Professor Li Feifei was very efficient. Lin Yi and his senior sister met the candidate she recommended in a cafe near Xierqi the next day.
Because this candidate was very important, the two of them came together, but Lin Yi had a more advanced technical level, so the conversation was dominated by him.
"Wang Kai, right? I read your resume before coming here. You and Professor Li Feifei were junior students at the same school abroad?"
The man named Wang Kai sitting opposite replied: "Yes, and to be precise, we are classmates under the same instructor, and she is my direct senior sister."
He didn't want to rely on Professor Li Feifei's relationship to get closer, he just wanted to let Lin Yi know why Professor Li recommended him to come here.
"You have been working at the Bear Factory for several years, right? Professor Li said that you are also highly regarded. You are responsible for managing a small team of twenty or thirty people. Why do you want to start a business?"
The reason why both parties agreed to meet here was because it was very close to his current unit.
Among the three BAT giants, it is recognized in the industry that the Bear Factory is good at technology, the A Factory is good at operations, and the Goose Factory is good at products, so Lin Yiyi is quite looking forward to this technician with a Bear Factory background.
Another coincidence is that the biggest competitor in the future on the track he chose this time, his CTO is from Xiong Factory.
Wang Kai's answer was: "In this industry, why is starting a business not a problem? Not starting a business is a problem. No one wants to be inferior to others."
"Whether it is to change one's own destiny, or to change the world and create greater value, anyone with a little bit of ability will never fail to consider starting a business."
These words sounded quite arrogant, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, unlike ordinary job seekers with a low profile.
Because today is a two-way interview, when Lin Yi is evaluating whether he is qualified, Wang Kai is of course also considering whether Lin Yi is worthy of joining him.
"I agree."
Lin Yi followed his words and said, "This is also the reason why my senior sister and I did not stay on campus to be good students, but chose to take huge risks to continue our business. Do you know anything about us?"
Wang Kai nodded: "Of course, some time ago, it was a hot news that each group made a high-profile acquisition and entered takeout. I seem to have seen a few of your personal interviews recently. At that time, I guessed that you might have new moves."
There are still many smart people in this industry, and Wang Kai is one of them. He continued to express his opinions without waiting for Lin Yi to ask.
"Before we met today, I studied your past products. The casual technical level is considered very particular in a small company. As expected, when I asked, it was the graduate students under Professor Li who made it, but I estimate that there will be a lot of adjustments after each group takes over.
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The person in charge of technology in each group's entrepreneurial team is Mu Rongjun, who is Wang Xing's T-disciple and the second largest individual shareholder of each group. His shareholding ratio is even higher than that of Wang Huiwen, who returned midway.
Coincidentally, this man was also a senior engineer at Xiong Factory before he was deceived by Wang Xing.
Although he believed that Wang Kai's resume was sufficient and that he believed in Professor Li Feifei's vision, Lin Yi still planned to take the exam himself.
"If you were responsible for the development of this product, what could you have done better?"
Lin Yi didn't ask if it could be better. Comparing him to a group of graduate students would be insulting.
Sure enough, Wang Kai was talking eloquently. After a few answers, Lin Yi found that he couldn't keep up. If he were asked to evaluate Wang Kai's level, he would be:
He is not qualified to evaluate.
There are differences in the skills of coders. A truly powerful programmer's ability can exceed that of a large number of ordinary programmers combined, and he can also convince the other party.
This meant that he recognized Wang Kai's strength. Lin Yi did not continue on this topic and proactively asked: "Is there anything you want to know about us?"
Wang Kai nodded: "Of course there is. I believe you must have done research on the industry you chose. So why do you think you can strike later?"
Lin Yi told him about his own considerations and prophecies as much as he could. Given the current relationship between the two parties, it was not possible to do so without any reservations.
But Wang Kai can at least confirm that they have comprehensive considerations and careful plans, and they are definitely not jumping into it in a moment of enthusiasm.
It should be said that both parties were quite satisfied with this meeting. Wang Kai is also a relatively straightforward person and immediately asked: "If I come over, what do you need me to do?"
Lin Yi immediately told him: "I just told you roughly what I think, and we are indeed lagging behind our competitors now, so I need you to take out the product and launch it online within two months."
Wang Kai found it a bit tricky: "It's been quite stressful for two months."
Lin Yize said: "I will completely delegate power to you."
"How many people do you need? Find them all by yourself. I will give you a salary package for the team. You can decide how to allocate them. Finally, just give me a list for review."
Wang Kai was a team leader in the Xiong Factory. Lin Yi planned to recruit him and his subordinates to save the running-in time and let them start work immediately.
Of course, Lin Yi did not trust Wang Kai unconditionally, and this was also a helpless move.
Strictly speaking, they currently only have two polished commanders, Lin Yi and Senior Sister. If they were to recruit other people, they would have to recruit from HR first. He didn't want to waste that time.
On the other hand, although Wang Kai's level is higher than him, Lin Yi is not a technical novice after all, and he can also check it himself.
He simply got to this point, and Wang Kai was not a nagging person, so he took over this task, which was regarded as a certificate of submission for himself.
Finally, there is another issue: Wang Kai’s treatment.
According to convention, in the early stages of starting a business, to recruit a CXO, that is, a senior executive at the level of "Chief So-and-so Officer," usually requires paying three to five points of equity as a price, and CTOs are certainly included in this list.
Lin Yi had discussed this with his senior sister before he came, and now after discussing with Wang Kai, he offered 3% of the equity as his franchise fee.
The reason why Wang Kai agreed was based on two points. First, the team’s initial capital before any financing was US$10 million. This not only represents a kind of strength, but also represents the impact of dilution after the introduction of investors in the future.
become smaller.
And having 10 million US dollars in the account means that they can really do something, rather than facing life and death issues at any time.
In addition, Lin Yi was very satisfied with his attitude of completely delegating power to him just now, and he was very generous and generous when giving him the salary package.
This is not because Lin spends money lavishly as soon as he gets rich, but it happens here and there.
In the past, they only had a total of three melons and two dates, so they had to be careful with their budget; this time, their financial strength is not weak, and they value narrowing the distance with their competitors as quickly as possible rather than those limited numbers.
Time is important.
"Why did you start taking action?"
"I will submit my resignation when I get back today. The resignation process will take a while, but I can find someone to start building the product first."
"Two months, I'll wait for you!"
Lin Yi once again emphasized his time requirements. After everything was settled, he separated from Wang Kai. On the way back, he said to his senior sister:
"Now that we have recruited a CXO-level executive, do we have to raise my title as well?"
Neither he nor his senior sister attach much importance to false reputations, but as the saying goes, a well-established name means a correct word, and standardized titles are actually part of internal management.
So they listed their new identities on specially printed business cards.