Chapter 2272 Preliminary Planning

Think about it and do it.

After returning home, after Xiao Qi coaxed Li Shaozhi and her daughter to sleep, it was already 11 o'clock in the evening, which happened to be 7 o'clock in the morning in Silicon Valley, California.

After calling, Hoffman had already woken up and was enjoying breakfast while watching TV.

"Hehe, my friend, what are your orders?" Hoffman answered the phone with a smile.

He was in a good mood during this period. On the one hand, the companies he and Xiao Qi cooperated with were developing very rapidly. The king of connections", many entrepreneurs who are eager to get investment, praised him as their entrepreneurial mentor.

It's a good feeling to be sought after by others, especially Hoffman himself likes the feeling of such an angel investor, so recently he has frequently appeared in various parties, dinners, and campus presentations, and his life is very nourishing .

"Don't dare to obey the order, I have another good business to take care of you." Xiao Qi laughed.

"Say it!" Hoffman cheered up.

He had been called a genius from before, and Hoffman himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But every time others praised him, Hoffman felt a little shy. Compared to Xiao Qi, who kept having fantastic ideas, he was nothing at all!

Not to mention the Dream Pad that created the era of smart electronics, but Airbnb, Cool Game, Foursquare, Dream Drive, Meitu Sharing, etc. led by Xiao Qi, which one is not an amazing idea?

Working with Xiao Qi, Hoffman himself has earned more than 2 billion US dollars in income. If future expectations are included, he can at least get more than 5 billion US dollars in income.

Who doesn't like money?

Even if Hoffman doesn't squander money recklessly, he still likes to have more and more money in his bag, because it proves his success.

"I want to make a taxi app..."

Xiao Qi explained some of Uber's core concepts completely, and finally said: "What do you think?"

"This... If you insist on doing it, you will have to go to court frequently and get into the trouble of competing for interests." Hoffman is a smart man. He saw the problem immediately, and of course he also saw the business opportunity. “But if you can really solve those problems, this business can be compared to Airbnb! Did you design Uber based on the concept of Airbnb?”

"That's right!" Xiao Qi nodded.

In fact, the original model of Uber was Airbnb!

The founder of Uber in the previous life was inspired by the success of Airbnb and started Uber in the taxi industry.

Airbnb allows ordinary residents to provide vacant houses for tourists to live in, and they do not have an operating license. It is also a business that robs the hotel industry, just like Uber robs the taxi industry.

Hoffman asked. "Why do you want to do such a wide-ranging business? Aren't you afraid of trouble?"

Xiao Qi said: "Because this can make money, is my reason enough?"

"enough!"

Hoffman smiled.

indeed.

According to the concept of Airbnb to do the taxi industry, if Uber does it, I dare not say that there are too many. One or two hundred big cities in Europe and America will definitely make it profitable. By then, the valuation will exceed 30 billion U.S. dollars, which will be more than enough.

How many people can make a $30 billion business in their lifetime?

Earning a net worth of 10 to 20 billion is enough for Xiao Qi to invest, after all, Hoffman has seen it now. For these ideas, Xiao Qi is like a child, as long as he thinks about them. I just want to practice it right away.

Therefore, he didn't want to stop Xiao Qi, but wanted to ask Xiao Qi if he had figured out the difficulties in the middle.

"Don't worry. Don't I still have a Mario Law Firm? If there are any disputes in the future, it will be easier to find them." Xiao Qi said, "Besides, Uber touches a lot of interests in various countries, so I don't think so. Silly, hold the shares in your hands and let others find fault. A strong partner is a must.”

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to let go of the shares one day." Hoffman laughed, Xiao Qi's "selfish" character. It has long been famous all over the world.

After joking for a while, Xiao Qi asked. "I will leave it to you to prepare for this matter. Specifically, what experts need to be recruited, what algorithms should be done, and what preparations need to be done, I will get you a detailed plan in the next few days. Can you do it in half a month? Put up the shelf?"

"no problem."

Hoffman and Xiao Qi have worked together for a long time, and of course they know that "putting up the shelf" does not mean finishing the work, but doing the prelude, and leaving the rest to professionals.

Basically by that time, his mission is almost over.

