Fight to the third generation

For example, the big data company recommended by Larry Page was renamed "Krypton (Krypton)", and the source of the name is Superman's hometown.

This has nothing to do with Su Yehao. The partners decided on their own names. 85% of the company's shares are in the hands of KOKO Venture Capital, which gave several founders shares and high annual salaries.

Also.

In recent days, Su Yehao has been looking for help to set up an electric vehicle research and development company.

Soon, he will go to the Cayman Islands to register a company, and then recruit troops, test the waters under the banner of developing new energy supercars, and place the R&D headquarters in Silicon Valley.

A former executive of the R&D department of General Motors acted as a consultant, and the other party suggested that Su Yehao try to use the lithium battery of the laptop as the power source. In theory, as long as there are enough batteries, it can bring a battery life of three to four hundred kilometers. The disadvantage is that the cost is extremely high , basically do not have the conditions for mass production.

Pagani supercar company has ready-made car-making technology and can also provide some help.

If you only focus on supercars in the early stage, I believe that even if you accumulate some technology quietly, it will not attract the attention of traditional automobiles and oil companies.

The so-called no worries when there are too many debts, and no itching when there are too many lice.

If you worry about gains and losses, you can't do anything.

Su Yehao has tried his best not to think about the future, and is planning to work hard in the next ten years, striving to retire before the age of 35, leaving behind a myth, and making a glorious exit.

Rather than blindly hiding and giving in, it is better to work hard to promote a wave of wealth creation and take the opportunity to consolidate the basic market.

……

After listening to the introduction of the financing situation by the people from Goldman Sachs, Su Yehao and Google executives continued their meeting.

Chief Operating Officer Danielle Kenning.

As Google continues to grow, she has more and more aura of a superior person. However, in front of Su Yehao, the major shareholder, her limelight is completely overshadowed, and she appears inconspicuous.

Danielle Kenning reported at this time:

"Boss, I received news this morning that a Chicago law firm seems to be looking for a group of our users and trying to initiate a group lawsuit. They accused our company of collecting their private data without their permission , I am going to arrange a legal consultant to go to Chicago."

Su Yehao had a bit of a headache, and told him: "Doing business in the United States really involves dealing with lawyers all day long. In the GDP of the United States, there may be hundreds of billions of dollars every year, and it is all related to the litigation industry. So...Google here Is there any fault? What is the specific situation?"

Danielle Kenning certainly didn't make trouble for herself, explaining only:

"This is mainly because we use a new algorithm to accurately push advertisements to users. Of course, some habits of users will be counted behind it, but in the updated agreement, our users have been clearly informed, and can be canceled through settings."

"The bigger the company, the more careful it is. The outside world will always do everything possible to take advantage of the loopholes. It is said that many law firms survive by extorting large companies and forcing us to sign a settlement agreement."

Google is not bad here, since the Yanmoji Group was born, various lawsuits have never stopped.

Many lawyers charge very expensive fees, which may be as high as six or seven hundred dollars per hour. Some lawsuits will cost tens of millions of dollars, which is very annoying.

After thinking about it, Su Yehao added: "Learn from the experience of other companies. It is best to cooperate with a competent law firm and carry out regular self-inspection to ensure that others do not get caught. There are also racial issues, gender issues, etc. You must not be caught."

After saying this, Su Yehao looked around, and his heart was shocked.

Because he suddenly discovered that besides himself, among the dozen or so people present, only he was Asian, and the others were all white.

Not only that, except for Danielle Kenning and a deputy financial director, they are all men, and the white female secretary who is responsible for recording the meeting is directly excluded by him.

If someone insists on this problem, it will probably cause some unnecessary troubles.

then.

After a short meeting and talking about Google's recent problems, Su Yehao called Danielle Kenning and CEO Eric Boyle to the office.

The two Google executives looked at each other, unable to figure out why.

Su Yehao's office is clean, and he doesn't come here more than two or three times a year. Standing by the window, he can see the lush park. There are still many withered and yellow leaves in this season, and the scenery is very good.

Danielle Kenning spoke first and asked, "Is there anything else, boss?"

"Yes, I suddenly discovered some problems. Through the meeting just now, did you realize anything?" Su Yehao asked.

In the Hong Kong city or in the mainland, what might be a small matter is a major event in the United States, which can easily lead to a company's desolation.

Even Su Yehao had heard about MeToo and Black Lives Matter, so he had to take precautions in advance to avoid anyone making a fuss.

Eric Boyle thought about it for a while, but after all, he couldn't keep up with Su Yehao's rhythm and asked tentatively, "What do you think is wrong?"

"Well, except for me, the executives present just now are all white, and there are too many male employees. Black... The number of African-Americans should be increased appropriately, and there are Latinos, Asians and the like. Now you two can know what I said, I think the diversity of employees is more conducive to the development of the company."

