Chapter 177: We Have a CXO Too
Professor Li Feifei was very efficient, and Lin Yi and her senior sister met the candidate she recommended in a café near Xierqi the next day.
Because this candidate is very important, the two of them came together, but Lin Yi's technical level is deeper, so the conversation is dominated by him.
"Wang Kai, right, I read your resume before I came, you and Professor Li Feifei are students of the same school abroad?"
The man named Wang Kai who was sitting opposite replied: "Yes, and to be precise, the two of us are the same disciple under the same mentor, and she is my senior sister. ”
He didn't want to rely on Professor Li Feifei's connections to get close, but just let Lin Yi know why Professor Li recommended him over.
"You've been working in the bear factory for a few years, right, and I heard Professor Li say that you are also very important, responsible for managing a small team of twenty or thirty people, why did you think of starting a business?"
The reason why the two sides agreed to meet here is because it is close to his current unit.
Among the BAT triumvirate, the industry is recognized that the bear factory is good at technology, factory A is good at operation, and the goose factory is good at products, so Lin Yi is quite expectant for the technical personnel with the background of this bear factory.
Another coincidence is that the biggest competitor of the track he chose this time is from the bear factory.
Wang Kai's answer was: "Why entrepreneurship is not a problem in this industry, not entrepreneurship is a problem, no one wants to be subservient." ”
"Whether it's to change their own destiny or to change the world and create greater value, people with a little ability will not have considered entrepreneurship."
This sounds like a lot of tone, and his attitude is neither humble nor arrogant, and he is not as low as the average job seeker.
Because today is a two-way interview, when Lin Yi is evaluating whether he is qualified or not, Wang Kai is of course also considering whether Lin Yi is worth taking refuge in.
"I agree."
Lin Yi followed his words and said, "This is also the reason why my senior sister and I did not stay on campus to be good students, but chose to take a huge risk to continue to start a business, have you ever known us?" ”
Wang Kai nodded: "Of course, some time ago, it was hot news for each group to acquire a high-profile takeaway, and I seem to have seen a few personal interviews with you recently, so I guessed that you might have new moves." ”
There are still many smart people in this industry, Wang Kai is one of them, and he continued to say his opinion without waiting for Lin Yi to ask.
"Before meeting today, I studied your past products, and the casual technical level is considered to be exquisite in a small company, and sure enough, when I asked, it was made by the graduate students under Professor Li, but I estimate that there will be a lot of adjustments after each group takes over."
Mu Rongjun, who is in charge of technology in the entrepreneurial team of each regiment, is Wang Xing's T senior brother and the second largest individual shareholder of each regiment, and his shareholding ratio is higher than that of Wang Huiwen, who returned halfway.
Coincidentally, this was also a senior engineer in the bear factory before being fooled by Wang Xing.
Although he believed that Wang Kai's resume was sufficient, and he also believed in Professor Li Feifei's vision, Lin Yi still planned to take the school exam in person.
"If you were in charge of the development of this product at the time, what could you do better?"
Lin Yi didn't ask if he could be better, and it would be insulting to compare him with a group of graduate students.
Sure enough, Wang Kai talked eloquently, and after answering a few back and forth, Lin Yi found that he couldn't keep up, if he was asked to evaluate Wang Kai's level, it should be:
He is not qualified to comment.
There are different kinds of coder skills, and a really powerful programmer can exceed the sum of a large number of ordinary programmers, and it can also convince the other party.
This means that he recognized Wang Kai's strength, Lin Yi did not continue on this topic, and took the initiative to ask, "Do you have anything you want to know about us?" ”
Wang Kai nodded: "Of course there is, I believe that the industry you chose must have done research, so why do you think you can strike later?" ”
Lin Yi picked up what he could tell him about his own considerations and prophecies, and he couldn't hold back on the current relationship between the two sides.
However, Wang Kai can at least confirm that they have a comprehensive consideration and careful plan, and they are by no means stuck into it with a hot head.
It should be said that both parties are quite satisfied with this meeting, and Wang Kai is also a relatively straightforward person, so he immediately asked: "If I come over, what do you need me to do?" ”
Lin Yi immediately told him: "My idea was roughly told to you just now, and we are indeed lagging behind our competitors now, so I need you to take out the product and launch it within two months." ”
Wang Kai felt a little tricky: "Two months are quite intense. ”
Lin Yi said: "I will completely delegate power to you." ”
"You need a few people, all the personnel will find it by themselves, I will give you a salary package for the team, you can decide how to distribute it yourself, and finally report it to me a list for review."
Wang Kai is a team leader in the bear factory, and Lin Yi plans to dig him and his men into the ground, saving the run-in time and letting them start work immediately.
Of course, Lin Yi did not trust Wang Kai unconditionally, which was also a helpless move.
Strictly speaking, they only have Lin Yi and Senior Sister two bare-pole commanders now, if they go to recruit someone else, they have to recruit from HR first, he doesn't want to delay that time.
On the other hand, although Wang Kai's level is higher than him, Lin Yi is not a technical novice after all, and he will check it himself.
He simply came to this point, and Wang Kai was not a grinding person, so he took over this task, which can be regarded as a letter of nomination accepted by himself.
Finally, there is another problem is Wang Kai's treatment.
According to the convention, in the early stage of the startup, it is usually necessary to pay three to five points of equity as a price for absorbing a CXO, that is, an executive at the level of "chief officer", and the CTO is of course among them.
Lin Yi had discussed with his senior sister before he came, and after discussing with Wang Kai at this time, he took out 3% of the equity as his franchise fee.
The reason why Wang Kai was able to agree was based on two points, one is that the team had an initial capital of 10 million US dollars before making any financing, which not only represents a kind of strength, but also represents that the impact of dilution after the introduction of investors in the future will be smaller.
And having $10 million on their books means they can really do something and not face an existential problem at any time.
In addition, Lin Yi's attitude towards him completely delegating power just now still made him very satisfied, and he was also very generous and unstingy when giving the salary package.
This is not because Lin Yi was lavish after he became rich, but at this time and that time.
In the past, they only had two jujubes in total, so they had to be careful with their calculations; Their financial strength is not weak this time, and compared with the limited numbers, he attaches more importance to getting closer to his competitors as soon as possible.
Time is of the essence.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'll submit my resignation when I go back today, and the resignation process will take a while, but I can find someone to make the product first."
"Two months, I'll wait for you!"
Lin Yi once again emphasized his time requirements, and after everything was negotiated, he separated from Wang Kai, and on the way back, he said to his senior sister:
"Now that we've hired a CXO-level executive, do we have to move up our titles?"
He and his senior sister don't value false names, but as the saying goes, a proper name is a good word, and a standardized title is actually part of internal management.
So they put their new identity on a specially printed business card.
Lin Yi, founder and CEO.
Li Moyan, co-founder and COO.