Chapter 825 Difficult Persuasion

"Well," Mayer pondered for a while, "There may be a way to let Schmidt change his recruitment conditions, not to recruit people with pure business backgrounds, but those who also study computers but are interested in business to make a sale,"

Feng Yiping suddenly became enlightened, yes, wouldn't this be the best of both worlds?

"Thanks, I have to do their work right away, good night!"

"Wait," Mayer looked at the time, "Why are you still good night at this time? Good morning, okay? How can you compensate me for disturbing a young lady's sleep in the middle of the night?"

"You can mention it next time we meet," Feng Yiping wanted to hang up again.

"Wait, we are all worried about you, you must pay attention to safety over there,"

"Thank you, bye!"

Feng Yiping didn't want to make fun of her either. That "we" included whoever he was, so he hung up the phone in a hurry. He thought for a while and organized his words before calling Page. Like Jobs, he was not someone who could be easily heard. opinion people.

Page really didn't sleep, "Feng,"

"Peppa, don't worry, I will definitely support your choice at any time, as long as it is a matter of going to the board of directors, I will stand by your side unconditionally,"

"Thank you, I knew that our goals are the same," Page was very happy, but also a little tired, "I really hope to know you earlier, for example, in 1999,"

In 1999, you must have looked down on me.

At that time, I can take out 25 million US dollars, but I can't provide other support provided by Sequoia and KPCB.

"There is a point of view that you may not agree with, but I think that Schmidt and our goals are also the same. Page, sometimes we should also think about it for him. After all, he has to directly bear the two venture capital pressure,"

Paige didn't speak.

As proud as he is, how can he accept what Schmidt has done?

However, as a CEO, of course, he will control the company's financial power, which has already limited Schmidt's many powers as a CEO. If he has to take over this, even he feels that it is a bit unreasonable.

Is it possible to form a budget and appropriations committee? Page seriously thought, at least limit his power in this regard.

"Page, we have nearly 2,000 employees, not the hundreds of people before. Think about it, if Schmidt did not undertake the daily routine work, as well as a lot of external liaison and communication work, you and Brin , can you concentrate on your work like you are now?"

Page admitted this point. Now that several products are being developed at the same time, if he is also the CEO, there will be little time left for product development. "If you change a CEO, you can still do these things,"

It seems that after yesterday's incident, he had a big opinion on Schmidt's realness.

"Are you sure that the next CEO will not have friction with us? We have worked with Schmidt for nearly a year, and at least we have a tacit understanding in many aspects. Do you want to repeat this process again? "

Paige didn't speak again.

"To be fair, we should recognize Schmidt's ability to work, and as a founder, we should unite all forces that can be united to serve the company. Why can't we let go of the previous estrangement and have a frank talk about it? ?”

"From Schmidt's personal point of view, he definitely hopes that the company can succeed. After all, the two companies he was in charge of before, it is not accurate to say that they failed. At least, during his tenure, he did not successfully turn the situation around. We Google, Probably his last chance to build a great career, don't you?"

"The conflict with him must be easier to resolve than the conflict with those two venture capitalists, you're right!"

Although Michael Moretz and John Doerr are the most well-known venture capital masters in Silicon Valley, they are also willing to play the role of the hand of God in the startup companies they invest in, not only as fund providers, but also as designers, consultants, and strategists. , or even as an executive, participate in the invested company.

It can also be said that they are the "coaches" of the entrepreneurial team. They not only decide the playing time and candidates, but also provide reliable and powerful logistical support for everyone, reducing the possibility of entrepreneurs making detours.

But no matter how much work they do, VCs and founders always have a huge, irreparable divide.

Venture capital is essentially a money business, and they are most concerned about the safety and return of their own funds. Naturally, they hope to make a profit as soon as possible and withdraw safely.

It's not that among venture capital, there is no one who advocates long-term investment like Buffett, but there must be very few such people, or such projects.

And many entrepreneurs, at the beginning, are really not for money, but more for their own feelings, ideals, or dreams. Therefore, they care more about their products and treat their products as their own sons.

Venture capital is different. He generally regards the entrepreneur's company or product as a girl waiting to be married. As long as the return is reasonable, it is very good to send it out to be a child bride.

