Yechai: The story of Oblog growth

Moderator: Thank you very much for participating in our NetEase Science and Technology celebrity workshop, because of other reasons, our interview postponed some time, very sorry.

Today our guest is Oblog's multi-user blog system author, oblog.cn webmaster Deng, his web name Yechai, many people may be very familiar with. Today we just want to talk about your entrepreneurial experience and oblog growth stories, and share your experience with netizens. We would like to talk about your growing up today, you used to be a foreign trade company staff, when began to learn programming it?

Deng: I have been in the bank for some time before the foreign trade company, mainly interested bar. In 2000, because of a bank project, to learn some program development. It's a hobby.

Moderator: That is, you are learning to program in the bank? So why do you want to give up working in a foreign trade company to program?

Deng: Mainly because oblog this software, because of other aspects of consideration, mainly energy, all aspects of time is not enough, feel that they have the energy to do this product.

Moderator: The view of Oblog product is after you resign? Or did you develop it when you were working in a bank?

Deng: It's been a while, but the real good is after the resignation.

Moderator: In my understanding, including a lot of friends, especially some design and technology will also do some sideline, simply to pull some chat, you were not counted?

Deng: Not at the time. Because this product is mainly their own use, and then give some friends to try, real business is in the coming out after.

Moderator: That is, you are entirely interested in this piece of choice?

Deng: Yes.

Moderator: Compared with foreign trade companies, do you prefer the previous work in the bank or do programming? Of course you haven't earned that much yet.

Deng: Programming, this is my interest.

Moderator: That is, when you choose the future development, personal interests and interests accounted for a large proportion?

Deng: Yes.

Moderator: So why do you think of developing blog programs instead of other programs?

Deng: Because I have a forum, is a group of friends, are like to write articles, this thing want to develop their own use, the Internet to find the right multi-user program, has not been found, this is a coincidence.

Moderator: At that time many programmers are writing Single-user version of the blog, why do you want to develop multi-user? Is it the same as you said to make your friends able to use it?

Deng: Yes, there is no good products, this is basically domestic or blank, at that time I was the second long user blog it? VSP's.

Moderator: Did you have any experience to follow when you were doing it? Or did you start developing it entirely from blank?

Deng: Refer to some foreign and domestic procedures.

Moderator: Now it seems that you are a master in this line of programming, when you write Oblog, your level of programming has reached the level of senior programmers or ordinary programmers or amateurs?

Deng: I'm just an amateur now, and I've never been a career developer.

Moderator: Why do you achieve more than a senior programmer?

Deng: It's hard to say. (laughter) Because there are some things, your own insistence and interest, focus will determine your product success or not.

Moderator: When did you quit your original job?

Deng: About March 2005, a year ago.

Moderator: Did you have any embarrassing considerations when you resigned? Or did you quit it decisively?

Deng: Certainly considered a period of time, because when we resign this product is basically still in a embryonic stage, not so many people use, also did not expect to do so well, so successful.

Moderator: After you quit your job, what do your family and friends think?

Deng: basically in favor of.

Moderator: When you quit your job, can you have another stable source of income?

Deng: Not at the time. I remember it was a more stable source of income after nearly three or four months of resignation.

Moderator: Suppose you are three or four months after the zero income, if this situation, you will not regret it? Or do you think the idea was too impulsive? Not considered?

Deng: It won't, because I think I can find a better job than before.

Moderator: We would like to know if you have encountered in the process of oblog to you to attack the larger or even shake you continue to develop confidence things?

Deng: No. Never had.

Moderator: That is to say, oblog development from beginning to end is quite smooth?

Deng: Yes.

Moderator: When I understand your information, I noticed that you are very involved in a certain period of time, even for a long time do not go out, then I would like to know, you in that period of time the longest how long did not sleep?

Deng: Two or three days. is to sleep very little.

Moderator: Do you have your own development experience or experience in such a long development time?

Deng: Because the current programmer learning and programming methods and the previous has a big difference, now Google and Baidu is the best teacher, basically all technical problems can be solved through these two ways.

Moderator: In my understanding, the programmer is very hard, and the work is rather boring and mechanical, every day to write a lot of code, you rely on what to adhere to this work? Or how do you normally adjust your mind and mood?

Deng: It should be said that the main user support. I have a lot of old users, very emotional to oblog. It should be said that they support me to make this product more perfect.

Moderator: Because your user's recognition and appreciation is your spiritual motivation?

Deng: Yes.

Host: When you developed Oblog, did you think that someday it could bring you wealth and make you profitable?

Deng: I should have thought of that. Because at that time I developed because of the East NET that model is already in our line of the very successful model.

Compere: When did you have the first business user? This business user is a ripe one? Development so long, has been very mature natural people to make you profitable, or accidental opportunity to get the business user?

Deng: It should be said that my product is not very mature time, someone can see its commercial value. My first business user was there before I resigned.

Moderator: So can you tell me what your first income is?

Deng: It's 500 yuan.

Moderator: What was your confidence at the time? Is it more or less?

Deng: This can't be measured by how much, because after all, it's a recognition and a reward for your own efforts.

Moderator: Does this count as the first bucket of gold for your venture?

Deng: Count it, it should be counted. Laugh

Moderator: When you get the first bucket of gold, have you ever thought of continuing to grow and develop, maybe after 5,000, 50,000, 500,000? Have you ever wanted to set a clear goal, set goals and plans, or make a fortune?