Reborn Capital Empire

Chapter 5 Office Area

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The most widely circulated sentence about Stanford University in later generations is: out of Stanford, within 20 kilometers around, all the resources needed for entrepreneurship are available. Angel, VC, PE, consulting, legal affairs, human resources, etc.

Although the Nasdaq crisis at this time has burst the world's Internet bubble, Silicon Valley looks much more depressed than in the past. But the business of registering a company remains simple.

It costs a few hundred dollars for the information fee, and then submits a photocopy of the certificate, the company's main shareholders and information and it is done, and the registration certificate and stamp can be obtained within 9 to 15 working days.

As for the registered capital of two million US dollars, it does not need to be paid immediately, and it will be added later.

After he dealt with the company registration, Martin also found a suitable office space for them.

However, when Guo Shouyun drove his Chevrolet and found the address mentioned on Martin's phone, he couldn't help being a little dumbfounded. He originally thought that Martin would find a spacious and bright office building, but he never thought that the other party was simply looking for a garage!

"Look, Bruce. It's 800 square feet, twice the size of our dorm. And if the company expands later, we can rent the whole house. The most important thing is that the rent is cheap enough for a month. Just $120..."

Looking at Martin, who was excited and eloquent, Guo Shouyun understood his idea of ​​subconsciously saving even if he was rich. However, he has thought of better ways to raise funds. Although there will be more places to spend money later. But at this time, there is no need to feel wronged that 'Linkedin' is working in the garage. If so, he would rather be in the dormitory than choose here.

"Martin, calm down. Have you made a deposit here?"

"Not yet, you are the CEO of the company. How can I make decisions alone without your consent!"

"That's good!"

While he was relieved, Guo Shouyun turned to look at the landlord on the side.

"I'm sorry, sir! We're not renting the garage yet, so farewell!"

"Hey, wait, if the price is not satisfactory, we can still negotiate...!"

The white landlord in a plaid shirt said quickly.

Now that the Nasdaq is in crisis, he has been here for almost two months without anyone asking for prices. However, Guo Shouyun pulled Martin to run fast, and in a blink of an eye, the two got into the car and left the small single-family building just now, without giving the landlord another chance to negotiate.

"Bruce, I actually think it's pretty good there..."

"Martin, do you think a high-tech company with assets of $2 million still needs to work in a garage? Moreover, LinkedIn has passed the initial stage of 'small workshop', and now we have nearly 60,000 registered members. For LinkedIn now, the most important thing is to have a formal office space, and then attract more engineering and technical personnel to bring the company on the right track.”

"However, two million US dollars can support our development for a year at most. If there is no follow-up capital investment and LinkedIn cannot make a profit, it will still be difficult for us to support it." Martin said with concern.

"Don't worry, I will be responsible for the money. Your task is to lead the engineering and technical personnel to continue to improve LinkedIn's website and improve the user experience!"

"I see!"

Martin nodded. Regarding the specific operation of the website, he always listened to Guo Shouyun. After all, the latter has a bachelor's degree in economics in addition to a master's degree in computer science, and is more professional than him in business management.

As he spoke, Guo Shouyun had already driven to Mountain View, one of the Silicon Valley cities. Before Google took off, Mountain View was much cheaper than cities like Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Sunnyvale. After all, this is just a small city with a population of less than 80,000.

"Come on, let's go here and see!"

After parking the car on the side of the road, Guo Shouyun pushed open the door and walked down.

Martin looked up and looked at the six floors in front of him. It had bright floor-to-ceiling windows, and it looked like a modern office building. There was some hesitation in his eyes.

In his opinion, this place is a bit too high-end for the current 'LinkedIn'.

But seeing that Guo Shouyun had gone far, Martin shook his head slightly and followed quickly.

After finding the property of the building and knocking on the door to enter, Guo Shouyun directly expressed his intentions.

"Hello, I would like to ask how do you rent the office area here?"

"Sir, do you want to rent an office area here?"

A middle-aged woman in black business attire stood up.

"Yes!"

"Please sit here!"

The other party took Guo Shouyun and the two to the reception area on the side.

"What are the names of the two gentlemen?"

"My name is Guo, he is Alexander!"

"Hello, Mr. Guo, Mr. Alexander, I'm Christie, the business manager of Sears Property."

After a brief introduction, they shook hands with each other.

"Mr. Guo, how much space do you want to rent?"

"How much can you offer here? What is the price?"