After hearing Su Yehao finished speaking, Eric Boyle thought he had received some news, and said in a tangled tone:

"But we are an Internet company, the proportion of whites and Asians is slightly higher, and the majority of programmers are male, and so are other colleagues."

Danielle Kenning also reminded: "Google has done a good job in diversification. Asians account for more than [-]%, of which Chinese are the majority, and the rest are from India, Japan, and Southeast Asia. etc."

Su Yehao told:

"But the outside world doesn't pay enough attention to ordinary employees. Just as the company is expanding, some new positions will be released, and among the branches, you should consider adding some different faces. I heard that there are corporate photos, because they are all white. The scolding was terrible, and in the end, I even edited the pictures with the computer to add a few black...African-Americans, and there are problems between men and women. The company must implement zero-tolerance measures and arrange some positions to be responsible for supervision.”

Danielle Kenning probably understood what Su Yehao meant, and said: "I will pay attention to this aspect. Google has become one of the giants in Silicon Valley. It is true that I should pay more attention to these aspects. I have neglected them before. I will arrange people to count A staff diversity report came out."

"Well, there's no need to exaggerate too much, as long as the data is better than other colleagues, the key still depends on ability..."

Chapter 862

Speaking of Google.

Su Yehao can only give it some suggestions on the general direction.

After the B round of financing, his shareholding will be further diluted to about [-]%, and he cannot completely regard Google as his company.

This is exactly what Su Yehao hopes to see. The more independent Google is in its daily operations, the more hopeful it will go further in the future.

For his own safety and Google's development considerations, in addition to giving up some of his benefits, Su Yehao is also trying to avoid letting Google put his own label on it.

Therefore, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the two founders, are still pushed to the front of the stage by him, often accepting interviews on behalf of Google, or participating in some social activities.

But this is just the impression he deliberately left on others.

Even if Google goes public, the final decision-making power will still be in his hands.

Including Google, Yanwen, News Microblog and other products, they all involve the field of social media, which is equivalent to Su Yehao's "firewall", which can be used as a bargaining chip to build a good relationship with Washington, and to resist external risks at critical moments , the importance is far from limited to money itself.

Just finished talking about employee diversity, Danielle Kenning is considering promoting some Chinese executives. At this time, she continued to report:

"By the way, boss, the higher ups seem to be paying more attention to our advertisements and have sent people to contact us. Although Google itself needs to maintain a neutral stance, if it offers some discounts, I think it will help our safety, such as litigation. , and some tax subsidies, etc..."

CEO Eric Boyle only felt that this kind of topic was a bit dangerous, so he went to help pick a record to play, so as not to be caught by someone recording.

Eric told:

"Maybe boss, you don't know enough about the situation in the United States, but when doing business in Silicon Valley, no one can really remain completely neutral. For example, the newly established NAS, as well as CAI, FIB, etc., have been trying to put pressure on us. I dare not report to you by email or phone, if it leaks out, Google will be finished, fortunately, boss, you have many friends outside, and the attitude of the other party is not tough, we need your help to ease our pressure."

Since 11, the situation has been a bit unstoppable.

Google's side is not bad, but Yanwen Group is facing even greater pressure. John Zhou has returned to Hong Kong City many times to communicate with Su Yehao to discuss the solution.

Eventually, the function of storing historical chat records was terminated, and it was publicly announced that it would not save any customer privacy, but it did not prohibit users from saving chat records through third-party programs.

After the operation of the lobbyist, only the user's own public information is allowed to be retrieved, such as Moments, personalized signatures, and photo albums.

Knowing that Google had encountered similar troubles again, Su Yehao said to them after asking about the situation:

"I may know some friends who can help. Protecting user privacy is very important. I don't want to face any class action lawsuits in the future. Of course, if there is a search warrant or something else, I can cooperate and avoid putting The relationship has become too rigid."

This problem is not only an annoyance for Google, but also for other companies in Silicon Valley.

Such as data storage companies, operating systems, instant messaging software, and social business, etc., all belong to the hardest-hit areas, and Su Yehao happened to be recruited.

Fortunately, it is still somewhat thin, and others dare not go too far.

The situation is not bad for the time being. For example, the servers of Hong Kong City and Las Vegas are stored separately in the semiconductor industrial park of Hong Kong City. TAT and TOT have also been operated independently from the beginning.

On Su Yehao's side, he had never been disturbed by anyone.

On this topic, just a little bit.

Su Yehao didn't dare to fully trust even the senior executives under him. A gentleman can't stand under a wall. It's best to deal with related issues through the assistant's office, or a third-party law firm, consulting company, and the like.

As for personalized advertising recommendations, the collected data still needs to be collected.

After all, even if you lose some money, it’s only a drop in the bucket compared to the advertising revenue, and you’re still making a lot of money. Besides, with Google’s strength, it’s not certain who will win the lawsuit, so there’s no need to give up because of choking.

