Chapter 472 Four powerful partners!
March 12.
Today, for LinkedIn, it is definitely a big day since its establishment.
Because starting today, LinkedIn Company has only one full shareholder, Zhuke, and has welcomed several very powerful allies to join!
LinkedIn's A-round financing has attracted the attention of countless investors at home and abroad.
Capital tycoons, financial supermans, giant companies..., they all want to share this delicious cake from LinkedIn.
A series of well-known media such as Bloomberg, Finance, Fortune, and Washington Post have conducted consecutive reports;
The financial channels of mainstream TV stations such as nbc, cbs, abc are also key reports;
The local media in Seattle caused a direct sensation!
LinkedIn, with a valuation of more than US$420 million, can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye that LinkedIn will start a sweeping mode and eliminate all competitors in the industry who are catching up with them in one fell swoop.
"Online recruitment, the overlord in the field of online job introduction, is about to be born!"
This is the front page headline of the new issue of "Finance" media, which attracted many people from all over the United States.
"The value of LinkedIn is definitely underestimated. It has long been the overlord of online recruitment and online jobs. I am sure that in ten years, it will definitely become a unicorn company with a market value of more than 10 billion US dollars!" said the well-known economist Teva Sloan.
The same type of online agency is very scared!
They all counted one, and they were all extremely nervous now!
Interactive recruitment companies are an obvious example.
White Williams, one of the founders of the interactive recruitment company CEO, said fearfully: "The companies that cooperate with LinkedIn, involve energy, finance, services, agriculture, real estate and other aspects, covering almost all the jobs you can imagine in society. Even 100 companies in the United States can be a cooperative relationship, or even a strategic partnership."
"Oh my god~"
"It was originally the leader of this industry. Once it successfully obtained a lot of funds, plus a few powerful allies, how can we play?"
"Who can curb LinkedIn's development in the future?!"
White Williams was so angry that he had the urge to lift the table!
The other colleagues were also angry, but they had no choice.
No way ~
The foundation that Zhuke laid for LinkedIn is too reliable!
Once upon a time, the development of the Internet industry was based on the number of users it won. On the other hand, LinkedIn was very conspicuously not the case.
In the process of development, LinkedIn attaches great importance to the growth of the number of users and pays more attention to the user experience level. The high-quality positions provided by large companies have always firmly attracted the attention of job seekers.
"Its foundation is too solid. It is very difficult for us to surpass it, almost despairing." Each of our colleagues felt very aggrieved.
"In the business model, the most terrifying thing is not the winning of creativity, nor is it the crushing of large capital volume, but the steady progress and every step is the pit!"
"Obviously, LinkedIn is following this steady strategy."
Well, the same is true for Amazon, which is bald. When other companies began to enter overseas, Amazon was still very arduous and worked hard to cultivate the North American market and turn it into an iron bucket.
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After some consideration, Zucker directly decided to join the four companies.
These are Amazon Mall, Microsoft, Hydersche Headhunter, and Europe's Languan Capital, which are these four companies!
1. Amazon Mall, needless to say, it is the e-commerce overlord in North America today, and it will be the originator of cloud computing in the future, and it is very strong;
2. Even though Microsoft has been deeply investigated by antitrust and has suffered heavy losses in the Internet bubble, it is still the overlord of the world's software field today, and it is so powerful;
3. Heiderszer Headhunter, one of the world's five major headhunter companies, uses super human resources information around the world, especially information collection of senior elite talents. There are few commercial companies in the world that can achieve it;
4. Languan Capital, the third largest hedge fund in Europe. Michael Pratt, the boss of Languan Capital, is a guest of honor for politicians in various European countries and regions. At the same time, he is also one of the members of the EU economic advisory team. He has strong connections and influence in Europe.
The addition of four powerful allies instantly allowed LinkedIn to make a qualitative spike in terms of capital, connections and relationship networks.
As soon as the news came out, it caused a sensation instantly!
The Washington Post immediately published an article saying: "The strong alliance is undoubtedly a giant company that is about to rise!"
The Boston Evening News published an article saying: "It can be foreseeable that the online recruitment and online jobs industry will usher in a major sweep and a major earthquake!"
Bloomberg published an article saying: "No Wall Street investment banking is involved? Juke Wald himself is a member of Wall Street and is an investor with great strategic vision. In the United States, his LinkedIn company does not need the financial support of Wall Street. At least in the A-round financing, it is not ruled out that Wall Street investment banking will join in the B-round and C-round financing."
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The successive reports of many well-known media have made LinkedIn's company's popularity rise again and again. That is, LinkedIn is not currently a listed company, otherwise the stock price would definitely rise sharply.
Of course, how could the reports from multiple media be missing from the California Entertainment News and the Los Angeles Entertainment News?
The two entertainment media reported on finance, finance, Internet information, and how they were disharmonious!
But, who made them Zhuke's hardcore dog-legged?!
As long as it is about Zhuke himself or related to Zhuke's industries, you will definitely be able to see them publish reports as soon as possible.
"The California Entertainment News, Los Angeles Entertainment News, they are tender and shame to the media!"
Many media and newspapers have complained about them countless times.
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At the latest LinkedIn shareholders' meeting.
Zhu Ke made it clear: "In one year, we will completely win the North American market, increase LinkedIn's market share from the current 52% to more than 80%, and become a veritable overlord of online recruitment and online job introductions!"
Microsoft, Amazon, Hyders, and BlueCrown Capital's shareholders and shareholder representatives unanimously supported Zhuke's decision.
And, very similar to LinkedIn can achieve this established goal.
As the chairman of LinkedIn, Zhuke has a strong sense of Internet management, which is deeply supported by Microsoft and Amazon.
"In the future, our LinkedIn company will not only be satisfied with online recruitment and online jobs, but also achieve long-term development in Internet news, timely information, online education, etc., and strive to become one of the new forces in the social field."
Zhu Ke said in a deep voice.
In a word, simple online recruitment and online job introduction are not Zhu Ke’s plan for LinkedIn at all, and his intention is obviously higher and farther.
LinkedIn's Series A financing, overall, is very fast!
Cut the mess with a quick knife!
The reason why it is so fast is really...... I have a love for you and I have a intention!
Since then, Zhuke's shareholding in LinkedIn has been reduced from full equity to 75%. He paid the shares and won more than US$130 million in cash flow at a valuation of more than US$420 million and obtained 4 strong partners.
Even if Zhuke's shareholding ratio is reduced to less than 20% or less in the future, after round B and C financing, or even after listing, Zhuke will be sure to firmly control the power of LinkedIn.
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Chapter completed!