Chapter 1671 Recruiting People

"Guys, we need to come up with an opinion on this issue as soon as possible," Page emphasized.

"I reiterate, I disagree," Schmidt said very directly. "Sandberg is the veteran of our business department and the core of our advertising business. I firmly disagree with letting her go."

“Agreing to let her go is an act of endorsing the enemy,” he actually used such emotional words. “We all know the development potential of Facebook, and we can also imagine what it will bring to us in the advertising field in the future. Shock,"

"The question is, if we don't agree, is it useful?" Brin said, "The agreement she signed is not exclusive. Oh, by the way, Schmidt, she was hired by you, and you ordered this agreement to be prepared."

The so-called cooperation in talent that Feng Yiping proposed last night was that he was interested in Sheryl Sandberg from Google's business department and hoped to hire her to work at Facebook.

As for why he made this request, the reason couldn't be simpler. Who doesn't know Sandberg's contribution and importance to Facebook?

Mayer, who was more well-known than her, later failed to turn the tide at Yahoo, but Sandberg and Facebook really made each other successful.

There are such ready-made talents, so why not use them?

Another advantage of him making this request at this time is that Sandberg has already made a name for himself at Google and has achieved some results, but he is not yet at the top and can only be regarded as a middle-level person.

In fact, Google will inevitably have similar results based on seniority. In fact, it is difficult to say that it is based on seniority.

It can only be said that in the process of corporate growth and development, those who have braved the wind and rain together at the beginning will naturally have more opportunities.

Sandberg joined Google in 2001, nearly four years after it was founded. Although she has a good resume and outstanding abilities, she joined too late after all. If she wants to step into the position of a senior executive step by step, she must be more senior than those with more seniority. Yes, put in more effort.

Mayer, who has job number 20, has been promoted to vice president this year, and it seems that she will have to work hard for several years before she can be on an equal footing with Mayer.

Because she works in the business department, that is, the commercial department, and everyone knows that Google is a company that values ​​engineers, and it is easier for engineers to be promoted.

The reason why Feng Yiping brought it up directly was not only that Sandberg was suitable, but also because to poach a middle-level person, even if she is indeed very capable and has great potential, Page and others would not be too sensitive - there are not many people with potential in Google. ?

Although Page and Brin said yesterday that Feng Yiping was preparing to take advantage of them, they still took Feng Yiping's request seriously.

After all, when he was investing before, for the sake of Google's map development, he transferred the original price of deCarta, which he had just acquired, to Google, and also transferred the already established cloud computing department... He was very considerate of Google.

"There's something I've always been reluctant to complain about," Schmidt glanced at the door.

"Von is definitely not coming today," Breen said.

Only then did Schmidt relax, "Feng launched two products last year, Facebook and YouTube, which were widely praised. They were the two most outstanding products launched in the high-tech industry last year, and their development potential is also very great. At present, it seems that they have already Pretty successful,"

"But how can we prove that this was not an idea that Feng came up with after being inspired while working at Google?"

"As Google's major shareholder and the executive responsible for strategy, why doesn't he leave these two products to us to develop? Is this a conflict of interest? I think some shareholders must have opinions, and I also propose, Board of Directors……,"

"Okay, okay, stop talking," Page interrupted him, "Does such nonsense really need to be discussed in the board of directors?"

"Facebook can be said to be a streamlined version of NEXTDOOR, a personal version, right? So its launch was sudden, did it require any inspiration? It was just waiting for the right time,"

"Let's talk about YouTube. Feng's intention is very obvious, which is to cooperate with Netflix. How much work has he done before to acquire Netflix? In fact, before acquiring Coin Star, which seemed to have nothing to do with his business at the time, he preparation,”

"From this point of view, whether it is Facebook or YouTube, which one is not a product that he has been planning for a long time and has a clear development plan? All the work he has done before is in preparation for these two products. Which one is after being inspired? , a temporary idea?”

"If you look at the development of his own business, he should have already had a comprehensive plan when he founded NEXTDOOR. At that time, we didn't know about him and he didn't invest in us."

"So, why should we ask him to hand over these two products from idea to us?"

Schmidt's face looked a little ugly, but then he understood a question. If Page's reasons were so good, did it mean that he had had the same idea as him before?

It should be, at least he must have combed it carefully.

Brin added, "This fully shows that we invited Feng to serve as the company's strategic director. It couldn't be more correct. When the two of us wrote that program, we didn't know what we wanted to do at first."

This is the truth, otherwise they would not have wanted to sell the program in the first place.

"Unlike Feng, he not only knows what to do now, but more importantly, he knows what to do in the future, so what to do now is to prepare for the future,"

"Yes," Page nodded, and he no longer mentioned Schmidt's previous doubts, "As for Sandberg, she may be a backbone of the advertising department, but if you want to say the core, then what about Susan?"

The Susan that Page mentioned is Susan Wojcicki. In 1998, they decided to start a business and founded Google in Susan's garage.

Not long after, she joined Google and became the 16th employee of Google. She has been responsible for Google's advertising business, including AdWords and AdSense. Within Google, she has always been called "the most important Google executive you have never heard of."

She is the core figure of Google's advertising business.

Later, the technology industry selected the top ten most influential women, and three of them came from Google, including Mayer, Sandberg who became famous after joining Facebook, and Susan.

Along with them, there is also Meg Whitman, who has never been on good terms with Feng Yiping.

Although Sandberg later became more successful and famous than Susan, she is no match for Susan now.

If Feng Yiping wanted to poach Susan, even Page and the others would not agree.

"It doesn't matter if the advertising department loses one Sandberg," Page said.

"If Feng didn't make this request and went directly to Sandberg, I think we would have no choice, so I agree," Brin said.

"I still reserve my opinion, but we respect your decision and I won't ask about it," Schmidt stood up, "I have a hunch that one day we will regret this decision,"

"Schmidt, I understand your concerns, but the situation you are talking about will never happen," Brin said.

Schmidt had to shake his head helplessly, "Sorry, I still have a job,"

Page and Brin were also a little helpless, because they were at different heights, Schmidt and they would naturally have different perspectives on the problem, and for the two of them now, Feng Yiping's request was actually a good thing.

"Does Feng deal with Sandberg a lot?" Page himself was a little confused.

Of course, he was mainly puzzled about why Feng Yiping valued a less critical employee of the company so much.

"There should have been contact, but it should be limited," Brin said, "but I know that since Sandberg is so valued by him, she must have potential that we have not yet discovered. This potential may also be discovered by Feng from some inadvertent little things,"

"Maybe Feng values ​​Sandberg's experience working in the government," Page guessed.

Before, Buchanan worked on Capitol Hill for many years, and Sandberg, during the Clinton period, was the chief of staff of the U.S. Treasury Department and the most important staff member of the Treasury Secretary.

"There is also this possibility,"

"What do you think she will achieve if we give her more power now?" Page asked again.

Although they were very determined in front of Schmidt, because they believed in Feng Yiping's vision, they were actually a little worried about whether they would let a genius go.

"The advertising department is running very well now. Giving her more authority may not necessarily lead to good results. What is suitable for Facebook may not be suitable for us," Brin said. "Besides, even if we don't interfere, are you sure that Sandberg will agree to Feng's invitation?"

"Come on, who will refuse Feng?" Page said, "But I also hope that he can put in more effort,"

"Haha," the two guys laughed in an unkind way.