Matrix Partners (USA) has become a star among the most popular companies in the United States. It has invested in 28 companies, but it has already flocked to such popular companies as Activision Blizzard, Kingston, Netscape Browser, and YAHOO.
Lin Zuhui invested a total of US$215 million into Matrix Capital, and has spent US$1.08 billion so far, of which Kingston has spent US$1 billion. Therefore, the current cash flow on the account is about US$120 million, and the debt is US$1 billion.
According to history, the Netscape browser will be acquired by AOL (America Online) in 1998 for US$4.2 billion. This transaction will bring about US$400 million in revenue to Matrix Partners.
YAHOO should be listed next year, but its market value should exceed 100 billion in 1999; Matrix Partners currently holds 20% of the shares. Even if it is diluted to about 10% after listing, the value will be as high as 10 billion US dollars. All will be cashed out before the bubble crisis.
Activision Blizzard is not considering selling it yet; Lin Zuhui divides Activision Blizzard into two parts - Blizzard Entertainment and Activision. Blizzard Entertainment has now perfectly completed "Warcraft" one and two, and "Diablo" is also in development
Among them, there is only one "StarCraft". Lin Zuhui has almost no interference and will still move forward according to the history of the previous life. Activision can give some game suggestions later.
Kingston, a long-term investment.
As for the more than 20 other companies, if they can be listed, they will consider cashing out before the bubble crisis.
In the conference room, Lin Zuhui and a group of investment managers were having a meeting. Although Lin Zuhui was in Xiangjiang, Matrix Partners would send back some project information to Xiangjiang every day for Lin Zuhui to understand the situation in the United States.
In fact, except for the projects that Lin Zuhui is interested in, Jingwei Capital's other projects are hidden from the public, so they have been controlling the quantity, price, etc.
Investment manager Fries said: "An Internet company has just appeared recently, and it is actually called Amazon. It has the same name as your Amazon shopping mall. So, should you immediately send a lawyer's letter warning them to change their name?"
Lin Zuhui was stunned. Doesn’t Bezos know about the existence of Amazon shopping mall?
At present, Amazon shopping malls have completed 19 renovation projects, and recently acquired 10 more shopping malls in preparation for renovation and upgrading (depending on the situation, some will be re-planned and renovated, and some will only be renovated with a simple signature).
Logically speaking, Bezos should have heard about it, right?
However, perhaps it is because we are not yet in the Internet era, and Bezos started his business in Seattle, so he may not have heard of it.
Lin Zuhui asked: "What kind of Internet company is this?"
Frith said: "It is a company that uses the Internet to sell books. I am quite optimistic about this company and am ready to recommend the company to invest. However, this name has indeed been infringed."
It is said that Blizzard Entertainment wanted to acquire a "Chaos (Chaos) Studio". Unexpectedly, a company in New York had already registered the name and asked for a transfer fee of US$100,000.
Lin Zuhui thought for a while and said: "I am very interested in this model of using the Internet to sell books. Since the Internet can sell books, will it be possible to sell more things in the future? Customers place orders at night, and the Internet sends express delivery to customers.
Come home, will this be a promising industry?"
An investment manager asked: "How to solve the payment method?"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Online banking is similar to the banking system!"
"is it safe?"
"This is a matter for the future. When the Wright brothers invented the airplane, could you have imagined that the aviation industry would have developed into what it is today?"
"That's what BOSS said!"
Seattle.
Bezos has been very excited recently. Amazon, which has been in preparation for a year, has finally opened its doors. After half a month of business, the turnover has exceeded US$7,000. This is a good start.
Remembering the phone ringing, Bezos quickly picked up the phone. Currently, the company does not have many manpower, so many calls go directly to his office.
"Hello, is this Amazon.com?"
"Yes!"
"What is your position on Amazon.com?"
"I am Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com!"
"Dear Mr. Bezos, the 'Amazon Shopping Mall' has been registered for almost two years, and there are currently 29 Amazon shopping malls in the United States. So, I regret to tell you that you cannot register for Amazon.
is the name of the website."
Bezos was stunned. Why didn't he know this? You know, he had thought hard about the name Amazon for a long time. He really liked Amazon because he felt that Amazon breeds the most species in the world. So in the future, the Amazon website
You can sell any product you want on it.
"Shopping malls and websites are two fields, so there should be no infringement, right?" Bezos said with final reluctance. In fact, of course he knew he might get into trouble, but he really couldn't bear to part with the 'Amazon' sign.
"We have consulted a lawyer and confirmed this. However, Mr. Bezos, our boss is very interested in your website and hopes to meet you. By the way, I forgot to tell you, we are Jingwei Capital Company, the boss
It’s Mr. Lin Zuhui, the world’s richest man.”
Bezos was stunned and immediately asked: "Amazon Shopping Center is also the property of Mr. Lin Zuhui?"
"Of course! So, our boss wants to talk to you!"
"Okay then, how about tomorrow?"
"Well, it should be okay!"
After hanging up the phone, Bezos quickly called a friend in California and asked if there was an "Amazon Shopping Center" brand, and got a positive answer. Then he asked a lawyer friend, and the result was still "bad" news.
Suddenly, he felt a little disappointed.
He is an investment banker and is very cautious about venture capital, so he plans to find friends and relatives to invest in the initial stage. When the scale becomes large, he will invest in investment banks and then go public for financing.
