第五十八章、思科终于要融资了
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当爱丽丝终于回到洛杉矶后……一切都是静悄悄的。更多小说ltxsba.com
虽然她在阿尔伯克基的毒贩枪战事件中遭遇绑架,但也只在州内电视台和报纸上进行了短暂的报道而已,虽然当初在医院受到不少慰问者的礼物,但充其量也就这种程度了。
到底还不是互联网时代,否则早就轰动全美了。
在接下来的一段时间里,爱丽丝再度回归到平凡的生活中,没有毒贩绑架的惊险刺激,没有今天入股明天开会的商场风云,毕竟这才是人生的主旋律。尤其现在她也从小学毕业了,正值人生以来最长的一个暑假,怎么能不好好享受下生活呢?
当然,也正因为空闲时间多了,爱丽丝和波萨克夫妇的通话频率也是非常之高,以此不断掌握公司的发展进度。
总而言之,在思科于客厅注册满一个月后,桑迪终于放弃了研发更精良路由器的打算,而此时她也已经耗费了四千美元的资金,令本就拮据的资金更是少得可怜。
炎热的夏季,蝉鸣声四处可闻,某日清晨时分,爱丽丝身穿短袖衫七分裤站在自家走廊里,一边吊儿郎当地咀嚼着口香糖,一边和挂来电话波萨克教授通信。
“所以爱丽丝,我们计划开始寻求风投公司的融资,初始目标定在五十万美元左右,有了这笔钱,公司的发展速度绝对可以更上一个层次,你觉得呢?”
波萨克现在正十分焦虑,他现在也算认识到了,创办企业和平常的生活实在太不一样了。虽然他们夫妇小有积蓄,凭借贷款也能凑出数万美元,买车买房都是绰绰有余,但当他们把这笔钱用在发展初创企业上时,实在是根本不够看!
虽然这和桑迪的一意孤行不无关系,但四千美金确实已经被白白耗费掉了。虽然这笔钱也就是他们一个人月薪的程度,但作为地道的美国人,他们夫妇现在也同时背负着车贷和房贷,再加上各类保险和税务的压力,真能用于发展企业的资金真的不多!
爱丽丝吧唧吧唧地嚼着口香糖:“五十万美元可不是个小数字啊,咱们公司目前一共就三个人,流动资金也只有六千块,注册金额更是才五块,就算你再怎么把前景描述得雄伟辉煌,那些风投公司的经理也不能扔这么多钱吧?”
“你是说……融资金额过高了?五十万应该不算太高吧?虽然咱们人数比较少,但你的技术确实会引领时代的发展啊。互联网硬件技术,那些硅谷的风投人不至于认不出它的发展潜力吧?”
听到波萨克这么说,虽然情理上不太合适,但爱丽丝真忍不住偷乐了。
波萨克夫妇显然对风投界的内幕还不了解。
虽然他们说的是实话,但哪个创业者找上风投经理时,不是把自己的事业吹得天花乱坠呢?尤其这里还是硅谷,是朝阳的计算机产业摇篮,一个典型具备培养暴发户的区域。
硅谷的各种小企业实在太多了,毕竟,互联网公司所需要的基础配备,真就只是一间办公室、一座车库、三两个人和三两台电脑就能注册了,成本实在低廉。君不见,后世许多大公司都是从车库里诞生的?
所以,也正如好莱坞的电影公司们一样,那真是天天有创建,天天有倒闭,无数英才前赴后继。像目前的思科的这种情况的公司,整个硅谷没有一千也有八百,凭借五元注册资本、几千元流动资金和区区两个人,就想轻松获得几十万美金的风投?
哪怕他俩是“堂堂”的斯坦福大学教授,这也真有点痴人说梦……
毕竟,计算机业的门槛说低很低,说高也很高,所谓计算机系教授的头衔……人家盖茨和乔布斯谁都不是计算机系出身,盖茨在哈佛学的还是法律,但瞧瞧人家现在?
也是直到这一刻,爱丽丝才更直观地感觉到,为什么历史上的波萨克足足找了两年多,找了七十多家风投,才最终在唐-瓦伦丁那里收到了250万。而瓦伦丁之所以肯给他们个250,也是看在自己曾在乔布斯那里亏大了的缘故……
揉了揉脑门,爱丽丝嘴角坏笑着,但只有声音能传过去:“那你们就加油吧,争取直接来个百万级的投资,那才叫过瘾呢。不过啊,莱昂纳多,可别忘了咱们当初写进合约里的约定哦,要是你们在前三十家风投公司里都找不到融资的话,我可就要扩大股权比例了哦。”
波萨克朗声大笑,三十是什么概念,就算是在曼哈顿的上下班高峰期拦出租车,都不可能这么倒霉吧?
“没问题,没问题!就像咱们当初约定的那样,要是我和桑迪真不能在三十家风投里找到融资,那你就尽管朝实收资本科目加钱吧,我肯定会给你改写股份分配的!”
“哈哈~那你们尽管加油咯~”
在继续简单聊了几句话,爱丽丝十分满意地挂掉了电话。
“喂,姐姐。”
就在这时,在身边旁听了好久的汉娜眨着大眼睛,狡黠地说道:“为什么你要笑得这么坏坏的呢?怎么看都是不怀好意呀。”
“嘿嘿嘿~汉娜,想不想看姐姐当上超级大公司的董事长?”
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