The morning after Jiang Yu arrived in Silicon Valley.
Su Yehao took her to walk around the campus of Stanford University.
The school has no walls and a completely open design. In the early years, this place was desolate and the land price was so cheap that Stanford University covers an area of more than 8,000 acres. It is very different from other schools. It is easy to get lost when driving in.
This school first existed, and then the prototype of Silicon Valley was born, and it has developed and grown to this day.
As the saying goes, if you stand on the wind, pigs can take off.
Stanford, once a second-rate general school, complemented Silicon Valley. In 1998, it had become a well-known school. It appeared in newspapers every now and then, and the admission threshold was rising again and again.
As long as you choose the right school, a diploma can indeed increase in value.
In the early years, the alumni of Stanford took advantage. The diplomas that were originally difficult to obtain have now become a first-class prestigious school. They are really lucky.
The sun is shining brightly today and the sky is blue.
Su Yehao was riding a bicycle, and Jiang Yu was sitting behind him, following the directions of the road signs and heading to the location of the business school.
The temperature was only over ten degrees. Jiang Yu wore a beige windbreaker and put one arm around his waist. He seemed to be in a good mood and said with a smile: "This school is really big. It feels very comfortable. It's everywhere in HKU."
There are just so many people, and Stanford is so quiet here.”
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"That's right, the area difference between the two sides is ten times, and the students may not be as large as those in Hong Kong."
Su Yehao had forgotten the last time he rode a bicycle. The scenery on the roadside was beautiful, and Jiang Yu sitting behind was even more beautiful. He didn't feel tired at all.
He stopped the car and read the street sign, then turned around and continued on, asking, "How about I help you find a professor from the business school to talk to him? What's the use of just looking at it? It's most reliable to ask directly.
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"Huh? You don't need it for the time being. It's still early for graduation. I just want to set a goal first, otherwise I will just be lazy all day long and have no motivation to study seriously."
After Jiang Yu finished speaking, he reached out and touched Su Yehao's windbreaker and asked curiously: "What is your dress made of? Why does it feel so comfortable?"
"Alpacas, I originally planned to raise a few alpacas in the yard. Maybe I said the wrong word to the housekeeper, and then there were a few more white-tailed deer in the yard. My English is only enough for daily communication, and it is a little bit unfamiliar.
No, I should have hired a Chinese butler..."
Chat while visiting.
When I lost my way and talked to a student on the roadside, I realized that I had arrived at the business school.
Jiang Yu looked at his watch. More than an hour had passed since he came to visit.
From this point of view, it is indeed necessary to buy a car.
The so-called visit was indeed just a look. Perhaps because of the novelty of American schools, Jiang Yu thought it would be interesting to study abroad for two or three years.
Honestly.
Su Yehao actually doubted what he could learn.
Studying hard for a few years in business management is not as good as actually doing internships in a company for two or three months. Others need to get a diploma as a stepping stone to enter a famous company, but Jiang Yu doesn't seem to have to think about this.
Whether you come to work under Su Yehao or stay with Master Jiang at Hong Kong Hao International Travel Company, it will definitely be much easier than finding abuse under others.
She was just thinking about it in her head. Su Yehao had no intention of interfering. As long as she was happy...
After visiting Stanford University, Su Yehao took Jiang Yu to the nearby North American headquarters of KOKO Venture Capital.
After Su Yehao had a brief exchange with several senior executives, Linda Yun, the life secretary who came over in the morning, sent a few folders and told Su Yehao:
"The office building has been rented, and the acquired game production teams can move there next week. And Yahoo has compiled a ranking of the most viewed news websites. The information is at your fingertips, remember to take a look."
Jiang Yu sat obediently and said hello to Linda Yun: "Long time no see, you guys are so busy."
"Who says it's not the case? There aren't that many assistants here in California. To help him handle all kinds of things, all the work falls on me." Linda Yun said with a smile.
I don't mean to complain, I'm just joking.
I have been working with Su Yehao for more than half a year, and I have been a little busy recently. Linda Yun is only responsible for uploading and distributing work, which is actually not hard.
Jiang Yu smiled and continued to ask, "What are you busy with recently?"
Su Yehao told her while looking at the information: "The total users of chat software add up to 10 million people. What I need to do now is to think of ways to let these users create revenue for my company."
Linda Yun has been familiar with Su Yehao for such a long time and has a relatively good understanding of Su Yehao's business. She nodded and added:
"That's right, you can charge users to play games, let them watch news and visit forums, and you can also make money through advertising. In addition, there is membership business and external investment. Ah Hao is very capable when he is serious. No wonder he can
So successful..."
I never paid attention to how to make money before.
Since arriving in Silicon Valley last month, until now, Su Yehao has been trying to find a diversified monetization model based on the situation of ICQ and TVT.
Needless to say, games, news, memberships, etc., there are ready-made successful cases for reference.
The biggest recent gains come from venture capital and private equity investment.
He found that he had more than 10 million users in his hands, which made him particularly attractive when contacting other small and medium-sized companies.
Even if the price is lowered, even if the offer is indifferent, there will still be people willing to accept it.
For example, there is a recently popular startup company in Seattle called Valve.
When Su Yehao learned that they had developed a shooting game and it was well received in the first month of its launch, he arranged for people to contact them at the end of last month and tried to raise US$4.5 million, accounting for 45% of the shares.
During this period, other people contacted Valve with a higher offer than Su Yehao, and were willing to acquire it as a whole for US$16 million.
Unexpectedly, the founders of Valve Game Company finally chose Su Yehao's plan. One of the requirements for cooperation was to use ICQ and TVT to promote their games.
After the promotion, the number of game players increased by more than 500,000 within a week.
Su Yehao's investment of 4.5 million US dollars immediately increased in value by millions of US dollars, and subsequent versions are already under development.
Some manufacturers also choose to place advertisements on the new version of ICQ. According to the results of the buyer questionnaire, many customers see the news online.
In the past three weeks, ICQ has earned more than two million U.S. dollars from selling advertisements, and has even attracted Hollywood film and television companies, as well as Amazon, which is also in Silicon Valley. The results are quite good.
After initial attempts, I can’t say it’s stable yet.
But Su Yehao has some experience on how to monetize traffic, and he just needs to further turn his ideas into reality...