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At this stage, it has become a foregone conclusion that it has begun to expand its shares and raise funds.

That being the case, as the largest individual shareholder of ICQ, Zhu Ke will no longer oppose him. He just hopes to fight for the greatest benefit for himself in the process of "drawing allies and expanding development".

"Actually, Lao Tzu just wants to be a stable shareholder and just wait for dividends, but now others are not happy, this is forcing Lao Tzu~!"

This was Zucker's initial plan.

Isn't it good to make money with harmony?

However, sometimes this kind of thinking is too naive!

If you don’t want to fight, others will fight with you too!

To be honest, Zhuke feels very strenuous to start a business and grow the enterprise from scratch.

Just the number of companies I have at present is already a headache.To this end, Zhu Ke did not spend a lot of time to study management knowledge.

Charging yourself has become an indispensable part of Zhuke's life.

Well, the traverser is awesome, that's right, but it's not almighty!

It is impossible to know everything and be proficient.

Even those who crossed the start and took over the 100 billion market value industry, but if they do not have the corresponding ability, they will only be devoured and divided by the surrounding jackals and tigers.Well, there is no second result!

It is the way to die for a child to spend money in the busy city!

9 am.

There is still less than 30 minutes before the official icq expansion meeting begins.

The founding team such as Visger and Vardy, together with Zhuke, opened an internal meeting first.

"Weige, you are the CEO of the company. Since you and everyone have decided to start stock expansion and financing, I won't say more, but... I want to hear about the upcoming representatives of all parties. What do you like? In other words, which investment banks and companies do you think are beneficial to the development of ICQ."

Zhu Ke said first.

"My friend, you can agree to increase the shares. This decision makes me very happy." Wisger said very happily.

Zhu Ke shook his head and smiled: "My friends, I never seem to oppose the company's stock expansion and financing, pulling allies to promote development, my original attitude is to stabilize for a period of time, and then expand the stock."

The shrewd Wisger immediately looked happy.

He knew that Zhuke had made concessions.

Vardy on the side replied: "Weissg, you speak quickly. Mr. Wald's words are also issues that we have to consider."

Choosing the right ally is bound to play a decisive role in the future development of icq.

The pig teammate, but can't afford to hurt!

"Cough cough cough~"

Weisger cleared his throat and solemnly said: "Our primary financing and stock expansion target must be Microsoft, and it can only be it!"

"After all, Microsoft is the overlord of the computer system software industry. Once they enter the field of instant messaging, we absolutely can't beat it, so we must pull it into the game."

"As long as it is pulled in, it will further dispel their idea of ​​developing instant messaging software. Of course, even if it still enters the field of instant messaging later, it will give us enough development time."

When the voice fell, everyone nodded.

Zhu Ke also acknowledged this point.

In the 90s, Microsoft was not only the overlord of system software, but also the famous rogue software!

Netscape is good enough.

In the 1990s, Netscape was regarded as the first Internet company to go public, with a market value of nearly tens of billions of dollars at its peak. In the atmosphere of the world, countless people access the Internet through Netscape browsers every day.

With its huge number of users, countless people are optimistic about the future development of Netscape.

For a time, the limelight was the same.

However, Microsoft is jealous!

It took a fancy to this piece of fat in the browser market.

Well, Microsoft's IE browser is now online.

Relying on its dominance in the field of computer system software, Microsoft allows Internet user groups to compulsorily install their IE browser when installing and updating computer system software, and it is set as the default browser without the user’s knowledge. Device.

Therefore, in a very short period of time, there are enough users to compete with the Netscape browser.

In the course of a whole year in 1997, the browser war between Netscape and Microsoft, from the beginning of the two sides evenly matched, to the friction on the ground by Microsoft, only less than a year.

You can't accept this hooliganism!

Icq is awesome.

The world’s first instant messaging software, with hundreds of millions of registered users worldwide, made AOL paid US$408 million to acquire it in 1998.

but.

Microsoft is jealous again!

It launched MSN chat in early 1999.

Rogue pre-installation, forced installation of updates and other means, once again shot.

In a very short period of time, a wave of "browser wars" was replicated again.Let icq fall into the world in one fell swoop.

Therefore, regarding icq's first round A share expansion, Zhu Ke is positive about the idea of ​​pulling Microsoft into the game.

.......

After seven days.

Icq and representatives of major companies and investment banks around the world have carried out rounds of round A financing negotiations.

In the end, representatives of five companies had the last laugh.

In icq's Series A financing, they shared a 30% stake in icq with an estimated market value of $200 million.

As the overlord of the computer system software industry, Microsoft owns 10%;

Goldman Sachs, a giant in Wall Street investment banking, won 5%;

News Corporation, the parent company of 20th Century Fox, has the advantage of worldwide media channels, accounting for 5%.

Sequoia Capital, which has a huge advantage in small island countries, holds 5%;

Brand computer HP, share the last 5%;

In the end, the founding team such as Visger, together with Zhu Ke, still owns 70% of the equity, still occupying an absolute controlling stake in icq.

Well, although there were conflicts between Zhuke and Weisger during the A round of share expansion, the fundamental interests of the foreign predators are still the same.After all, if you don't join hands, you will only be swallowed up by big companies.

Therefore, the two sides are still considered one side.

Of course, in the A round of share expansion, although Zhu Ke also invested a part of the capital, but the shares still inevitably diluted.

35%!

This is Zhu Ke's current shareholding.

Although the shares have been diluted, Zhu Ke is still making a lot of money!

Soaring wealth!

According to the estimated market value of US$200 million given by the Morgan Investment Bank, Zhu Ke’s current shares are worth US$70 million!

Compared with the previous investment of less than 2 million US dollars, it was only half a year. How can Zhu Ke not make any money?

In fact, I have to say that because of Zhuke's intervention, the development of icq in this life is much better than in the previous life.

The A round of financing initiated by icq not only allowed the company to obtain US$60 million in development funds, but also attracted a group of powerful allies with strong influence all over the world.

All the above can make the development of icq company enter the fast lane!

As for those instant messaging companies that have reacted and want to follow suit, it is expected that in the next time, they will only be fart behind.

The founding team members such as Visg and Vardy were quite excited.

They began to plan future development strategies to further expand icq.

As for Zhu Ke, what he is thinking about now is to mortgage a portion of the shares and borrow a sum of money from the bank to use to create his own Internet company.

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