Ralph frowned as he looked at the information in his hand. ≧Why would the boss pay attention to such a company, a company that sells books online? It cannot have anything to do with the Internet. It is considered an emerging industry, right? Does this have any development potential
But the boss's decision was right. Although he didn't understand it, he still compiled the information and sent it to Feng Yu immediately.
Feng Yu looked at the information in his hand. Amazon was registered in Washington State last year, but in July this year, it was renamed and opened as an online company specializing in book sales.
This company is not large in scale, and it has not made any profit since it was founded last year until now!
Feng Yu was even happier. If there was no profit, it would not be too difficult for him to inject capital into Amazon or acquire shares from other shareholders.
Amazon's model is actually not difficult. What is difficult is surviving this difficult period. If you are not careful, you will fail in the Internet bubble around the turn of the millennium. There were many Internet companies in the previous life that were in the dot-com bubble after the millennium. bankrupted. Even Yahoo, once a giant, has seen its assets shrink by 90%.
"Ralph, call Mr. Jeff and make an appointment. I'm going to visit him." Feng Yu said excitedly.
Ralph immediately went to make arrangements, but was still confused. He has also investigated that Jeff Bezos, and it seems that he used to be a shareholder executive of a fund trading management company. Could it be that the boss wants to recruit this person
That's not right. The boss was interested in this online bookstore first. Does he want to invest in this company? Who will buy books online? How nice it would be to just go to the bookstore and buy it! Why can't he see any profit in this company
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Jeff Bezos is arguing with an investor who thinks his business plan is too conservative and won't make any money. We should take advantage of the hotly-hyped Internet concept, find ways to raise funds and go public, and then sell the company to make money when the stock price rises.
Jeff immediately objected. This was a company he founded. How could he just sell it? Besides, he wanted to run the company well, so what happened to the solid plan
Nowadays, those who are hyping the Internet concept have indeed seen their stock prices skyrocket for the time being, but this is all false prosperity and will collapse sooner or later. His prudent approach can actually minimize the company's risks. This is the most long-term business strategy.
These black-hearted investors only know how to make money, but they don’t know what dreams are! Even if you are trying to make money, you shouldn’t just look at the immediate benefits and not even look at the future, right
How could I be blind in the first place and find these people to invest? He doesn’t understand the Internet or business at all, yet he’s here to point fingers at him! Even if it is compared to investing, are you better than me? I also have a background in finance!
"Mr. Jeff, the person calling you called claimed to be the secretary of a director of Microsoft." Jeff's secretary ran over and shouted.
What? The secretary of Microsoft's director called me? Jeff was overjoyed. If he could persuade the directors of Microsoft to invest in him, he would kick all these damn greedy investors away!
Jeff immediately picked up the phone: "Hello, this is Jeff Bezos. Who are you?"
"I am Ralph, the secretary of Director Feng of Microsoft. My boss wants to see you."
"Okay, when Mr. Feng has time, I can visit him at any time." Jeff said quickly.
"No, what my boss means is that he wants to visit you, or to visit your company by the way. Do you understand what I mean?"
Jeff held back his ecstasy. It was very clear what this meant. Director Feng from Microsoft was interested in his company!
"I welcome Mr. Feng to come over at any time. I am available at any time."
"Is that okay tomorrow morning?" asked Ralph.
"No problem, I will be waiting for Mr. Feng in the company all day tomorrow."
Jeff hung up the phone and turned to look at the shareholder who had just argued with him: "Aren't you going to sell your shares? Okay, I'll buy your shares!"
With the capital injection from Microsoft directors, the company's development will be smooth sailing. He can now sell his house, sell the stocks in other companies, and invest them all in Amazon. He firmly believes that Amazon will do very well!
The small shareholder was also confused. Did Jeff really receive a call from a director of Microsoft? Was Microsoft planning to invest in Amazon? Otherwise, where would Jeff have the confidence to buy his shares? But with Microsoft directors injecting capital, why should I sell my shares
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"Boss, I've contacted you. Jeff will be waiting for you at Amazon tomorrow."
"Well, let's go there in the morning. You have also read the company's information. Do you think it is necessary to invest in this company?" Feng Yu asked.
"Boss, I don't see the need to invest in this company. It's just a bookstore in the name of the Internet. There are more than one bookstore in any city. And you can read a few pages first. Buy it if you feel interested. In this online bookstore, you can only see the cover, so I don’t think it has much potential. Moreover, you need to stock up on a large number of books, and the cost will be very high. Who is willing to buy a book and only get it a week later? Where is it?"
"Of course, if the financial statements are better after the investment and listed on Nasdaq two years later, you can still make a lot of money by taking advantage of the popularity of Internet stocks. But the investment return period is relatively long, so it is better to buy it directly now What about the stocks of Internet technology companies that have been listed? Uh~~maybe my view is a bit one-sided."
Feng Yu nodded: "No, you said it very well. These shortcomings do exist objectively. This company will definitely not be profitable in a short period of time. But do you see the advantages of this company?"
"Advantages? In addition to being an online company, maybe because it is an online bookstore, it can display more types of books than physical bookstores. But it will be very troublesome to find them, unless they can make a good search engine ." Ralph thought for a moment and said.
"Correct. If they can have a good search engine, customers can find the books they are looking for in the shortest time. Whether they search for the author's name, country, publisher or book name, they can find what they are looking for. Books. Even publication time can be one of the search criteria. The most powerful thing about this online bookstore is that it can provide readers with more choices than any bookstore. Perhaps in the short term, this company will not have any There is no potential to develop, but once it is developed, the future will be bright." Feng Yu said with a smile.
"So, boss, do you want to invest in this company?"
"Of course, if possible, I would also like to become a major shareholder." It would be great if Amazon became controlled by him. I don't know if this goal can be achieved. It all depends on what happens tomorrow... (To be continued.) 8