……

Encountering some problems does not affect Su Yehao's good mood.

After leaving Google, he made a detour to Amazon's headquarters. Yesterday, he made an appointment with Amazon's founder to visit the so-called smart warehouse.

Cooperating with Caltech to optimize the logistics and warehousing link, it is said that the efficiency can be increased by more than 60%, and some labor costs can be saved.

Not only that, Amazon also plans to purchase several satellites to learn from Wal-Mart to grasp the logistics flow in real time.

During the period, Su Yehao also made a suggestion similar to Fengchao cabinets, trying to install smart cabinets in some communities, and pick up items through SMS verification codes.

In this way, the cost of the courier can be reduced. The labor cost in the United States is not generally expensive. It is better to use machines instead of manpower, and the pick-up time is more free to prevent the risk of being stolen by someone.

Su Yehao is both investigating and learning. The business model of Red Panda is basically similar to that of Amazon. You can try to learn about logistics and warehousing.

If Amazon is not currently trying to open up the mainland market, even though it is a shareholder of Amazon and there is a relationship of interest competition, maybe it can send people to visit and inspect and learn from the experience of logistics and warehousing.

Chatting with Jeff Bezos about expanding into new markets in Europe.

next to.

Linda Yun's cell phone rang and received a call.

After listening, she immediately interrupted Su Yehao, and reported: "Boss, your mother has something important to discuss with you, and will it take you a few minutes?"

Linda Yun was not a character who didn't understand the rules. Su Yehao saw that she was serious, smiled at Jeff, and went to the side to answer the phone.

Just listening to the other end of the phone, Mama Tang asked anxiously, "Son, Miss Yin and my granddaughter, are you still with you in the United States?"

"Yes, they plan to return to Hong Kong City tomorrow. They have a charity business in the Mainland, and they plan to hand it over to her."

As soon as Su Yehao finished speaking, Mama Tang told:

"Don't care about business or not. Last week, a hospital in Kowloon encountered a patient who infected several doctors and nurses. The University of Hong Kong School of Medicine just came out with the results, saying that it was a severe acute respiratory syndrome similar to the one reported by the mainland. There may be other people who came into contact with the patient, the situation is a bit dangerous, please don't come back for now."

Hearing this, others may be at a loss, how can Su Yehao not know what this thing is.

He hadn't seen the relevant reports for a long time, and he thought he was blown away again. After he came to Silicon Valley, he forgot about it and didn't pay attention to it for a long time.

With a nervous expression on his face, he said to his mother:

"Hurry up and report to the higher-ups, as well as Nangong and Jiang Yu, stay at home first... Forget it, let me tell them, pay attention to your own safety, and our hospital should also be careful..."

Chapter 863 Early Warning

Jeff Bezos is still talking with experts about how to continue to improve the storage center.

When he found that Su Yehao answered the phone, his expression looked a little too serious, so he asked curiously:

"Su, what's the matter? With your identity, it's easy to make people nervous if you put on such an appearance. Could it be that those bastards in the east finally made a move on Old Yi?"

This is a joke, and related topics have become very popular recently.

People thought that the fight against Lao Ah would end soon, but they didn't expect how long it had passed, and they were still struggling in the quagmire, wasting countless taxpayers' money.

It’s fine if there is a valid reason, but many people have gradually come to realize that some people took 11 as a gimmick and turned it into a business to make money for themselves, which made the smell of gunpowder more and more intense.

Su Yehao shrugged and said, "It's nothing... The employee screwed up an investment, I'm going back to have a video conference, and I'll contact you in a few days, OK?"

Of course Jeff had no objection, and said to him: "OK, when I have time to go to my villa in the forest for vacation, I know a good place to fish for bass."

In the current Amazon, besides him as the major shareholder, the second shareholder is Su Yehao.

In the name of KOKO Venture Capital, Amazon holds a total of about 20% of the shares. If there is no accident, the equity will probably not change much in the future.

Because both Su Yehao and Jeff Bezos feel that they can collect money by issuing corporate bonds to avoid continuing to issue new shares and harm the interests of other investors.

to be honest.

It is nothing more than seeing that the market is starting to improve, and confidence in Amazon has returned. They are unwilling to sell stocks whose value is still at a low level prematurely, and would rather pay more interest on bond issuance.

After Su Yehao left the logistics center, he was not in a hurry to contact Xiaonizi and the others.

It's still midnight in Hong Kong City.

Waking them up now will not help, it will only make people nervous in vain. I haven't figured out what the situation is yet, and the most urgent thing is to investigate clearly.

He was on the way, so he contacted his assistant's office first.

There are people on duty 24 hours a day, and there are many contacts in the mainland. Su Yehao wants to know what the situation is like.

It's past four o'clock in the afternoon on the West Coast of the United States.