Chapter 1673: Choice
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for Sandberg's family.
Her husband was stunned when he heard the news she brought back, "It's this?"
"I didn't expect it either," Sandberg couldn't hide her confusion.
Some things, she couldn't ask Feng Yiping directly, "Feng and I don't have much contact, in fact, we rarely talk, you say, why did he find me?"
This is equivalent to you just having the honor of attending a few meetings with a high-ranking person, he may not have noticed you, at best, at a few parties, briefly exchanged a few words, you may suspect that he didn't even remember your name, and then suddenly one day, he said to you, "Come on, be my right-hand man,"
No matter how you think about it, this is a bit of a bullshit.
"That young Mr. Feng is famous for his good vision, and his invitation fully proves my good vision," Dave said.
Sandberg rolled his eyes at him, "This is a big deal related to my future,"
But on second thought, this is also related to the future of one of Feng Yiping's most promising projects, he will definitely not take it lightly.
"Combining what Susan said, is it possible that Page and Brin recommended you to Feng?" Dave asked.
"Impossible," Sandberg shook her head.
It's okay for the two engineers who focus more on product development to recommend engineers to Feng. If someone really recommended Feng, it should be Schmidt.
But that's not right. If it was Schmidt's recommendation, he would definitely say hello to me, but Schmidt hasn't done so so far.
Well, none of this matters. The most important question now is whether to accept or not accept this invitation.
The criteria for measurement are very simple. There is only one, that is, whether to continue to develop in Google and achieve greater success in the future, or to jump to Facebook and achieve greater success in the future.
The difficulty is how to get the right answer.
"Google is already the world's largest Internet company. Judging from the current trend, this position will be unshakable for a long time," Dave helped analyze.
He, who is committed to Yahoo, sees this point most clearly.
Although the top management of the company is confident that it will surpass Google again in the future, the executive level below generally has no hope for this goal, because they are more aware of Google's competitiveness, they feel the pressure from Google more intuitively, and feel more and more helpless.
"Facebook is indeed a very good product. As long as it can balance the satisfaction of users and advertisers, there is no doubt that it will also be a dazzling company in the future,"
"However, in terms of user needs, there is still a big gap between the two. We can be sure that from a macro perspective, every Internet user cannot do without search, but does every Internet user cannot do without social software?"
"In other words, how big the difference in the frequency of use of these two products by Internet users is, is the most critical issue, which determines how far Facebook can develop in the future, whether it will become a well-deserved world-class company like Google, or will it always be far behind Google,"
Dave's analysis grasped the key to the problem.
At present, for many users, whether it is work or life, they can't do without search. So, will Facebook be like this? Can everyone do without it, whether it is work or life?
The former does not seem to need to be verified, and a positive answer can be given by just imagining it, but the latter, without investigation, it is really difficult to draw a conclusion arbitrarily.
Moreover, the results of this survey will also vary greatly due to differences in sample selection, such as age and occupation.
There is no doubt that the main profit model of these two companies is definitely online advertising, so the size of coverage is naturally the decisive factor for advertisers to place advertisements in which company.
At present, Google naturally has the advantage.
But Sandberg said, "Can't you be a little innovative?"
She is a little anxious now, which is another trait of hers, but she will become anxious when the problem is not solved.
She had analyzed these things that Dave analyzed on the way home.
It is true that Google now has an advantage in user coverage, but it is also true that Facebook users are growing at an astonishing rate.
It is true that everyone may talk about the friends they follow on Facebook or the new friends they meet in private, but it is also true that they will search for information about these new friends through Google...
So, in the final analysis, it is actually a competition of users, a competition of the frequency and duration of users using two products. Who will have the advantage and how big the gap will be is an unthinkable answer.
What is certain is that Google's future will definitely not be bad. Its current share of the global search market, its brand reputation in the minds of global users, its scientific and successful advertising strategy...
But Facebook, because it has just started, its future is naturally full of uncertainties.
If Facebook's future development is limited, then even if you become its C00 or CEO, you may not be a middle-level employee at Google, where you will have higher achievements and greater gains.
Just now, isn’t the head of a department at Google someone that the bosses of many companies must look up to?
Moreover, Sandberg believes that she may not be able to join the ranks of senior management at Google in the future.
However, Facebook is indeed a very good product, and its future looks very good.
Coupled with Feng Yiping, he is a person who is always good at creating miracles. He is only in his twenties and has achieved unparalleled success in both business and academics.
His planning is even more impeccable, including his description of the future of search and his suggestions for Google's new products. This fully shows that he knows the future development trend of the Internet better than anyone else.
The success of Google's IPO fully demonstrates his excellent ability to solve specific problems...
Under his leadership, whether Facebook will achieve remarkable achievements seems to be an unquestionable question.
So, whether to agree or disagree, to go, or not to go, is really a question.
Sandberg walked around her home holding a cup of coffee.
"My dear, we have other issues to consider," Dave said. "If you decide to accept Feng's invitation, the intensity of work will definitely be very high in the next period of time. So, what about our plan to have a child?"
Sandberg glanced at her husband. She hadn't considered this aspect just now, but it was indeed another problem.
Based on Feng Yiping's expectations for himself, it can be said that he has left most of the work on this project to himself. It is conceivable that if he decides to join Facebook, he will definitely be busier than working at Google.
With the rapid growth of Facebook users, it is urgent to determine business strategies and conduct marketing. Is there still time to have children?
However, I am already 36 years old, which is no longer the best age to have children. If it takes another one or two years, it will be more difficult to have a child.
She couldn't find an answer to this conflict for the moment.
"Also, there is the issue of remuneration. The good news is that Google has been successfully listed. In terms of material, your work for more than four years has been highly rewarded. So, what kind of remuneration will Feng give you?"
"This was certainly not an issue that should have been discussed in the first place," Sandberg said.
"I understand, but this is also one of the key issues, isn't it? Come on, don't bother. In any case, this can be considered good news, that is, you decided not to accept Feng's invitation. I think from now on, Page and Bu Lin will also look at you differently,"
"So, it's better to have more contact with Feng Duo a few times before seriously considering whether to accept or not," Dave hugged her from behind.
Sandberg touched her husband's face with her backhand. She also felt that it was necessary to talk to Feng Yiping a few more times. He seemed to know her very well, but she really didn't know him well.
She originally thought that she was a person who was willing to embrace change, but then she discovered that many times, it was really a difficult choice whether to embrace change or not.