I Am A Trilionaire - Chapter 9

In 1986, Microsoft go public. Henry witnessed the rise of this great software empire. Shareholders, Nasdaq and Wall Street went crazy, and Microsoft shares rose like rockets! Today, the youngest billionaire in America is born! ! !

Microsoft shares are enthusiastically sought after by investors and shareholders as gold is targeted by humans. Even Henry looked at him with greedy eyes. But Henry’s current strength is not being able to buy large amounts of Microsoft shares, and Bill Gates is like a cat guarding his food, which keeps stock tight and doesn’t want to sell at all. Of course, this is a unique vision from others, who believe that Microsoft will be stronger in the future, and the share price will definitely rise!

Since the founding of Microsoft, Bill Gates has rarely sold his shares. Even if selling shares is to seek technical support from other parties.

To sell shares and get technology, obviously, Bill Gates has big ambitions!

Henry feels that he must learn from Bill Gates. Be sure to keep the stock tight and never sell it cheap!

The development status of Cisco is very satisfying, but due to funding constraints, the pace of development of the company always maintains a stable line. Henry is embarrassed to mention financing again. If he refinanced, the Bossacks stock would be more diluted, and eventually they would work purely for Henry. However, Sequoia Capital, the capital giant, took the initiative to come.

Traces of history do not seem to change because of Henry’s arrival. Sequoia Capital was still the first investment company to be very optimistic about Cisco, and also sent executive directors to speak directly.

Henry’s heart moved when he heard the news.

Although Henry disliked venture capital companies, history has proven that Cisco can quickly become a giant, and Sequoia Capital has made many efforts in it. Anyone who knows Cisco knows that Cisco’s history is “barbaric” history. The reason why it’s called savage is that in the course of Cisco’s development, it has acquired innumerable companies, calling it “” the Acquisition of the King “well-deserved!

And Sequoia Capital plays a slightly absurd role between them. For example, if Cisco sees which company or competitor company, but Cisco buys it itself, the effect is certainly not good, and even other parties refuse to sell it. So, Sequoia Capital goes up. As a venture capital institution, Sequoia Capital will be very vigilant. Then Sequoia Capital completed ownership of this company through a series of financial means, and eventually sold it to Cisco. On the one hand, Cisco can get corporate technology to strengthen itself, on the other hand, it can eliminate competitors that threaten itself, so that Cisco always maintains a leading position in the world!

It would be great if we could control Sequoia Capital! ! !

Henry did not know why such thoughts suddenly appeared in his mind, but when he thought about it, it felt very funny, now the other party was a big crocodile, would not let itself be eaten, and moreover wanted to control it?

On May 1, members of the Cisco Board of Directors (Uh, three, Henry and Bosack) officially met with Sequoia Capital.

Ford Brook, executive director of Sequoia Capital, was immediately stunned after seeing Cisco’s major shareholder, Henry. Like a potential high-tech company, the main shareholders are actually children? ! ! Oh, my God! ! !

Henry smiled in front of him: “Welcome, Mr. Ford Brook. My name is Henry, Henry Williams! Hehe, maybe you’ve heard about my other identity – Henry Williams, the writer of Harry Potter!”

Ford Brook was stunned again, but he reacted quickly, he suddenly realized: “” Harry Potter? “Oh, American genius writer, of course I have heard about you !!! But I can’t think of you as actually Cisco’s major shareholder ! ”

Henry smiled and said, “It’s okay. Uncle Bossack and I are neighbors, and he’s also my computer teacher. After that, Teacher Possack wanted to start a company, so I invested.”

“Oh, that’s the problem!” Ford Brook could not hold his breath. That kid is so lucky to make people jealous! ! ! While Ford Brook sighed, he secretly rejoiced in his heart that the majority shareholders of this company were children, and the acquisition plan must be smooth! Ford Brook smiled involuntarily.

At this moment, Henry also laughed. Sequoia Capital wants to acquire Cisco shares this time. Impossible not to bleed! ! !

The two sides have not been officially negotiated, but the spark has been sparked. But between them, only Bossack did not realize that the war had begun. They also do not see the true value of Cisco, if they see the situation in their previous lives, they will surely be deceived by Sequoia Capital. Sequoia Capital bought a third of Cisco shares for only 2.5 million US dollars. Crazy! ! !

After everyone sat down, Ford Brooke stated its intention: “Sequoia Capital, as a very extraordinary investment company in the United States, aims to help several innovative high-tech companies grow and grow. And Cisco is one of them! So, I represent today! “Sequoia Capital was officially proposed for the purpose of Cisco financing. This is our plan. Please see!”

Henry took the plan submitted by Ford Brook, opened it, and scanned it carefully. This plan mainly explains the benefits of Sequoia Capital’s investment in Cisco. In addition to funding, it also provides assistance in management, contacts, promotions and other aspects, and then helps companies go public. This plan was well written, but Henry was very upset about one thing: Sequoia Capital only invested 5 million US dollars, but wanted to get 45% of Cisco shares!

After Henry finished reading, he frowned and said nothing.

