My Age of Investment

  Chapter 32 Undercurrent

  Phyllis and Ryan were a little surprised, and repeated: "All Ivy League schools and 80% of California universities?"

  The little dog took the stubbornly, "Yes, if you can't even do this step, there is no point in setting up a company."

  Ryan couldn't help but nodded, and glanced at Phyllis, feeling that this trip was really right.

  Regardless of other things, at least the aggressiveness and goal of the current team on Facebook is beyond the reach of some small entrepreneurial teams they joined before.

  It’s not good to go far, keep going every step of the way, and fight steadily.

   looks like it has great potential.

   "Can we not ask for wages, just shares?"

   is a Stanford student after all, not stupid.

  Compared with that insignificant salary, Ryan wants to give it a go and try to get more stocks.

  If the business is successful, it will not be a return of thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.

  Xia Jingxing has a headache.

  I talked to you about money, you just want to talk to me about your ideals.

alright!

  Fulfill you.

   "Little Dog and Christina are co-founders. When they joined, the website had not yet been launched. They both only had 5% of the shares."

  The two were about to speak, and Xia Jingxing took the lead, “Don’t think that the shares are missing. I also promised that I will invest 500,000 US dollars in the company.”

  Ryan thought for a while and said, "If we two don’t want wages, it’s okay for each of us to have 2.5% shares?

  If it is valued at USD 500,000, it is also USD 12,500. We can earn money even if we go to work for a few months. "

  "The meaning is different. Salary is fixed, but equity can increase in value."

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said: "If you successfully win 8 Ivy League schools in three months, there will be 80% of California universities.

  How many users do you think the website will have by then? 500 thousand or 1 million? Is the website valuation only 500,000 US dollars? "

  Who can't brag?

  Ryan was not deceived, but smiled and said: "If there are really 1 million users, then the valuation will definitely be more than 500,000 US dollars.

  I just want to reach 1 million users. In three months, our manpower...I’m afraid we’re not enough. "

  Xia Jingxing certainly knows that "reaching 1 million users in three months" is nonsense.

  Xiao Mazi’s Facebook reached this point, and it took a full 10 months to get an angel investment of US$500,000 in the middle.

  Seeing that the cake was broken through, Xia Jingxing did not blush.

  You have to hold on at this time, otherwise it won’t be easy to talk about.

  The reason for choosing to recruit two more programmers is to prepare for the next expansion.

  The little dog is still a little tender, and he can't stare at the website all the time. It is essential to find two people to strengthen the team.

  But he didn't want to dilute too much shares because of this.

  Actually, the two people's combined 5 points of shares are not many, but they account for half of the reserved option pool.

  In the future, if you want to expand the option pool, you can only cut meat on yourself.

  “Why don’t you do this. You will get 1% of the shares first. Three months later, the company will be established. Then you will receive a part-time salary of US$2,000 per month. We will adjust it when you join full-time.”

  Ryan glanced at Phyllis, who was also looking at him.

  Ryan was the representative, speaking: "We need to think about it."

  Xia Jingxing nodded, “Of course, this is also a big decision, but I can’t let me wait too long.”

  Ryan smiled and said: "It won't be too long, just one day, I will answer you tomorrow."

  Xia Jingxing nodded, "Okay!"

   "I have another question I want to ask."

When Xia Jingxing was about to leave, Ryan suddenly said.

  Xia Jingxing raised his hand, "Please speak."

  Ryan smiled and said, "I'm curious, what will Facebook look like in your mind in one, two, and three years?"

  Xia Jingxing smiled, "I'll tell you when you join in. Anyway, you won't be disappointed."

  Ryan smiled and shrugged, and did not ask any more.

  After Xia Jingxing and the dog left, Ryan talked with Felice, who was reluctant to speak.

   "Phyllis, what do you think? Do we want to join?"

   "To be honest, I think the shares are a little bit less. And the $500,000 he said is also a bit problematic."

"Why?"

   "If it was me, with such a sum of money, and now I start recruiting soldiers, why wait until three months later?"

   "Well, there are some truths, but don't be fooled like the previous projects, you can't even find it in the north."

  Ryan glanced at his partner, and asked tentatively, "Or, let's work together and make this kind of website come out?

  I studied it carefully, the difficulty is not high, it can be done in a week. "

  Phyllis squeezed his furry chin, "The difficulty of development is not high, but after all, we are one step late, it is difficult to say that we can win."

  Ryan thief smiled and said: "It doesn't affect, there are so many colleges and universities in the United States, let's avoid Stanford."

  Phyllis' frowning brows suddenly stretched out, "This is a good move. In the future, whether it is sold or merged with Facebook, you may be able to make a fortune from it."

  Ryan smiled and said, "Yeah, I wanted to really join them.

  But 1% of shares is too little, too little.

  Even if the company is worth 100 million in the future, it will only be 1 million US dollars, not to mention that there will be financing dilution. "

  Phyllis glanced at Ryan and asked with a smile: "Did you have this idea? Joining others is also to spy on the military."

  "It’s really not there. It’s just a sudden change in my thoughts. I think it’s better to join others than to do it myself."

  Ryan sighed, "You said that we have also made some websites in the past few years. Although we have not succeeded, we are better than those rookies in terms of experience!

  I have to thank Darren and his team for giving us a way out.

  This kind of website can become popular in Stanford, and it should be able to adapt to Harvard, Yale, and Columbia. "

  Phyllis nodded, "As for adaptability, I don’t doubt it. Is this website valuable?"

  Ryan hesitated for a while, and said: "If more than 10 million college students in the United States are using it, it must be valuable."

  "It is still a bit difficult to achieve this goal."

  Ryan shook his head, "I don’t think so, you see how fast Facebook has become popular on campus.

  It really didn’t happen, and we didn’t have much loss. The website just shut down.

  Successful, then we are the first batch of entrepreneurs to emerge from the Internet winter. "

  Phyllis was a little moved, and instantly made a decision: "That's OK, do it."

  Thinking that Facebook has been online for more than a week, he reminded, “If we decide to do it, we must be fast. We must win the Ivy League school ahead of Darren’s team.”

  Ryan smiled and said, "Of course, whoever is ahead is the ultimate winner."

  Both are very smart and both know the meaning of occupying the Ivy League school.

  Because it is a college among colleges and universities, it is also the fashion vane of college campuses, and it is the decisive battle of this commercial competition.

  This point does not need to be revealed by Xia Jingxing, as long as they want to copy and imitate, they must want it.

  ……

  ……

   "You said they refused?"

  Xia Jingxing was a little surprised after hearing the little dog report the news.

  I thought it was a good thing, but people didn’t look at Facebook, or they disliked too few shares.

  In any case, it is impossible for him to divide the shares generously.

  Since the two refused, let it go. They deserved to have no money in their entire lives.

  PS: Thank you Brother Hei 1973 and the two brothers who praised the bread party for their rewards!

  Everyone count the votes! I will show you the broken boulder in the chest of the network author!

  (End of this chapter)