Reborn IT Giant

"As for the bet between KPCB and Yanhuang Investment, it's not that it won't be fulfilled, but it needs a method that everyone can agree on. After all, the bet this time is one billion US dollars, and even we at KPCB have to pay attention to it."

John Doerr wanted to downplay the impact of this incident on Netscape, but Helen did not give him a chance and continued to ask: "Mr. Doerr, of course we understand what you said, so can I understand it this way?

Do you think Mr. Zheng’s method is unfair, or do you have a better way?”

Facing Helen's questioning, John Doerr suddenly felt that the woman in front of him was very hateful, but he couldn't show it, so he had to say patiently: "You can understand it this way, at least I personally think Mr. Zheng's proposal is not very fair."

"Before today, I always thought this bet was fair, but after negotiating with Mr. Zheng, I discovered that I had actually fallen into Mr. Zheng's trap from the beginning."

"Mr. Zheng said in an exclusive interview two days ago that he invested in Microsoft and reached a cooperation with Microsoft on the browser project, and Mr. Zheng was also a former shareholder of Netscape. In other words, Mr. Zheng's interest in the Internet

King and Microsoft are very familiar with the situation."

"Looking at KPCB on the other hand, we are simply optimistic about the potential of Netscape, so we invested in Netscape. The information itself is not equal. In this case, I think there is no harm in being cautious."

Zheng Yan did not expect that under such circumstances, John Doerr could still make his words come true. Seeing that one billion US dollars had been wasted, Zheng Yan certainly would not let him ruin the plan to establish his prestige.

"Mr. Doerr, the information asymmetry you mentioned does exist. I do not deny this. But don't forget that I said before we cooperated with Microsoft that I am not optimistic about the competition between Netscape and Microsoft.

A lot of people know about it.”

"The reason why I set the period of the bet to one month this time is because of this factor. If not, I would change the period of the bet to one year, or even two years. After all, the longer the time, the better for me.

The more advantageous it is.”

"Of course, I'm not saying this to make you agree to my bet terms.

I just want to tell everyone that my opinion on this matter has never changed."

"As for this bet, my goal is not a billion-dollar bet. I just don't like people judging me. I want to take this opportunity to tell Mr. Duer that some of your remarks are a bit excessive."

John Doerr did find a good reason for himself and characterized this bet as a trap by Zheng Yan. It was reasonable for him to reconsider whether to accept it out of consideration of the overall situation.

Zheng Yan was also not to be outdone. He directly put aside the bet and turned this incident into a personal grudge. He put himself in the position of the victim and fought back as a victim. It was also justifiable.

"Mr. Zheng, I apologize to you for some of my previous remarks. As for the bet between us, I think it's better to forget it."

As soon as John Doerr finished speaking, he immediately stood up and left. Not only did Zheng Yan fail to react, but even the reporters at the scene were shocked.

However, Zheng Yan quickly came to his senses. Since he turned the matter into a personal grudge, the bet was not important, and instead picked out KPCB and Netscape. Maybe John Doerr would lose some face.

But compared to the billion-dollar risk, this price is nothing.

Seeing John Doerr leave, Zheng Yan was too lazy to deal with the numerous media reporters. After handing over the venue to Bill Miller, he also left with Liu Wei, Larry Ellison and Steve Jobs.

Sitting in the car leaving, Larry Ellison teased Zheng Yan: "Zheng Yan, we didn't see the good show you said."

"I was indeed careless this time, but you can't blame me. I didn't know John Doerr was so cunning. It was just a pity that one billion US dollars was lost."

Even when facing Bill Gates, Zheng Yan defeated him to death. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by John Doerr. Zheng Yan also felt a little aggrieved.

"Zheng Yan, don't you understand John Doerr's actions? Why do you think he is also a well-known figure in the investment community, yet he doesn't care about his own face? In fact, if it were me, I would probably do the same thing.

choose."

"Don't forget, your reputation in the investment community goes back to about

Above John Doerr, losing to you is not such a shameful thing. If you bite KPCB to death and don't let go, then John Doerr can only negotiate with you, who told you to say the wrong thing."

When Jobs left Apple, it was also the result of a fierce struggle, and he clearly saw the whole thing clearly. John Doerr's face is indeed valuable, but it is definitely not worth a billion dollars.

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"John, should you give us an explanation for this matter?"

The cooked duck flew away, and Zheng Yan was a little regretful at most. Faced with this result, Jim Clark and Mark Anderson were a little angry.

John Doerr did take out KPCB in the end, but Netscape, which was the trigger, was not so relaxed. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that John Doerr had no confidence in Netscape, which was tantamount to Netscape.

Adding insult to injury.

"Jim, I'm very sorry for what happened this time, but it's not all my fault. In order to further enhance the confidence of investors, you asked me to be interviewed by reporters on behalf of KPCB. I admit that some of my words were ill-considered, but you are also responsible.

"

"However, now is not the time to shirk responsibility. We should consider how to deal with Microsoft. I am now certain that Microsoft has developed a browser, and its performance is definitely not worse than Netscape, otherwise Zheng Yan would not be so strong

confidence."

"There's just one thing I never figured out. Even if Microsoft has its own browser, how can it defeat Netscape within a month when Netscape already dominates the market?"

"Okay John, since things are already like this, there is no point in shirking responsibility. Netscape's stock price will definitely be affected next, and I need KPCB's help to stabilize the stock price."

"As for Microsoft, Mark and I will pay attention. We have been developing a new generation of browsers before this. As long as our products are ahead of the curve, I don't believe Microsoft can replace us."

Now Netscape still needs KPCB as an ally, so Jim Clark suppressed his resentment. Although John wanted to give up Netscape, he still nodded and agreed after thinking about the funds invested not long ago.