And Ford Brooke began to introduce the power and influence of Sequoia Capital. He said: “We, Sequoia Capital, were founded in 1972, focusing on the venture capital industry for more than ten years and investing in high-tech companies such as Apple, Oracle, and 3com, to help them grow and grow. In the United States , Sequoia Capital has many partners, like IBM, General Electric, Compaq, and other large companies, I believe that Cisco will definitely grow rapidly with our help! ”

Henry shook his head, but had to sigh that Sequoia Capital’s vision was very unique. Apple and Oracle are very powerful companies. 3com is also a well-known American network equipment company. Their founder is the inventor of Ethernet. This patent, with the advent of the Internet in the future, is still profitable!

“Mr. Brook, Cisco has no financial pressure, so we don’t need financing!” Henry was very dissatisfied with the conditions offered by Sequoia Capital, so he flatly refused.

Ford Brook smiled and said, “But, you don’t have too much money to develop the market, do you? You know, before the industry has a rival, it takes the lead in seizing the market and building its dominant position, especially important. What Sequoia Capital has to do is come and help you achieve this goal !!! We have funds and channels, and you have technology, the collaboration between the two is invincible! ”

wtf! Henry swears in his heart, and Bosack is also excited. Clearly, Ford Brooke has already made full preparations before coming here!

“Mr. Brook? What do you think is Cisco’s future market value?” In fact, Henry also respects Sequoia Capital. But what is important is not his wealth, but his influence. This can help Cisco in many ways, such as connections, management capabilities, etc. This is definitely not something a newly established company can do. However, if the price offered by Sequoia Capital is incorrect, Henry prefers Cisco to develop a little slower than taking advantage of Sequoia Capital!

“The potential for Cisco development is still there …” Brooke smiled, pretended to think, and said, “But according to current market conditions, even though Cisco’s future market value will definitely increase, it will also increase substantially. specifically, it depends on the future development of Cisco. However, the current market value of Cisco is less than 10 million US dollars. Therefore, we invest 5 million US dollars, as long as you own 45% of the shares! ”

“Mr. Brook, if you say that, I’m afraid we don’t need to talk!” Henry said lightly.

“Oh, how much do the little genius writers think Cisco is worth?” Ford Brook asked with a smile. He did not think Henry would be a negotiating opponent, and he thought Henry was young and lacked knowledge and experience. So I think Henry’s market value is clearly not too high, reaching 100 million US dollars! Ford Brook is confident. Before coming, the board of directors conducted a very detailed and serious analysis of Cisco, and agreed that Cisco has great development potential and will trigger a big network storm in this era! ! !

Because Sequoia Capital has committed to invest in high-tech companies such as computers, they are far more sensitive to routers and networks than ordinary people, and they are far more aware of Cisco’s future prospects than other companies. This time, the board of directors issued an order, in any case, to take Cisco shares!

Even if Henry said that Cisco’s future market value was 100 million, he admitted it! ! ! Then, at most, you can invest another ten or twenty million dollars on your own side, and besides, you can get as many shares as possible.

But Ford Brook did not expect the Bossack family to be stunned. Henry tells them astronomical numbers.

“More than five hundred billion …” Henry said casually.

puff! ! !

Ford Brook heard the number and sprayed the water he had just drunk.

**, more than five hundred billion! ! ! Ford Brook was stunned and could not believe it.

“Are you kidding?” Ford Brook asked.

“I never make jokes, because the jokes I make are not funny at all.” Henry shook his shoulders and said, “I know you don’t believe it, but this is my hope for Cisco, and I think it’s worth the price. Therefore, I won’t easily sell Cisco shares, if your Sequoia Capital isn’t sincere enough … . ”

Henry said nothing until he died, and left the thread for Ford Brook.

Of course, this time the negotiations were a mess.

After Ford Brook left, Henry called Bosack to prevent Sequoia Capital from taking “another route”!

“Uncle Bossack and Aunt Lerner, don’t you believe what I said before?” Henry asks with a smile.

“This is absolutely impossible! The company with the largest market value is now just over 100 billion US dollars. How can Cisco be worth 500 billion US dollars? !!!” Bosack shook his head, Lerner also looked distrusted.

“If I wasn’t a chaser, I wouldn’t believe him either!” Henry silently said in his heart.

Even though Bossack doesn’t believe his words, it’s okay. The key is that they don’t sell their shares cheaply. Therefore, they should give them advice: “Sequoia Capital likes Cisco, which shows that Cisco is developing. The potential is unlimited. I believe that even if Cisco’s market value is not 500 billion US dollars, there must be several billion, tens of billions of dollars. You can’t sell shares casually, even if you want to sell in the end, then sell to me! ”

“Don’t worry, we won’t sell our shares!” Lerner touched Henry’s head and said casually.

Henry was still nervous, and then persuaded a few more words, but they didn’t care at all. In desperation, Henry finally signed an agreement with them. The contents of the agreement are very simple. Henry has the right to get the first to buy Cisco shares in their hands. If Bossacks wants to sell their shares, unless Henry doesn’t want it or can’t afford the price, they can sell the shares to someone else!

Looking at the black and white letters, Henry smiled and quietly said, this is finally a relief.

Haha, just wait for Sequoia Capital to come and see how I “cut you”!