The advantage of a capitalist society is that everyone loves money and is not ashamed of using knowledge to make money. Whether you are a university professor or an eccentric genius, as long as you pay more, you will have a great chance of being invited to work .

Will Xiao Qi be short of money?

of course not!

So this team is very easy to set up, just use Hoffman to find a group of friends, and then through their introduction, to select the most suitable candidates, and discuss the salary with them.

At the same time, Hoffman will also rent office houses and supplies for them in Silicon Valley, hire security guards, cleaning staff, etc., so that they can set up shelves and start working as soon as they come.

Well, it's that simple.

"You help me register Uber. If no one uses this name, let it be." Xiao Qi said, "I plan to invest 500 million US dollars for the first time, and I will invest again after they have developed the software and tested it. 1 billion US dollars for promotion. You will also help me prepare some marketing talents, which will be available at that time."

"it is good!"

"In terms of shares, I'm going to give you 1% and 5% to the R&D team. These shares will not be diluted before listing, and all financing shares will come from me." Xiao Qi added.

"No problem." Hoffman smiled. "I'm the same as you. This kind of side business is not suitable for me. It's not bad to keep a little share."

Of course he was not dissatisfied.

According to Xiao Qi's personality, without a valuation of 10 billion US dollars, it is impossible to go public, so at least 1% of him is worth at least 100 million US dollars. What is there to be dissatisfied with?

The entrepreneurial team will not be unhappy, because Xiao Qi will not only give them 5% of the shares, but also in terms of salary, Xiao Qi is very generous to his employees. The highest salaries in Silicon Valley are the various Internet companies under Xiao Qi. , The average salary has already approached the executives of some small and medium-sized enterprises.

It is because of Xiao Qi's generosity that he has established a good reputation. The turnover of personnel in several companies is not large, and everyone has worked hard to achieve greater success in career and money. .

From a certain point of view, Hoffman also felt that Xiao Qi was spending a small amount of money to do big things, and he didn't get much salary and benefits, so he let the employees work hard for him, which seemed very strategic.

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Qi temporarily put the matter aside.

Before Uber has formed a certain scale, it will not attract much attention. If you want to truly form a wave that sweeps the United States, it should be half a year after Uber’s operation, plus their previous preparations and development of software, etc., this The development and operation cycle is at least 9 months, so it is only at the end of the year that we need to pay attention again.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Xiao Qi will wait until something is imminent before making preparations.

In fact, after Uber is established, Xiao Qi will greet Mario Law Firm, explain Uber’s plans and possible legal issues to them in detail, and then let the lawyers of Mario Law Firm To address these issues in advance, do some planning and avoidance, and prepare for litigation with the government, taxi associations, and insurance associations.

Speaking of Mario's Law Firm, with the support of Xiao Qi's large sum of money and the hard work of Anthony and others, Mario's Law Firm has become a top ten law firm in the United States, with more than 60 barristers. There are more than 300 general lawyers and more than 1,300 service personnel in various companies, which can be described as extremely large.

In addition, the branches of Mario Law Firm in Europe and Asia have more than 300 people and more than 200 people, and they are still expanding steadily.

The main business of the United States has developed rapidly, and the power and influence have expanded rapidly. A large part of the reason is that they have accepted various commissions from Fairy Company, and often fight patent wars with other companies, or in Xiao Qi's In various acquisitions, he came forward to sort out legal matters.

The most famous of these is the patent litigation with GOOGLE that started at the end of last year.

Xiao Qi spent so much money, at least half of it was spent on the Mario Law Firm. Anthony not only let all the free barristers under his banner come out, but also hired a lot of independent practicing barristers. It caused such a big momentum and pressure that GOOGLE was so powerful.

After a few months of cases were successfully concluded, these barristers who practiced alone had realized the benefits of having a backer and an organization, and many of them joined Mario Law Firm, thus further expanding the strength of Mario Law Firm .

At the same time, because of the strong strength and strong financial resources shown in this patent litigation case, Mario Law Firm has once again gained a reputation.

But this is not the limit of Mario Law Firm. When Uber's legal competition begins, Mario Law Firm should usher in another take-off! (to be continued ~^~)