“Should we stick to the name Amazon?”
“If Jingwei Capital wants to invest, what conditions will it require?”
Bezos fell silent.
The next day, Lin Zuhui took a private plane to Seattle, and then found Bezos' company.
When they met for the first time, Bezos gave Lin Zuhui the impression that he looked like a programmer. Although he came from an investment bank, he was said to have learned programming for several months.
At this time, the office space of Amazon.com was very simple. It is said that it was initially prepared to start a business in a garage, but now it has moved into an office building.
After everyone sat down in Bezos' office, Bezos said: "Mr. Lin, what did you think of the name 'Amazon'? To be honest, I have been preparing to start a business for more than a year and have not paid attention to the Amazon shopping mall.
Established.”
Lin Zuhui thought in his mind: "The name was chosen based on your idea!" He is a bad namer, so he likes to steal names from his previous life.
What's more, choosing a company name is very time-consuming and energy-consuming. If you can use it for righteousness, why not use it!
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Amazon is the largest river in the world and breeds the most living things. So I hope that my shopping mall brand can be opened all over the world and sell the most products in the world."
Bezos was stunned, how could this idea coincide with his own?
He smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest with Mr. Lin, I think so too. I think my website can sell the largest variety of books in the world!"
Lin Zuhui said: "I am very optimistic about this project. Moreover, Internet shopping websites can not only sell books, but also clothes and home appliances. As time goes by, Internet shopping websites will even seriously hit the real economy. People can go shopping without leaving home.
You can buy anything, and the whole world will become a logistics system. So, if there are such budding Internet companies, I would very much like to invest in them."
Bezos was stunned again. Is this a prophet?
Of course, he also thinks so, everyone is the same type of person.
"Mr. Lin, what's the name of this 'Amazon'?" Bezos hesitated.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "What you do is the 'Amazon' Internet, which is online; what I do is the real economy 'Amazon' shopping mall, which is offline. Theoretically speaking, if you go through a lawyer, you can of course exist at the same time.
of."
When Bezos heard this, he felt a little embarrassed. After all, Lin Zuhui's name was definitely not about doing good deeds.
In the end, he said: "I decided to change the name, after all, it is easy to confuse people."
Lin Zuhui secretly sighed with regret. He originally planned to use the Amazon sign!
"Okay! Can we talk about venture capital?"
Bezos said: "Sorry, I don't plan to accept venture capital yet!" He was very confused, after all, he had lost the good name Amazon.
Lin Zuhui said coolly: "In this case, I can only invest in the same type of Internet shopping website. I am really optimistic about this industry!"
When Bezos heard this, his hair stood up immediately, because he remembered that Lin Zuhui's understanding of this field just now was far beyond what he had been planned for. This means that if Lin Zuhui invests in a rival company, with his capital and connections,
Overall planning cognition. Then, Bezos believes that he will definitely not be able to do this rival company.
"Wait a minute, I want to ask Mr. Lin, how much capital do you want to invest and how many shares do you want to hold? If the conditions are right, I can give you priority!"
Lin Zuhui suddenly wanted to laugh in his heart. When Masayoshi Son in his previous life invested in Yahoo, he was said to have done the same thing. He offered a high price and threatened to invest in a rival company.
"My requirements are not high, 2 million US dollars for 10% of the shares."
It’s just a normal angel wheel!
Bezos agreed quickly this time and immediately said: "I can accept Mr. Lin's investment, but Mr. Lin must promise me not to invest in similar companies."
Lin Zuhui stretched out his hand and said: "If we are friends, then I will only hope that your company will become stronger and stronger!"
Bezos immediately extended his hand and said, "If I can be friends with someone like Mr. Lin, I believe you will definitely give me some good advice!"
"Why not! Venture capital does this kind of work too!"
This is true. Venture capital does not have real power. They can even suggest or participate in the recruitment of CEOs, provide human resources, and suggest business methods, etc.
Although Lin Zuhui invested 10% of Amazon's equity, it will definitely be diluted significantly in the future. After all, the shopping website burned money from the beginning, which may cost billions of dollars.
The deal was negotiated quickly, but what Lin Zuhui didn't expect was that Bezos finally decided to use Amazon and asked to sign legal documents with Lin Zuhui.
At this time, Bezos had no idea how big the market for Internet shopping websites would be, or how big he could be. He only knew that the name Amazon was very good, and in terms of popularity, Amazon Shopping Center was more famous, and even more popular.
You can use it to increase your influence.
Before returning to Hong Kong, Lin Zuhui said to Lu Bingwen, President of Matrix Partners: "Have you ever played video games?"
Lu Bingwen nodded and said, "I've played some, but I'm not particularly good at it. I mainly played with my children."
He received a Western education and his children are also studying in the United States, so it is normal for him to play games with his children.
Then, Lin Zuhui described the game "Counter-Strike" in his memory. Lu Bingwen listened and wrote it down, and the handover was quickly completed.
He didn't tell where the plan came from, and Lu Bingwen wouldn't ask.
"According to this game plan, ask Activision to make a stand-alone or battle game. The development time can be longer, but it must be high-quality."
"OK!"
Don't waste a useful memory. If you sell Activision Blizzard in the future, you can naturally sell it for a higher price.
Of course, he will not keep Activision Blizzard in his hands and sell it when it suits him. He will not wait until after 2015. He has no shortage of money-making projects.