Chapter 477

March 12.

Today, for LinkedIn, it's definitely a big day since it was founded three years ago.

Because from today on, in addition to the sole shareholder of Zhuke, LinkedIn has also welcomed several powerful allies to join us!

The a-round financing launched by Lingying company has attracted the attention of numerous investors at home and abroad.

Capital tycoons, financial Superman, big business... All want to share the delicious cake of LinkedIn.

A series of well-known media, such as Bloomberg, Caijing, fortune and Washington Post, have carried out a series of reports;

NBC, CBS, ABC and other mainstream TV stations, their financial channel is also the focus of the report;

Seattle local media, is a direct sensation!

LinkedIn, with an estimated value of more than US $420 million, knows from a glance that it wants to start a sweeping mode and wipe out all the competitors in the same industry who are catching up.

"The overlord in the field of online recruitment and online job introduction will be born soon!"

This is the front page headline of the new issue of Caijing media, which has attracted a lot of public discussion in the United States.

"The value of LinkedIn is absolutely undervalued. It has long been the overlord in the field of online recruitment and online employment agency. I'm sure it will become a unicorn company with a market value of more than 10 billion US dollars in ten years." Well known economist Teva Sloan said.

The same type of network employment agency company, chilly!

They have one count one, now they are extremely nervous!

Interactive recruitment company is an obvious example.

White Williams, CEO and one of the founders of interactive recruitment company, said: "the enterprises that cooperate with Lingying company involve energy, finance, services, agriculture, real estate and other aspects, covering almost all kinds of jobs in the society that you can imagine. Even 100 enterprises in the United States can cooperate with Lingying company, There are even strategic partnerships. "

"My God ~"

"It is the leader of this industry. Once it successfully obtains a lot of funds and several powerful allies, how can we play?"

"In the future, who can curb the development of Lingying?"

White Williams was so angry that there was an impulse to lift the table!

Other colleagues are also angry, but there is no way.

No way~

The foundation that Zhuke laid for LinkedIn is too solid!

Once upon a time, the development of the Internet industry was based on winning the number of users. On the contrary, it is obvious that this is not the case with LinkedIn.

In the process of development, LinkedIn not only attaches great importance to the growth of the number of users, but also pays more attention to the level of user experience. The excellent positions offered by big companies have always firmly attracted the attention of job seekers.

"Its foundation is too strong. It's very difficult for us to surpass it. It's almost hopeless." One by one, the committee members of the same trade are extremely bent.

"In the business model, the most terrible thing is not the success of creativity, nor the crushing of large amount of funds, but the steady progress, step by step!"

"Obviously, it's this steady strategy that leads Britain."

Well, it's the same with beiguangtou Amazon. When other companies began to March overseas, Amazon was still very diligent, working hard to cultivate the North American market and build it into an iron bucket.

........

After some consideration, Zhuke directly decided to join four companies.

Amazon mall, Microsoft, Hyde's search company, and Europe's Languan capital are the four companies!

1. Amazon mall, needless to say, is the leader of e-commerce in North America today and the originator of cloud computing in the future;

2. Microsoft, even though it has been badly damaged by the anti monopoly investigation, has lost much in the Internet bubble. But it is still the hegemony of the software world today, and its strength is in a complete mess.

3. Hyde's search company, one of the top five search companies in the world, has powerful human resource information, especially the information collection of senior elites, which few commercial companies in the world can match;

4. Languan capital, the third largest hedge fund in Europe. Michael Pratt, the boss of blue crown capital, is also a guest of honor to the politicians of various countries and regions in Europe. At the same time, he is also a member of the EU economic advisory team. In Europe has a strong network and influence.

The joining of the four powerful allies instantly made Lingying company get a qualitative leap in capital, contacts and relationship network.

As soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation!

"The Washington Post" published an article for the first time, saying: "there is no doubt that a big Mac company is about to rise

"It can be predicted that the online recruitment and online employment agency industry will usher in a big sweep and earthquake," the Boston Evening News said in an article

"No Wall Street investment banks involved? Zucker Wald himself is a member of Wall Street and an investor with strategic vision. In the United States, his LinkedIn company does not need the financial support of Wall Street at all. At least in the a round of financing, but do not rule out in the B round, C round of financing, there will be Wall Street investment banks to join

.......

Many well-known media reports have made Lingying's popularity rise again and again. That is to say, LinkedIn is not a listed company at present. Otherwise, the share price will definitely rise a lot.

Of course, how can there be no California entertainment and Los Angeles entertainment reports?

Two entertainment media report financial, Internet information, how to see how disharmonious!

But, who let them be Zhuke's doggies?!

As long as it's about Zhuke himself, or about Zhuke's industry, you can definitely see their reports published for the first time.

"California entertainment and Los Angeles entertainment are disgraces to the media."

Many multimedia newspapers make complaints about them.

.......

At the latest Lingying shareholders' meeting.

"Within one year, we will win the North American market completely, increase the market share of Lingying company from 52% to more than 80%, and become the real overlord of online recruitment and online employment agency," he said

The shareholders and representatives of Microsoft, Amazon, Hyde's philosophy and blue crown capital unanimously supported Zhuke's decision.

What's more, it's very similar to LinkedIn that it can achieve this goal.

As the chairman of LinkedIn, Zhuke has a strong sense of Internet operation, which is deeply supported by Microsoft and Amazon.

"In the future, our company will not only be satisfied with online recruitment and online job introduction, but also make long-term development in Internet news, timely information and online education, striving to become one of the new forces in the social field."

Zhu Ke said in a deep voice.

In a word, pure online recruitment and online job introduction are not Zhuke's plan for LinkedIn at all. Obviously, Zhuke's intention is higher and farther.

The a round financing of Lingying company, generally speaking, is very fast!

make a lightning decision!

The reason why it's so fast is that I'm interested in it!

Since then, Zhuke's share in LinkedIn has decreased from full equity to 75%. Paid shares, won more than $130 million in cash flow at a valuation of more than $420 million, and won four strong partners.

Even in the future, after the B and C rounds of financing, or even after the listing, Zhuke's shareholding ratio will be reduced to less than 20%, or even less. Zhuke will firmly hold the power of Lingying company.

"The third watch" is here.

Don't think that 20% of the shares are small. Few founders of listed companies with a market value of more than 10 billion US dollars can hold more than 8% of the shares.