[125] Venture spirit 3
When I ran out of the library, a vast campus spread out.
Damn, I’m about to swear again.
What kind of fucking university is so ignorant?
It seems that it will take more time to find the computer science department office than the time to find the thesis.
As I learned later, the Stanford campus with an area of 3,310 hectares is similar in size to Songpa-gu, which is 3,388 hectares. It is no different from finding an office in Songpa-gu by relying on a single signpost.
Since there are many buildings named after donors, there are times when dozens of buildings have the same name, and each time I ask students, they point me in a different direction.
If I meet the two, I think I should urge them to make a Google Map as soon as possible.
The sky seemed to collapse when I inquired about the whereabouts of the two at the computer science department office I had barely found.
“I was living in a dorm until recently, but I moved to Silicon Valley.”
Are you a step late? Have you already invested and started a business?
Google is really desperate.
In this case, if you search for it, you will be able to find out what the situation is. I could feel how great Google was created by the two of them.
“Could you give me your address?”
He quickly pulled out his business card before the office clerk looked at him suspiciously.
Isn’t Stanford always a great welcome when it comes to investment companies?
The clerk wrote down the address on the memo faster than I took out my business card.
With the note in my hand, I came out like a bullet and rode the campus shuttle to get out of the university.
I caught a taxi and ran to Silicon Valley, a 20-minute drive away.
When I arrived at the address I was given, I sighed in relief. Because it was a quiet residential area.
these guys
You haven’t gotten out of the garage yet.
I approached cautiously and peeked inside the garage.
Three or four desks and computers, soda cans and pizza boxes scattered all over the place.
I wanted to be happy. Looking at the shabby appearance, it is clear that there is no big investment yet.
I crouched in front of the closed garage and waited for the two to appear. When it comes to starting a garage, it’s natural to eat and sleep in it, but where are they wandering around…
When it started to get dark, a pickup truck stood in front of the garage.
Two young men spotted me and quickly approached me.
“What are you? What are you doing in front of someone else’s office?”
“Larry Page? Sergey Brin?”
As I looked at the two of them alternately to check their names, their expressions became even more stern.
If I had been an old middle-aged man in a suit, I would have crouched right away. They must have intuited that they were investors who would bail them out.
“who are you? What happened?”
“Can’t you see yet? Both of them have bad eyesight.”
“what?”
“The wings spread all over my back. They are also called angel wings.”
If you still can’t figure it out, you’re just a single-minded engineer. But the two had a better idea than that.
“Can you stand?”
I dropped the beer pack I was holding. The long-awaited opportunity has arrived, but it will be hard to believe. Because they would never have thought that an Asian younger than them would be an angel investor.
“How long are you going to be surprised? let’s go in I’m thirsty after walking around all day. Would you like to treat me to a beer?”
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“This is an acquaintance’s garage. You work for Intel.”
As I quenched my thirst with a sip of beer, the two opened their mouths while glancing at me.
“By the way, what are you? Are you really an investor?”
You have to trust me completely to tell the story easily. Without the prejudice of being an Asian at a young age.
As I pondered over the beer can, I came up with a very easy way.
It’s the best way to make me look in awe and admiration.
“wait for a sec. Is that phone speaker?”
Pointing to the phone on the desk, the two nodded.
“Then let’s just make one phone call.”
I took out my phone and looked through my contacts, looking for the name I wanted.
I turned on the speaker and immediately dialed the number. After a long beep, I heard the voice I had been waiting for.
– This is Michael.
“Michael. How are you? This is Howard. Howard Jean.”
– wow! Howard. How much is this? Are you in the US?
A voice that could not hide its delight came through the speaker.
“yes. I’m in California now. I’ll see you when I finish work here. Before that, I have a favor to ask of you…”
– Say anything.
“There are two people listening to this call. These are the people I want to invest in. But you keep looking at me suspiciously.”
– Hahaha. Oh dear. If Howard found someone, I’d like to invest right away?
I looked at the two people who were listening to the phone with my ears pricked up.
“Greetings. It’s Mr. Michael Dell.”
“Dell…? Dell! That Dell?”
I nodded and spoke into the speaker.
“Michael. Call comfortably. I’ll be out for a while.”
I left the two people with bewildered faces and exited the garage.
It was already dark outside.
I took out my cell phone and informed Rachel and my father that I couldn’t come back today.
shit.
Leaving that fabulous Ritz-Carlton hotel suite behind, I ended up sleeping in a motel in Silicon Valley tonight. I feel like dying because of the money.
After about thirty minutes, the two called me.
It seemed that I had all the information I wanted. I spoke into the phone that hadn’t hung up yet.
“Michael, I will be in America for quite some time this time, so I will call you back.”
– okay. call me anytime If I don’t have time, I’ll fly to California.
When I finished the phone call, the two people’s expressions and eyes were exactly what I wanted.
