Wen Ming has always believed that time is equivalent to life, and he has always said that he cannot understand the so-called time is money.

Life is higher than money, this should be a very simple truth.

But now, Wen Ming somewhat understands why time is money, because he needs time to earn money now.

Then, use the money you earn to extend your life.

The establishment of Apple has no impact on the world at present. Even for the city of Boston, there is no impact at the moment.

What about a 19-year-old who has just taken a break from Harvard University, even if he has just published a best-selling book? It's really not easy to start a business.

"It's because I don't have the money to do promotion."

Wen Ming looked at the second- and third-rate news media on the Internet, and sighed helplessly at the reports of Apple in the corners.

Originally, he thought that being the author of a best-selling book and his near-purgatory life experience should make many people interested in his Apple company, and then make a lot of noise about it, so that his Apple company can gain some popularity.

It is a pity that this society has developed into a society where profit is paramount, and cash is king. Without the help of publicity money, not many journalists were willing to report on his venture.

It's different from when he just returned from a desert island, when his experience was in the news, and now his hot spot is gone. Although he has a certain amount of fame, he can't let those reporters help him promote his new company for free.

"But when my product comes out, you ......"

In the future, it's good to have a little YY, and the most important thing Wenming needs to do now is to start making his own products.

After a busy week, Wenming's Apple company, although it is still very simple, has at least 10 employees. And the empty warehouse was slightly filled with a few rows of desks.

"Boss, when are we going to install central air conditioning?"

At this time, it was the beginning of June 2009, and although Boston was located on the east coast of the United States, the weather was getting hotter and hotter. As a developed capitalist country, the standard of living of Americans is really not low.

Moreover, the academic atmosphere in the Boston area is very strong, and the educational resources here can be called the first in the United States. Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are just two world-renowned institutions of higher learning.

Wenming's ability to recruit 10 employees in such a short period of time is also related to Boston's abundant educational resources.

But these people are all students who have just graduated, or have not yet graduated, and their requirements for material life are not low. Just like many people have lived in the best conditions and cheapest rent in their lives, which is the school dormitory, they have not experienced the cruelty of the real society.

"After our first product is developed, we will install central air conditioning, and of course, we also need to upgrade the company for the second time."

Wen Ming looked at the 10 employees who were busy, there was no domineering and undoubted boss at all, and he got along with these people like classmates.

He knew very well in his heart that a poor new company could recruit these students from Harvard University and MIT, not only because of his 'legendary' experience, but also because these people also had entrepreneurial dreams.

Before his Apple company took off, these people could leave his company at any time and work for a better company.

In fact, six of the 10 people are part-time.

"Boss, we have two days left to complete our mission." One employee typed the code and said, "But can you guarantee that your work will be completed in two days?" ”

Wen Ming smiled: "Actually, it only takes one day for my work to be completed. ”

Who the says it's easier to be a boss than an employee?

Wen Ming really wants to ask the person who said this sentence now, does he know how hard it is to be a boss during the entrepreneurial period?

Although the 10 employees recruited performed their own duties, Apple's first project, the person who really contributed the most, was still Wen Ming.

After possessing Apple's technical knowledge, Wen Ming can say that his strength in programming and industrial design is definitely the best in the world.

It can even be said that he alone can be compared to all of Microsoft's development teams in terms of knowledge reserves in the computer industry.

But it's one thing to have so much knowledge, it's another to want to develop a project.

Wen Ming understands art technology, programming technology, server architecture technology, etc., but it takes a lot more time for him to develop a complete project by himself than a team.

Because he only has one pair of hands and one pair of eyes.

Take programming as an example, 10,000 lines of code, even if he is proficient in programming technology, he needs to type it out line by line.

But what if ten people knock on it?

Wen Ming's current job is not only equivalent to a project manager, telling his employees the functions he needs, and then the employees will implement those functions with code. He also needs to provide the basic code composition and integrate all the features together to form his own product.

"Boss, you're such a genius."

Another employee who was drawing looked up from his device and said in undisguised admiration: "Are you Harvard University people so genius?" ”

The drawing employee is a student at Boston University, the third-largest private university in the United States and ranked 32nd in the world, across the river from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The employee who was talking to the code before laughed proudly and said, "Of course, we people at Harvard University are all such geniuses. ”

In the past few days, these people have been working as soon as they entered Apple. Unlike other companies that need to discuss a project for many days in advance, market research, etc., for Wen Ming, what kind of product he wants and how much value this product can create, he knows a lot of time.

And a few days of work allowed the proud sons of heaven to see the genius of Wen Ming.

Not to mention the art design, architecture, etc., even the programming aspect amazed these people.

Another MIT student said dissatisfiedly, "Don't brag about your Harvard University, okay?" The boss has only studied at your Harvard University for half a year, and the reason why the boss is so good here is because he is a genius himself. It's like...... Bill Gates the same. ”

"Bill Gates said that the thing he regretted the most was dropping out of Harvard."

"Bill Gates didn't say anything like that."

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are both on different lists and occupy the top positions in the world, so it is not surprising that students from the two schools do not like each other.

Wen Ming heard a few people arguing, and didn't stop it, as long as these people didn't affect their current work, this kind of quarrel really didn't matter. Maybe you can even increase your affection for each other.

At the end of the day, they're just students.

Apple's office area is very empty, and Wen Ming did not sit in the only office, but worked with everyone in the common area.

In addition to the fact that the office conditions are not very good, but also because it can help this group of students at any time and solve problems that they can't solve.

"Boss."

An employee walked up to Wen Ming's desk and asked with a hesitant expression, "I still think that there is a problem with the name of our game, it is too straightforward." ”

The employee interviewed was a student at Harvard Business School and was responsible for the promotion and operation of the game.

Wen Ming stopped his work, raised his head with a smile on his face, and said, "Games are for fun and relaxation, and it is good to have a straightforward name." ”

"Plants vs Zombies, I think it's more appealing if it's called Defend the Brain. Because when they hear the name, users will wonder how to defend their brains. ”