Faculty dormitories in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.
Internet-addicted young man Yang Zhiyuan was typing on the keyboard and chatting animatedly with people on the Charming BBS forum.
The future founder of Yahoo, "the first person on the Internet of the century", and independent non-executive director of Alibaba, was completely unaware at this moment that his portal had been blocked.
If Kang Jianfei had not appeared, Yang Zhiyuan would have founded Yahoo with his friend David Filo in May next year, creating a mythical miracle in the history of the Internet.
In fact, just in March of a few years, Yang Zhiyuan and his friend David were collecting various website addresses and editing them into software. Now that there is no search engine, it is very inconvenient for everyone to search for information online, and it is very difficult to even find the website address. Yang Zhiyuan's website address
The software received great acclaim upon its release.
On this basis, Yang Zhiyuan and David founded Yahoo.
Because both of them were poor teaching assistants and researchers, Yahoo initially set up a workstation at Stanford University. Due to the large number of visits to the website, the school was greatly troubled and complained that this thing affected the normal operation of the school's computers.
Yang Zhiyuan and David had to go to Silicon Valley to seek investors. After receiving venture capital funds, they officially founded their own company.
"Jerry!" David Filo pushed in the door. He was not only Yang Zhiyuan's good friend, but also Yang Zhiyuan's teaching assistant when he was a graduate student.
Yang Zhiyuan took his hands off the keyboard, turned around and said with a smile: "Have you thought clearly?"
David Ferro nodded and said: "Yes, I decided to join eitc (Eastern Network Technology Company)."
"Then let's apply for the job now!" Yang Zhiyuan stood up and said.
"So fast?" David asked in surprise.
"Many people want to join this company now, we have to hurry up." Yang Zhiyuan said.
Since the emergence of Oriental Charm Network, Yang Zhiyuan and David have become loyal users of this website. They found that many of their ideas have been put into practice by this website, and they feel like they have found a close friend.
Oriental Network Technology Company is not far from Stanford University. The two went out to take the bus and soon arrived at the company building.
"Applying? Go in and line up." The lady at the front desk smiled and pointed inside.
Different from the deserted situation when the company was first established, now Dongfang Network Technology Company has several applicants coming to the door every day. Unfortunately, they are no longer short of people.
Yang Zhiyuan and David had no choice but to queue up honestly and waited for about 20 minutes before it was their turn.
The person in charge of the interview was Chen Shouying. He was a little surprised and asked: "Are you two interviewing together?"
"Yes." They both nodded at the same time.
Chen Shouying took their resumes and after reading the contents, she became slightly interested.
Yang Zhiyuan was born in Taipei. He completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Stanford University in four years, and is now staying at the school to engage in research. David is slightly older. He is working as a teaching assistant at Stanford University and is preparing to apply for a doctoral degree at the school.
What makes Chen Shouying most satisfied is that the two people in front of him also have their own work, a small software that collects hundreds of URLs.
"Do you have anything else to offer?" Chen Shouying asked.
"Of course," Yang Zhiyuan said with a smile, "David and I also made a software, which is an upgraded version of the website collector. It is similar to a phone book, and its content includes 14 categories such as news, entertainment, science, and education. Then
It can also be further subdivided. Users only need to enter keywords to query the corresponding website information."
Chen Shouying was surprised when he heard this. Isn't this the search engine that the chairman asked them to develop? Someone has already made it!
Of course, Chen Shouying still needs further investigation.
Because in the Internet world at this time, some people were already working on automatic search software, but unfortunately it was not very convenient and accurate to use.
The search engine of Yang Zhiyuan is a purely handmade product, and all the entries are collected by themselves by category. This has nothing to do with technology. It must rely on manpower and time to pile up, and it is impossible to complete it in a short time.
When Yang Zhiyuan and David took out their search software and gave it to Chen Shouying for on-site testing, the accuracy immediately shocked Chen Shouying. She immediately said: "The software they created is very practical, and the company decided to buy it.
You two can also join the company's search engine department and be responsible for the in-depth development and maintenance of search engines."
Yang Zhiyuan and David looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.
According to what Chen Shouying said just now, they were definitely not junior staff after entering the company, but became department heads from the beginning.
In fact, neither Yang Zhiyuan nor David realized how valuable the search engine was. The company only paid $300,000 to buy their software, and they were secretly happy.
In mid-November, the search engine function of Oriental Charm Network was launched, once again triggering a frenzy among Internet users.
The American science and technology magazine "Computer World" commented: "EITC (Eastern Internet Technology Company) is a revolutionary company. It created the commercial era of the Internet and allowed the Internet to enter thousands of households. Those who do not understand computer technology at all
Ordinary netizens can also surf the Internet easily and freely, and use e-mail to communicate with the world..."
According to statistics from the descendants of Oriental Charm.com, in December alone, 4.8 million people entered the Internet through Oriental Charm.com - the only portal in the world at this time.
Such a terrifying number of visits naturally attracted the attention of major venture capital companies.
After New Year's Day, people come to the door almost every week, hoping to invest in Oriental Network Technology Company, and the funds often amount to tens or hundreds of millions of dollars.
As the general manager of the company, Jiang Qinghua has only one reaction: Haha.
At the same time, the success of Oriental Network Technology Company has also led to a wave of fanatical Internet entrepreneurship. Various types of commercial websites have sprung up around the world, trying to get a piece of the delicious cake in this pioneering era of the Internet.
Microsoft was also stimulated and quickly launched the research and development plan for the IE browser, preparing to capture this fat piece of the browser market.
Jiang Qinghua, the general manager of the company, is very annoyed now. The media comes to interview him every day. He has even become the cover character of "Computer World". He is known as the "Internet Pioneer" and "the first person to surf the Internet" and is praised by countless Internet enthusiasts.
Worship.
However, few people know that Jiang Qinghua is just a computer novice. He can't even type in Chinese.
For this reason, Jiang Qinghua is studying computer technology crazily while managing the company. He does not seek to become a computer elite, but only hopes to master basic knowledge to avoid being laughed at in the future.
Oriental Network Technology Company is like a bolt of lightning streaking across the dark night sky, illuminating the land of the barbaric era of the Internet.
Okay, that sounds hilarious, but actually the company has been losing money.