Objectively speaking, there is nothing wrong with venture capital doing this. For the founders of the company, such as Page and Brin, Google is their only child and hope, but for Sequoia and KPCB, the companies they invest in are too big. There are many, and not one or two of them are engaged in businesses similar to Google. There is no reason to just hold your company in the palm of your hand and spoil it.

"In short, I don't think there is an essential conflict between us and Schmidt. With him, he also helped us withstand the pressure of the two venture capital."

"At the same time, he strengthened sales, although he has the consideration of making the performance better and giving him more points in front of Moretz and Dole, but isn't it good for the company?

You should have seen his achievements. Compared with the same period last year, the revenue in the first quarter was 230% of last year. The most important thing is that while he was doing these things, he did not interfere with your interest in the product. development, right? "

This is the last word.

"I admit that he has done some work," Page finally affirmed Schmidt once with difficulty, "but, you know, I think Google should be a technology-driven enterprise, not a sales-driven enterprise." A large-scale enterprise, our core strength should be products that are continuously developed and improved, and it should be individual engineers, not those who only know how to talk.

"Of course we agree with this point, but it is undeniable that sales are also very important, right? Even if you are still the CEO, it is impossible for the company to only have product engineers and not have a sales team,"

"I'm not opposed to building a sales team, I just think the people he recruited are not the best people,"

It seems unrealistic to want to change Page's resentment towards business students, "What do you think, in the future, our sales force will also require an engineer's background?"

"That's not bad, we don't want to face a group of idiots who can't even explain the company's products," Page said, obviously excited.

It seems that Mayer's idea really touched his heart.

"Then I'll pass on your opinion to Schmidt?"

"All right,"

"Does that mean there is no need to hold a board meeting?"

"Look, you've settled the matter to be discussed at this board meeting,"

That's good! Feng Yiping just wants to hold the shares of Google, and distribute a lot of money easily in the future, but he doesn't want to have all kinds of side effects.

"Page, my opinion, please also think about it, if you think Schmidt is someone who can work with and cooperate with, why not accept him thoroughly and let him become a member of our big family.

At the same time, I ask you and Brin to think about it, clearly confirm the division of labor between everyone, and ensure that such a thing will not happen again,"

"Okay, I'll seriously consider your opinion,"

It is naturally easier to convince Schmidt, who will let him have less say in the company?

So, by the next morning, both Moritz and Dole, who were closely following Google's movements, got the news that the conflict between Google yesterday had disappeared.

At noon, when talking on the phone with Dole, Moretz sighed, "It seems that our young man has become more and more mature."

"Michael, don't be hypocritical," Dole said bluntly, "I regret that I was wrong back then, and I didn't seize such a good opportunity. Don't think I don't know. You invested in Google back then. Yahoo's flank,"

This was so straight to the point that Moritz could not disagree.

Yahoo was in full swing back then, and it already had a very successful business model, while Google, most people, including him, didn't think it could make money from advertising, just.

Yahoo also had a search business back then, and invested in Google in 1999, really just to protect the important asset in his mind, the security of Yahoo's flank.

This is the difference between VC masters and ordinary VCs. The masters will organically integrate the companies they invest in, while ordinary VCs do not have such opportunities and capabilities.

It's a pity that he was mistaken. Google, a rising star, relies on advertising and its benefits are getting better and better.

And Yahoo, after the glory days, not only has a lackluster rise, but also has a tendency to go downhill. In the past two years, many failed large-scale investments and mergers and acquisitions have also weakened the foundation of this former empire.

As one goes up and down, it is not impossible for Google to surpass Yahoo in the future.

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At this time, Feng Yiping was already considering other issues of Google.

The current Google is also an important asset of his. If the original trajectory is maintained, after the listing next year, the value of his shares in Google should be higher than Yijia's market value.

And the initial investment in the name of an institution, the 5% that was decided to be reduced at the time of listing, after cashing out, can just come in handy.

And he now believes that in addition to the conflict between the founder and the CEO, other aspects of Google also need to be improved.

For example, the relentless atmosphere inside Google is called discussion, to put it mildly. To be honest, it is an atmosphere that is no different from quarrels. In the early days of entrepreneurship, when everyone is familiar with it, it is quite good. After a big debate, you can Get the best results, and everyone will not turn their faces.

However, with the rapid expansion now, if we still stick to the previous style, the relationship between the executives will never be harmonious, so it is estimated that the cooperation between various departments will naturally be out of the question.

This situation also urgently needs to be rectified.