My Age of Investment

"The Facebook domain has been registered."

The dog went to the domain name registration website to try it out, and found that it had already been registered.

This is really "bad news".

Christina frowned, "What about the global network?"

The little dog fiddled again, and said a little depressedly: "The global network has also been registered..."

The two turned their eyes to the extremely calm Xia Jingxing, who was drinking juice leisurely, not in a hurry to get angry.

"Daren, what should I do? Should I change my name?"

After seeing the design and page of the website, Kristina also had an assessment in her mind.

I no longer look like I didn't care at all like before. At this time, I am ready to offer advice and suggestions, and I really want to join this project.

She can't be sure whether the site will be successful in the end, or where it will go. For now, the product is really good and has the potential to be a big hit.

"Try The Facebook."

Xia Jingxing remembered that the Facebook domain name was still in the hands of a small company called AboutFace.

Xiaomazi also used The Facebook as a domain name for more than a year.

It was not until after getting more than 10 million US dollars in Series A financing that he spent 200,000 US dollars to buy and replace the "Facebook" domain name.

"OK, the registration is successful."

After the puppy was instructed, it immediately started to work, and it was done in a while.

"I've always felt that Facebook is better and cleaner."

Christina expressed her opinion, "If the future develops smoothly, we must find the holder of the Facebook domain name and buy this domain name.

Even FB, Facebooks... these similar domain names should be won, so as not to be copied. "

Xia Jingxing glanced at Yang Niu, you are thinking far enough.

Kristina misunderstood Xia Jingxing's eyes and hurriedly explained, "I'm not arrogant, but making long-term plans."

"I understand, visionary, great idea."

Xia Jingxing looked at her and asked again, "Miss Christina, are you willing to join our team now?"

"my pleasure."

Christina answered decisively without any hesitation.

"But I have a question?"

Xia Jingxing didn't know what Yang Niu wanted to say, and motioned her to continue.

"How is the equity distributed?"

The play is here.

Xia Jingxing has never taken out equity as a condition for recruiting Puppy and Kristina.

Even after the puppy joined in, he didn't mention it.

Everything is because the time is not ripe.

In the past, there were only original ideas and ideas, but no actual products, which was obviously not convincing.

Now that the product is out, although it has not officially started to promote it, it is obviously beneficial for him to retain more equity.

Because he came up with the idea of ​​the website, even 80% of the development work was done by him.

This gives him an advantage and the right to speak in the next shareholding structure division.

The division of shares in the early founding team is a science.

There must be a backbone, that is, a major shareholder, someone who can decide the direction of future development.

For partners, if the equity is less, their enthusiasm for work cannot be mobilized, and it is very likely that the project will be stillborn.

After all, personal energy is limited, and it is impossible to fight alone.

Xia Jingxing also had no money to hire employees, so he counted on some people to do white jobs.

Kristina asked at this time, and he would not evade the question.

The puppy looked at Xia Jingxing eagerly,

If you can give him some shares, it doesn't take too much, and he will be very happy.

After all, there is a sense of ownership, no matter whether the website can make money in the future, the sense of achievement is different.

Kristina stuck her chin with her hand and looked at Xia Jingxing, waiting for the other party's reply.

"I have only been in the United States for a month now, and I can't apply for OPT (the internship period after graduation with an F1 student visa, usually 12 months), and I don't have a green card.

It is possible to open a company, but it is very restrictive. "

Xia Jingxing was going to give the two of them some legal advice, "According to the laws of the U.S. federal government, international students can invest in starting a company, get dividends, inspect the company's operations, formulate business plans, and so on.

However, international students hold student visas in the nonimmigrant visa category.

This visa requires that the purpose of the student's visit to the United States must be to study, so the international student cannot work for the company they open.

Even if you have a vacation internship, you need the permission of the school, and the working hours cannot exceed the specified hours.

If I start a company at this time, I can be a shareholder, but I can't work, understand? "

Christina is an American, and she is not very clear about the various status restrictions of international students in the United States.

Hearing what Xia Jingxing said at this time, he said in surprise, "Then you mean that after the company is registered, you don't care?"

Xia Jingxing shook his head, "Currently the website has not been officially promoted, the registration of the company can be slow, and we will talk about it after a while.

If it really goes well, I will convert my F-1 visa to H1-B (work visa) in the future. "

At this time, the United States has not yet introduced the latest H1-B law, and you can start your own business and hire yourself.

After 2010, this method of exploiting loopholes will not work, and the relationship between employees, employers, and shareholders must be clarified.

"Maybe you can consider EB-5 investment immigration, as long as $500,000, you can get a temporary green card, as long as you create 10 American job opportunities, you can get a permanent green card after two years."

Kristina suggested seemingly inadvertently.

Xia Jingxing gave Yang Niu a meaningful look, and put me on the side to attack?

In order to gain more shares in the company in the future, Xia Jingxing nodded and said, "What you said is also a way. If this website develops well enough, I think I will invest an additional $500,000 or $1 million."

"you sure?"

Xia Jingxing said with a smile, "Of course, there is no need for me to joke, this clause can be written into our partnership agreement."

Kristina was a little surprised that most of the student families living in the triple dorm were not that wealthy.

After all, as long as the family conditions allow, who doesn't want to live in a single room?

Of course, there are also a small number of students from wealthy families who choose to live in a multi-person room for the reason of making friends or loving the fun.

This is not absolute.

"Okay, let's simply sign an agreement first."

Kristina's big blue eyes rolled, "For a period of three months, the company will not be officially registered within three months to avoid some identity troubles.

But three months later, the website developed smoothly, so we must register a company and put the shares into practice. "

"Can!"

Xia Jingxing appreciates Yang Niu's sincerity, and the more truthful it is, the more concerned she is about things.

Seeing that the boss agreed, the puppy naturally nodded as well.

Christina continued: "If you have to invest an additional 500,000 or 1 million in the website within a year."

She paused, "Take 500,000 as an example, the company's valuation is at least 500,000.

And you are also the initiator and creator of the website. As a major shareholder, I definitely have no opinion.

but……"

It's been a thousand years of foxes, what are you playing with me?

Xia Jingxing felt that Yang Niu was very smart, but she was still too young and her negotiation skills were still immature.

"Just tell me, how many shares do you want?"

The yangniu stood up, looked at the ceiling and stretched her waist lazily, with an astonishing curvature on her chest.

After the show, Yang Niu said, "I want 20% of the shares."