My Age of Investment

  Chapter 31 Small Goals

  After several days of fermentation, Facebook has completely become popular on the Stanford campus.

  The competition for the top ten rankings on the homepage of the website has become increasingly fierce.

  Those who are on the list want to keep their rankings, or even go further;

  Those who are not on the list want to be on the list.

  This has led to a large number of girls’ roommates, classmates, clubs, societies, sororities...etc. various organizational relationships are used.

  A large number of Stanford students either took the initiative or were forced to sign up for Facebook accounts.

  This registration is good.

  Girls can't move their legs, boys can't move their eyes.

  Men think about women, and women think about men as well.

The sensible boy has uploaded photos of his own "strength", showing his chest hair, or showing the steering wheel, while the stupid otaku is still praising and canvassing his goddess desperately.

  The instigator behind all this, Xia Jingxing, went to class every day and looked at the website's back-end data, and had a very comfortable life.

  The "beauty pageant" warfare on the website does not require him to add anything to it, just let it go.

  When the number of website registrations exceeded 5,000, the dog came to report the good news.

  Xia Jingxing didn't lift her eyelids, and nodded, indicating that she knew it, and she was extremely calm.

  The little dog thought that the boss was not satisfied with the results, and explained: “I just counted the grades of all registered students and found that most of them are undergraduates, while the graduate students seem to be somewhat indifferent to all this.

  Stanford’s undergraduate students only have more than 7,000, and more than half of them have registered for our software.

  The other half, if no surprises, most of them will slowly join in.

  Graduate school is a bit difficult. I asked an old man from the graduate school. He told me: Many graduate students are adults and have worked for a period of time. They are more mature.

  Compared with campus social interaction, these people care more about their studies.

  I don’t think about academics, it’s about getting a degree as soon as possible and returning to the workplace for a promotion and salary increase. "

  Xia Jingxing nodded, smiled and said: “Okay, the graduate school does not care about him, we just focus on undergraduate students.

  Wait for Facebook to become an indispensable social software, they have to use it for Lao Tzu whether they want it or not. "

  The little dog applauded, "Boss, you are too right. I was blindfolded and fell into a blind zone of thinking.

  After you mentioned this point, I feel that all the problems are suddenly clear.

  I understand that our first priority is to make Facebook popular among young people.

  Finally, "break the face with a point" to establish the victory in one fell swoop. "

  Xia Jingxing laughed, this dog said that the little dog is getting better and better, and he is good at flattering.

   "Kristina has been in charge of website promotion and outreach business, and I will be in charge of technology and operation with you."

  Xia Jingxing paused, after thinking about it, some words still have to be explained clearly.

   then went on to say: "Next, I need to think about the long-term development strategy of the website. You need to worry about the technology."

  The little dog nodded, "I know, boss, don't worry, I dare not pack tickets for other projects. I am familiar with the structure of Facebook.

  Leave it to me, there will be no problems. "

  Xia Jingxing nodded, "In addition to these, you have to gain more insight into the needs of users, and strive to improve and strengthen the website's functions."

   "This is indeed a key concern. I have heard many users complain that our website is still too "dead". It would be nice if we could have more interaction."

  Xia Jingxing understood what the little dog meant, and said with a smile: “It’s not working right now. Our technical team is limited and can’t support so many functions.

  When the time is right, the website will naturally undergo a new round of major renovation. "

   "Speaking of the technical team, I have some ideas."

  Xia Jingxing smiled and asked, "What do you think? Tell me. If it makes sense, I would support it.

  The website is shared by everyone, not mine alone. Of course, we have to brainstorm and work together. "

   Seeing that Xia Jingxing’s expression did not seem to be fake, the little dog said: “After the Facebook website went viral, someone from the Computer Association asked who developed it.

  Two people also found our dormitory yesterday and asked if they could join us.

  At that time, when you were away, I didn’t make a statement and I was going to ask your opinion. "

   "What's your age?"

  Xia Jingxing did not directly express his position, but asked how many grades he was. This question is very important.

   "Senior year."

  Xia Jingxing frowned. Although seniors may be more skilled in technology, time and energy are a problem.

  Especially the seniors are still busy with graduation thesis and job hunting. How much energy can be put into the website? It really has to be a big question mark.

   "Let's do this, you can make an appointment with them for me, meet and chat."

"it is good."

  ……

  ……

  In a cafe in the school.

