Dot dot net Xu Chang: I have entrepreneurial blood in my bones to change the world

Recently, the founder and CEO Xu Chang, who has attracted much attention because of its pioneering work and the investment in innovative workshops, today received an exclusive interview with Tencent for the details of the angel's financing, the domestic entrepreneurial atmosphere, and the future plan of the dot net.

Xu Chang the blood of entrepreneurship. After tackling poverty at age 30, http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/17502.html "> The idea of changing the world, entrepreneurship is the best way to change the world."

Chen to invest dot com

It is understood that the beginning of this year Xu Chang from the position of the President of the Grand winger to leave business, before leaving the Royal network with the CEO Chen Flyover has a brief exchange, and by this opportunity to express their own entrepreneurial opportunities, said that their bones have entrepreneurial blood.

Xu Chang to Tencent technology revealed this interesting dialogue: Chen asked Xu Chang how old, Xu Chang said, has 30 years old. Tian Bridge a meditation, said that his 30-year-old grand has been listed, 30 years old to solve the age of poverty, should choose entrepreneurship. "Chen always understands me and even says that he or she can invest in my project." ”

It is noteworthy that, although willing to invest a lot of VC, Xu Chang finally chose to choose the Innovation Workshop. "When I came out to start a business, there were a lot of people who were going to invest in me, and the conditions might be better than what I was given, why did I choose innovation Workshops?" Because I think the concept of open and complex and I very much match. ”

Xu Chang that in the past there are many aspects of professional accumulation, this venture is the same as open, like-minded, values match, are to change the world. The innovation workshop may go longer with the dot net.

Now Dot Dot Network A round of financing will soon be finalized, B round or even have VC lined up to join. In this regard, Xu Chang said, his past in Sohu, the net, grand experience to himself added points, the current financing environment is also very good, in the direction, team, the environment of their own very lucky.

The server was crushed and ready for a heart.

It is understood that dot net in the evening of April 7 this year, the public test, but soon due to the number of registered users, DOT network of servers were squeezed so inaccessible, has lasted 10 hours to finally solve the problem. Xu Chang does not shy away from this problem, saying that the flow of the opening is constantly rising, and browsing has exceeded expectations.

"Despite this expected plan, but we are relatively conservative in terms of capacity, we spent 10 hours or so, we have to rebuild our system to expand our capacity, and now we solve this problem, basically 1 million is not a problem." ”

Xu Chang said, recently saw an article very sentiment, the pioneering company wants to become the great company's ten laws, is "a red heart both hands prepares", must have the good aspect, also should consider the bad aspect. This is a lesson, dot dot Network in the technical team to give priority to this issue.

At present, there are about 7 to 8 websites in the field of light blogging in China. Xu Chang think that from the good side, everyone joined together can effectively nurture the market, from the bad side is that may be within a period of time, each has its own market segments, but will eventually enter the pillars or Zhuluzhongyuan era.

Xu Chang said the dot-dot network has a first-run advantage, has been done for several months, but also has technical advantages, including its own technical background, in addition to the capital has advantages, including B-round financing has been scheduled. "I'm going to do it, and it will take at least 50 million dollars to 100 million dollars to make the dot net." The average entrepreneur doesn't have that much money. ”

It is reported that the dot net now reflects only 20% of the idea of the team, in fact, a large part of the mobile internet, the future will release the iphone, ipad version, Xu Chang said the mobile Internet field will be the future focus.

The following is Tencent Technology interview Dot Network CEO Xu Chang Record:

Tecent Science and Technology: Everybody Tencent's netizen good, today very happy interview Point Net founder and CEO Mr. Xu Chang. Mr. Xu greeted the netizens.

Xu Chang: You Tencent friends good afternoon, I dot Dot Net founder and CEO Mr. Xu Chang.

The choice of innovation Workshop is consistent with the concept of open complex

Tencent Science and technology: we know dot net just set up earlier this year, but obtained the industry very big concern, in just a few months time, not only obtained the million dollar investment of innovation factory, but also obtained the joint policy source and Sequoia Capital tens of millions of dollars of financing. We would like to ask Mr. Xu to talk about a financing experience?

Xu Chang: I'd still talk about the investment in innovation workshops, because our investment in a round is really not easy to disclose too much. Maybe we will give Tencent's netizens and the industry more detailed introduction in the next stage, so I think when I come out to start a business, there are a lot of people to invest in me, and the conditions may be better than the conditions of the open reply to me , why did I choose Innovation Workshop? Because I think the concept of open and complex and I very much match.

First, because I have in the past in the profession, in many aspects also get a lot of accumulation, this aspect of my venture is to open the same, in order to change the world to do a dot network. Because they may accompany you to go longer, my experience is must find the like-minded, the values match the partner and so on, this is my little experience.

In the past, executive experience adds points to point financing

Tencent Technology: It is noteworthy that many companies to create a year or two or two or three years before they get the first round of financing, but the opposite point network feel from the angel investment, including the first round of the tens of millions of dollars financing is particularly fast, and even the site has not been online has been financing, can you talk about the mystery of this? Have you had some very good experiences in the past?

Xu Chang: I think there may be three points, I have been analyzing, including some friends are still questioning our financing amount, the Internet has questioned the amount of financing, is said to boast or what. I'd like to say three points. The first one is the direction, the direction, the field, the mobile Internet, and the success of the American model, so this is the 1th.

The 2nd is our team, may also be my side indeed some past experience, indeed also added a little points. The 3rd is the whole environment, if the financial turmoil in 2008 or 1999 years or 2001 9.11 or what, I think financing will be difficult. But now with the entire Chinese internet there are more listed companies, including Youku, Qihoo, enhanced dot com information. direction, team, environment, I am more fortunate.