Silicon Valley

At noon, Ford Brook came to YouTube.

The CEO of YouTube is Martin Holmes, an Englishman who graduated from Cambridge University and is in his thirties.

Ford Brook said straight to the point: "Mr. Holmes, I'm sure you know what I'm here for. I wonder if YouTube is willing to accept financing?"

"Mr. Ford Brook, I'm really sorry, YouTube has no financing plans for the time being!" Martin Holmes said loudly.

Ford Brook frowned. "Has your company raised money before?"

Martin Holmes laughed: "Yes, at the beginning of the company's business, 6 overseas venture capital institutions have invested in YouTube!"

When Ford Brook heard this, he sniffed, and thought to himself that it was a pity.

"Mr. Holmes, Sequoia Capital intends to invest $400 million in YouTube. Would you consider it?"

"$400 million?" Martin Holmes asked. "Oh, so how many shares do you intend to own in Sequoia?"

Ford Brook was silent for a moment, then replied: "10%!"

"Well, that is to say, Sequoia Capital's valuation of YouTube is $4 billion." Martin Holmes laughed, "Mr. Ford Brook, your Sequoia Capital's offer seems a bit low, KPCB Ventures, USA. The offer to us was $5 billion, and the offer from IDG was $5.5 billion…”

Hearing this, Ford Brook smiled bitterly in his heart. Sequoia Capital has basically started to go downhill since it got involved with Henry. Many investments failed and a lot of money was lost. Otherwise, Sequoia Capital, which has always been generous, would not be so tight. It is not easy for Sequoia to come up with $400 million.

Since other venture capital firms with higher valuations were unsuccessful, Ford Brook did not count on it, so he said goodbye to Martin Holmes immediately.

"Go to LinkedIn!" Ford Brook told the driver after he left YouTube.

...

"Sorry, Mr. Ford Brook, we don't need financing at LinkedIn!"

"Sorry, Mr. Ford Brook, we at TripAdvisor don't need financing!"

After being rejected one after another, Ford Brook was a little confused!

At more than 10 o'clock in the evening, Ford Brook came home exhausted, first took a cold shower, and then lay in bed, recalling what happened today...

The four websites didn't even need financing. What surprised him even more was that these four companies had received huge investment from overseas venture capital at the beginning of their business. How could it be so coincidental? !

Ford Brook was puzzled.

Could these four companies be all controlled by one company behind the scenes?

Ford Brook was also taken aback by his own bold guess. Who is so awesome, who can come up with so many good ideas and have a lot of money to support?

No, there is one! ! !

Ford Brook suddenly thought of a person - Henry Williams!

"Could it be him?" Ford Brook murmured.

That night, Ford Brook lost sleep, and he kept thinking in his mind whether it was possible that the four websites were created by Henry Williams behind the scenes...

The next morning, Ford Brook got up with dark circles under his eyes.

He decided to take a closer look at the predecessors of the four website companies!

Two days later, Ford Brook suddenly discovered a problem. These four companies were acquired by overseas companies one after another, and then the company name was changed!

"Well...this is suspicious!" Ford Brook murmured while touching his chin, a glint in his eyes.

(I only wrote this in the third update, everyone will read it, and write more tomorrow. I am too hungry, I only ate half a bowl of rice at night, and now I will cook noodles to eat...)

(To be continued ~^~)