“1,000 sq. ft., 2,000 sq. ft., we can offer it. At the price point, it’s $12 per sq. ft. per year.”

After thinking for a while, Guo Shouyun continued: "Can you take us to the scene to see it?"

"Yes! You two, please come with me!"

Under the guidance of the other party, through the long corridor, the three entered an office area with two solid walls and two sides divided by tempered glass. It can be seen from the different names hanging on the door that each office area belongs to a different company.

Christie opened an unmanned office area and walked in with Guo Shouyun and the two.

"It's 1,200 square feet, and it's perfect for a startup. And, if you two pay now, we can give you 10 percent off the rent."

After Guo Shouyun walked around the entire office area, "Is there anything bigger?"

"Sure, we have 2,000 square feet of office space, but on the second floor!"

"Bruce, I think this is a good fit for us!" Martin tugged his arm and whispered.

"Let's see before we make a decision!"

After smiling, Guo Shouyun followed Christy to the second floor, which was much quieter than the first floor. Half of the office area was not rented out.

"Martin, what do you think of this place?"

After walking around in the office area, Guo Shouyun asked.

"Of course it's good, but it's just too expensive. The rent is only $24,000 a year, and even a 10% discount is $21,600! That's enough money to buy a good IBM x86 series enterprise server on the used market." Martin His face hurt.

He does not have the superior family background of Guo Shouyun, and he has cultivated the habit of saving under his parents' words and deeds since he was a child.

"Don't worry about money, we will have more in the future. The most important thing now is to improve the company's image through a good office space and recruit more talented people to work for us."

Perhaps it was Guo Shouyun's strong self-confidence and expectations for the future that infected Martin Alexander. After he nodded, he didn't say anything more.

Under Christie's guidance, after paying a one-year deposit, this 200-square-meter office area on the second floor of Hills became the first official office location of 'LinkedIn'.

At the moment when he got in the car and left, Guo Shouyun turned around and looked at the Sears Building, which was shining brightly in the sun behind him, and said with a confident expression: "Martin, I promise you, within three years, the whole building will be ours. of!"

Martin Alexander looked at him for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"Bruce, after the last accident, you are more confident than before!"

Guo Shouyun was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Really? Self-confidence is a good thing! ... By the way, the next thing to consider is recruitment. As for website developers, you are responsible for recruiting. The remaining positions such as finance and personnel are handed over to me. ."

Guo Shouyun changed the subject. After all, he is no longer the Bruce Guo he was before.

"After the Nasdaq crisis, there were a lot of unemployed engineers in Silicon Valley, and it was easy for us to recruit. Not to mention that we did it ourselves!"

"That's right. Let's go, relax today, and get busy tomorrow."

With that said, Guo Shouyun opened the car door and sat in.

Back at school, park the car downstairs. Just as the two were about to go upstairs, a radiant figure slowly walked over. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

"I'll go up first!" Martin said with interest after seeing the person coming.

Guo Shouyun nodded.

After saying hello to the person who came, Martin turned and walked into the dormitory.

Looking not far away, she was wearing a light blue knitted sweater, black leggings, dark brown half-heeled leather shoes, tall and tall, with black shawl and long hair, delicate features, and a graceful temperament. heart for it. Guo Shouyun, who integrated Bruce Guo's memory, understood the identity of the other party.

"Alice!"

After walking to the woman's side, Guo Shouyun hesitated a little.

"In the morning, I heard from Molly that I saw you coming back, so I came over to have a look." After speaking, the woman looked up and down, "It seems that your body is completely healed!"

Guo Shouyun nodded.

"I heard about your adoptive father, don't be too sad!"

"I know, it's all over!" After a pause, "Let's walk together!"

"it is good!"

Seeing her promise, Guo Shouyun took the initiative to hold the other party's soft weeds. Because it is a couple relationship, Yang Lishan did not struggle.

Follow Stanford's famous Palm Tree Avenue to the Four Corners Square, surrounded by many Stanford students, as well as tourists who come here to visit the most beautiful university campus in the United States.

After finding a relatively quiet place to sit down, Guo Shouyun wrapped his arms around the slender waist of the beautiful woman beside him and carried her into his arms. While smelling the familiar and seductive body fragrance of the other party, while looking at Stanford's beautiful campus, under the golden light of the sunset, everything seemed to stop in the silently conveyed tenderness.

Both of them tacitly did not make a sound to destroy this rare warmth. Until the sky darkened and pedestrians became rare.