  Xia Jingxing met two interviewees, one with a beard named Phyllis, and the other fat boy named Ryan, both white men and in their early twenties.

  The little dog greeted them to sit down, and then asked the waiter to serve two cups of coffee.

  "Daren, your Facebook site is so cool. We really want to join your team. I wonder if there is such an honor?"

  Fat Boy Lane is very talkative, and as soon as he sits down, he can't wait to slap Xia Jingxing's flattery.

  Xia Jingxing didn’t eat this set. Wearing a hoodie, he looked like a technical geek, put his hands in his pockets, and asked directly: "My buddy, what projects have you developed?"

  The two ate this set very much, and they talked a lot about it.

  Xia Jingxing never heard of these projects. He directly asked technical questions. He also brought paper and pen to test the handwritten code.

  The two can study in the Stanford Department of Computer Science, and they did not drop out of the senior year, which proves that they are still able to learn.

  In fact, the other party did not let Xia Jingxing down either. The basic skills are solid enough to cope with general programming work.

After confirming that it was not a parallel import, Xia Jingxing also had the intention to solicit, and asked with a smile: "You are all in your senior year, don't you plan to work in the future?"

  Ryan did not expect Xia Jingxing to be so direct, and smiled and replied: "No one can tell the future, at least we are most interested in Facebook at the moment."

  Xia Jingxing was not too satisfied with this ambiguous answer. He hired two programmers. If he ran halfway, who would make sense?

  However, Facebook doesn’t even have a company yet, and you can’t expect people to follow you stubbornly. After all, not everyone is like a dog.

   "For the Facebook site, I plan to register a company and inject at least $500,000 into it."

  Xia Jingxing said lightly, that tone seemed to be narrating a trivial matter.

  The little dog also has indifferent expression on his face, he is convinced of the strength of the boss.

  And Ryan and Phyllis are not so calm.

  Fyllis, who has never spoken much, blurted out, "Dalun, are you serious?"

"certainly."

  Xia Jingxing shrugged and said with a relaxed face, “Before the website went live, I had agreed with the two partners: If the website develops smoothly, a company will be established and 500,000 yuan will be injected.

  Looking at it now, the development of the website is pretty good, quite in line with expectations. "

  Ryan and Phyllis hesitated.

  The two of them originally wanted to come to work part-time, the salary is irrelevant, they mainly want to get a closer look at this popular campus website.

  Now when I hear Xia Jingxing’s determination and handwriting, I don’t know how to say something.

  Ryan was more delicate in his mind, and asked: "Dylan, do you want to do Facebook as a career? I mean entrepreneurship, not just a hobby."

   "Yes, a long-term business."

  In front of the other two partners, Xia Jingxing put aside his rhetoric. In front of these two guys today, naturally, he would not retain his strength.

  This is the experience he has gained over more than ten years of entrepreneurship in his previous life: when he should be forced, he must not be soft.

   "Then let's join in, can we get a salary?"

  When he heard that the other party planned to set up a company, Ryan's thoughts changed instantly.

  This sentence was exactly what Xia Jingxing wanted.

  Start-up companies recruit talents, either by salary or shares, and they have to be given the same.

  And Xia Jingxing would rather be paid.

  Of course, this is when I have money and have confidence in the development of the company.

  If you don’t have any money, let’s distribute shares honestly!

  After all, before the company was successful, no matter how many shares were waste paper, it might as well be used to recruit some people to increase the probability of successful entrepreneurship.

   "Yes, not only pay, but also options."

  Xia Jingxing paused, and then said: "Of course, this is something after the establishment of the company."

  "When will the company be established?"

  Ryan is also a personal genius, so he grasped the point in one go.

  Xia Jingxing did not panic on her face, and said calmly, "In three months."

  "Why is it three months?" Phyllis was puzzled.

   "Because I will take three months to win all Ivy League schools and over 80% of California universities."

  To recruit talents to join, it is definitely necessary to appropriately reveal the company's vision and show off muscles. Xia Jingxing knows this well.

  After a while, when the website expands, these are no secrets.

  PS: Thanks to several book friends from Star and Cloud, wegor, and Horizon Reader for their rewards!

The   character column has come out, you can go to the character to compare your heart, I didn’t get this in the last book.

  Finally licked his face and asked for a recommendation ticket, hurry up! The codewords are strong.

  (End of this chapter)