What Zhou Xin said is an advantage at the strategic level, but there are still many difficulties to overcome when it comes to the implementation level.
At a time when there is not enough content on the Internet and Yahoo is enough to meet user needs, it is completely unknown whether Google can really surpass Yahoo in terms of number of users.
However, Zhou Xin’s words still inspired Larry Page, who applauded: “This is a way out.
At present, advertising is indeed the only way to make money in the short term. We are also currently recruiting a sales team to sell Google ads. "
Zhou Xin spent the whole morning at Google, and by the end of the day, both Larry Page and Sergey Brin were undecided about whether to accept Zhou Xin's investment.
He said that since they had already received a round of financing before, they still needed to discuss internally whether to accept his investment.
After leaving Google, Wu Shiqiang realized that his trip to Google might have failed, and the other party's remarks were obviously a rejection.
He seemed a little frustrated. Even in an Internet company with such a small scale and uncertain market prospects, it was not possible to invest if he wanted to.
“It’s nothing, investment itself is a two-way matter, and entrepreneurs don’t take all the money.
I don’t dare invest in entrepreneurs who take any money.
Google is a very good company, and it is normal for them to have their own considerations.
We will meet another person in the afternoon, and we will chat with him then.
And what I didn’t tell you is that the investors behind Google include Bezos. After Bezos heard that I wanted to invest in Google, there was a high probability that he would tell Google not to let me invest and that he would be willing to invest the money I wanted to invest. Vote to Google again. "
Wu Shiqiang asked curiously: "Do you have any conflicts with Bezos?"
Zhou Xin shook his head: "It's not a big conflict, but I poached Amazon's CFO not long ago."
Wu Shiqiang said helplessly: "Then I understand.
In that case, why did you go there yourself? "
"Just to see if there is a chance. If there is a chance, I still want to get involved."
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"Robin, I have always heard in Silicon Valley that you are the most technically accomplished Chinese in the field of search engines. I am very happy to meet you this time."
Yes, what does it matter if Google doesn't accept investment? Can you still be stumped by such a trivial matter after being reborn?
At this time, Robin was working at infoseek in Silicon Valley and had not yet returned to China to start a business.
As a Chinese whose reputation in the entire Silicon Valley is second only to Jerry Yang, Robin has heard of Zhou Xin and has also experienced Zhou Xin's products.
When he received Zhou Xin's email, he was very interested in meeting him.
After all, in some media, Zhou Xin is hailed as the best product manager in Silicon Valley.
Of course this is not yet recognized.
"Hello, I heard you are the best product manager in all of Silicon Valley."
Compared with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Robin's temperament is more like Sergey Brin, that is, the style of a purely technical man.
But Robin is much more outgoing than Sergey.
"I am much older than you, and we are both Master Yan. While I was still working for others, your business was already very successful.
This makes me, a senior, very ashamed. "
Robin graduated from Yanda University majoring in information management, then went to Americen to study for a master's degree and stayed at Americen to work.
“There’s an element of luck involved.
What's more important is that the entrepreneurial atmosphere in the entire San Francisco Bay Area is very good, and the environment is very important. Zhou Xin said.
He didn't beat around the bush too much: "Robin, do you have any ideas about starting your own business?"
Zhou Xin knew that Baidu would not be weaker than Google in search engine technology in the early days, and Robin had a technology called hyperlink analysis.
And he not only created ESP technology at Infoseek, but also developed an image search engine.
An image search engine from the turn of the last century.
Among the founders of the three BAT companies, Robin is a master of technology. This is why Baidu has continued to invest in research and development in the field of AI.
Not only because Baidu has no other way to go, but also because of Baidu’s founder culture.
After Robin thought for a moment, he also realized that this was an opportunity.
Why do Chinese people go back to China to start a business instead of staying in America to start a business? Isn’t it great to start a business in Silicon Valley?
It’s not because it’s difficult for Chinese people to get initial capital to start a business in Silicon Valley.
Just because Google can get one million doesn't mean the Chinese can get it.
The Chinese can only get investment from American if they say that they will return to China and do something similar to American.
This is a very realistic factor.
Robin actually had the idea of starting a business very early. He registered the patent of hyperlink text in his own name to prepare for his subsequent entrepreneurship.
He has no money, but Zhou Xin does.
Working in Silicon Valley, Robin still heard a lot of rumors.
"Of course, working in Silicon Valley, who doesn't have an entrepreneurial dream?"
“Robin, I just went to Google today, a company that makes search engines, you can take a look at their website.
Can you judge whether you can reach their level from a technical perspective?
If possible, I would like to be your angel investor and participate in the original fundraising. "
For Zhou Xin, wouldn't it be nice to let Robin start a business in Silicon Valley and compete with Google?
Why let Robin go back to China to build a Chinese-specific version of the search engine to harm fellow countrymen?
As for Robin not returning to China to start a business, there is no search engine in China, which is even more worrying.
Bing, Sogou, 360 Search... there are never a few companies that want to eat the cake of search engines.
This is true even with Baidu, let alone without Baidu.
Robin brought his laptop. He took out his laptop and said, "Let me take a look. I can make a preliminary judgment in ten minutes."
Zhou Xin showed a helpless expression to Wu Shiqiang, who was sitting next to him, and did not expect Robin to be so unreasonable now.
"No problem, I looked at Google's and it's also based on web link analysis technology.
Search web pages by keywords.
Of course, the found pages will also be sorted, and pages that are more in line with what the user wants to search will be placed first.
From a technical perspective, I can only say that it can be done.
But it's hard to compare who has better technology. I have to get Google's source code to calculate it.
Simply speaking from my personal experience, the results I can achieve will definitely not be worse than those of Google. "
Robin answered two questions, one is that he can do it, and the second is that he can do it no worse than Google.
Zhou Xin was reassured: "You can consider whether you want to start a business and whether you plan to accept my investment.
I am very optimistic about the search engine field, this is an opportunity.
Yahoo is only a temporary giant. In fact, it has many loopholes. I think we can completely replace it with a search engine company.
I know that Yahoo is a portal website, it is the outlet for users to enter the Internet sea.
But in my opinion, search engines are actually more suitable as a gateway to the sea. "
Robin replied: "I need to discuss it with my wife and I will get back to you as soon as possible."
Zhou Xin finally asked in a playful way: "If you start a business, what are you going to call it?"
"Let's go to Baidu. Let's search for his meaning through thousands of Baidu."