Now whatever I say, I will take it as the truth.
“Did I really invest nine million dollars in a Dell computer when I was ten?”
“huh.”
“Abandoning all rights as a shareholder and entrusting it entirely to the founder? Even if it’s nine million dollars?”
“You wouldn’t have heard. Do you think Michael lied?”
“Oh no… I can’t believe it.”
“Trust me because it’s true.”
“You… no. Did you say Howard? Howard Jean.”
“okay.”
“Michael said that you found us is a sure sign that our business will succeed. You said you wanted to invest too?”
The reason their cheeks are red is not from beer, but from excitement. It is fortunate and blessed to be able to open a business without worrying about money. If billionaire Michael Dell invests, doesn’t that mean you won’t have to worry about money in the future?
“Forget Michael Dell. That person is already a successful billionaire. Will he force his secret to success on you? Dell computers are fundamentally different from Google. Dell only uses online, but its essence is a distribution business.”
“But…”
“I think you’re mistaken. Do you think you’re short of money? I invested nine million dollars when I was ten years old. Do you think my net worth is less than that of Michael Dell?”
The two whistled loudly and shook their heads.
“Howard. Can I call you Howard?”
“of course.”
“Let me ask you one thing first. Why us?”
“what?”
“Here in Silicon Valley, there are countless ventures waiting for money like rain to wet the dry land. Why us?”
salty suddenly! The white knight appears only in fairy tales. This kind of doubt, or curiosity, is natural. However, it is impossible to answer that you know your future ten years from now. I tossed the paper I had printed out.
“It was very plausible.”
At a glance, the two knew that it was their thesis, but they still had their doubts.
“And I hate Yahoo. The search results look like shit.”
“Do you think we will surpass Yahoo?”
“Is it necessary to ask me? isn’t that the goal? A search engine that shows you the best results for your needs. no?”
Seeing the two nodding their heads, I clapped my hands once.
“ruler. Now let’s talk about specifics. What do you need the most right now? good office? Employees to work with?”
“server!”
As soon as the question was finished, the two shouted in unison.
“We have already opened our search engine. Stanford and Silicon Valley people are using it. The indices have also accumulated quite a bit. That’s the server I’m using right now.”
They pointed to a couple of PCs in the corner of the garage.
“It’s not enough circuits and it’s a specification that’s not good enough to produce optimized performance.”
“I think you’ve already figured out the cost of building a satisfactory server?”
“of course.”
I stopped the two of them from rummaging around on the messy desk and sat them down again.
“Let’s do it all at once. Expand the server and move to a decent office. And hire the necessary staff. Change the car too. Would a Lexus be enough? If you get into an accident while riding a rattling pickup truck, you cannot recover the money you invested.”
Seeing the two open-mouthed people made me feel better. That look of luck. I am their angel.
I wanted to live a rich life and focus only on development. They are different from some trashy venture companies in Korea. Where are the guys who are nothing more than scammers spending the money they invested without any sales?
But they have different goals.
They dream of becoming the next Bill Gates and Jerry Yang. Rather than drooling over tens of billions of investments, we aim for a new world created in this garage, dreaming of becoming rich in stocks worth trillions of won.
“Now, how much will it be?”
Aren’t they genius engineers? After calculating with my spinning head, I carefully pulled out the number.
“I think one hundred fifty thousand or two hundred thousand dollars would be enough.”
Blinking both eyes, I look into my eyes.
Two hundred thousand dollars would cost my family just five nights at the Ritz-Carlton.
When I think of it like this, I really enjoy a great luxury. I feel like I’m going to die of wasting money again.
“it’s okay. First of all, I’ll invest a million dollars, so show me the results with it. The next investment will be in the tens of millions. Make up your mind.”
The two young guys pounced on me with maddening screams.
It lifted me up and drove me around the garage before I put it down.
After enjoying the excitement of this great fortune, the two calmed down with a can of beer. I already know the path that many seniors have walked towards success.
I know that the money I give is not free, and that I am sharing in the wealth they will have in the future.
“Here Howard. Now I want to hear specific terms? Oh, of course, I’ve already heard about the unconventional investor through Michael Dell. But I need a contract.”
What conditions should be put forward?
It’s a very pointless story.
It is terrifying to imagine myself trying to eat more while estimating hundreds of trillions of dollars in corporate value. You should also abandon the idea of controlling the two people who will change the world just because you know the outcome of a modest future.
I am only a very poor person compared to them, clinging to personal desires and private goals.
They change the world, and I only have to change the future of Sunyang Group.
The only weapon I have may disappear if I get caught up in a bigger desire.
Let’s move and be greedy enough that the future I know won’t change.
Just this far……. no more.
I made up my mind in front of two young people who did not yet know their worth.
“Don’t be evil.”
I mumbled my decision. I don’t know if the two of them understood my mind.
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