two don't think that Corona will be able to snowball like an Internet upstart like K, even if it is only because of Li Jie, it will at least be a very noteworthy investment target, especially when this investment target is ambitious and talented, and will inevitably embark on the road of financing.

After the dinner officially began, it was time for Sheila herself to give a political speech, and it was naturally former US President Bill who stood up for her? Clint. Some people in the hall had already prepared colorful leaflets listing her policy tendencies. The overall arrangement of these procedures has a mature set of mechanisms and skillful operation experience, but it is much simpler on occasions like today.

It's very simple, because the audience is not those ordinary voters, there is no need to rely on these methods to canvass votes and win favor, for these rich people on the Forbes list, the interests are the most practical, and they will never blindly bet because of a few simple slogans or propaganda slogans.

When Sheila was speaking, Li Jie was always watching her. As a woman who has been in the media spotlight for many years, Sheila has brought together too many arguments – liberalism, feminism, outspokenness, and Lady Macbeth (Note 1). She lost to Barack Obama eight years ago, and she is clearly more comfortable when she returns eight years later, and at the same time she is mentally strong and does not look old, which is obviously not good news for opponents who want to attack her with age.

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Note 1: Lady Macbeth, a character in "Macbeth", one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies, is mostly characterized as a cruel and vicious woman, and is called a 'super witch' by Goethe, a leader among conspirators. (To be continued)

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