Amateur investment Angel Commander Wang

Someone asked, "Who is the company commander Wang?" ”

To this question, Wang himself will answer, he is an amateur angel, although UCWeb, the United States have his figure. Wang once invested in the vigor of the day sinks, and finally simply join the venture.

Zhang, the investment manager at the Innovation Workshop, told the story:

Wang on a business trip to see an entrepreneur in Chengdu. This person is a small competitor of the Wang's flight butler. But because the other side product does well, he wants to help, can give each other to find investment, really can't borrow some money to each other.

Zhang after listening to a little shock. "In China, most entrepreneurs just want to strangle each other, not to help their peers, secretly do not know will curse." But Wang to help his competitors? "Out of Curiosity, Zhang met the founder of Liu Changbo, the entrepreneur. Then, the innovation Workshop gave him a quick investment.

This is indeed a Wang style, warm-hearted. It was because of a chance to help his friend, he became an angel investor. Flight Butler, UCWEB, American Regiment, Scarf Circle, book buy hand, Hundred play etc all come from his hand. Because like American drama "Brother Lian" in the company commander Winters, he gave himself a nickname called "Commander."

The company commander brought into the investment circle is Yu and lei. Yu also in Lenovo Investment (now renamed as June Lian Capital), because there are mutual friends, so mutual acquaintance. 2007, Yu began to do UC, Wang in China friendship century to engage in wireless value-added services. He is interested in a product that can browse the web on a mobile phone and help users save traffic. After chatting with each other a few times, one day in the Lei downstairs in a café, the company commander invested in UC this matter was set down.

"I made an investment by chance, without a clear idea at all. I don't know how to invest or fry. Therefore, I have been not a proactive, rational, hardworking investors. Especially in the beginning, not at all. "He has positioned himself as an amateur angel investor, even a" two-way "who does not participate in the benefits-because there is not enough time to understand the new project, so many times the entrepreneurs who come to the door are pushed to other investment friends.

After completing the first investment of Angel, Wang felt a little meaning. "It's not about how many times the money in the future can be doubled," he said. Just feel the opportunity and some excellent entrepreneurs have a close communication, the past 5 years looking at the whole development of UC, grow, you feel that you are not only bystanders, this experience is very interesting, I think the investment is to buy an experience. ”

For example, he often shares with others what he hears from Yu. Because VC origin of Yu, language summary ability is very strong. "When I talk to him, he often talks to me about 12345, the future of the industry, three important trends, in these three important trends under five important strategies, five strategies we basically three-step walk." Wang Smile, form the habit, Yu in life also often summed up a 123.

Wang is basically an acquaintance, and considers himself to be the angel investor most in line with the investment principles of 3F (accessibility, friends and jesters). It's not even about who's looking for it. And to some extent, it's not just that I've been an acquaintance to invest or say investment experience. Others to start a business is also done a very good thing, give me this acquaintance a little opportunity, maybe do a good job you have a chance to get rich. Everyone is giving each other opportunities, not alone. ”

Wang first start-up company called Magma Digital, with 4 founders. After the company was sold to the Friends of China Century, the other 3 founders co-founded the Hundred Games. He cast some money and the crowd pushed him to the position of Chairman; a company called Deep daylight also got the Wang investment, mainly doing voice-related mobile internet business. Founder Meki is a friend of his friends, and a music website yobo.com can get Wang to pay because his founder and Wang are college students.

More interestingly, Wang is a brother Wang Tao's angel investors, the project called the collar. "Family people want to come out of their own business, this probability is very small, but if once the family have this idea, and know him, can also understand some of his status, character, expertise and deficiencies." Why not support it? "Wang said.

However, there is a reason why he only has an acquaintance. Wang is currently the CEO of the Flight Butler, which, in his view, is the first important thing, so it can only take 20% of the time to make Angel investments. This 20% of the time is mainly used to communicate and communicate with existing projects, rather than to find new projects.

Investing in acquaintances does not mean that what he does is dog. "It must be what they do make sense. The condition is that the person has trust, the implicit condition is that he does not approve of the matter. "It is said that Meki was once the president of the Beijing Polaris Car Club and organized the tens of thousands of members together." Wang said, if I do this thing I will not vote for him, look at people after the project.

He has an industry experience and an experience of the past 5 years of judging the project. These preparations allow him to make quick judgments about whether he is right for himself or for other investors when he encounters a chance. At present, the investment area that Wang is involved in is mainly mobile internet. He likes companies that focus on products and apps, and is more sensitive to future trends than just solving existing problems.

But if you simply stand on the investment side, Wang is not satisfied. "I might want to throw something different, like chain catering and design companies," he said. It's like some great actors, summing up his career, said, "I've been in 50 different movies and I've experienced 50 different lives." I also want to cast 50 companies, with 50 different entrepreneurs grow together, so your life is very wide, this is very interesting. "But he knows very well that investing is a serious business proposition and that entrepreneurs are actually making choices," Why do you choose your company commander to invest in a restaurant? This is a two-way selection process. ”

So, Wang positioning himself as an amateur angel, even unwilling to be too much emphasis on the identity of angel investors. "Not professionally, all projects are not planned." Is that I do not think at all, what the six months to vote, in which areas there are several projects, never thought of. Later, all the projects, that is, just like walking on the road met. ”

And Wang is not a mentor-angel investor. Some entrepreneurs have told him that he has been helped by Lei's investment, saving them at least two years. He admits that this is Lei, Zeng Liqing their forte, because has the rich strategic resources and the industry experience, may avoid the entrepreneur to make the big mistake, can intervene very clearly in the company's management operation. "I'm not good at this."

Although in the UC, flight housekeeper and other projects early, Wang has given a lot of advice and help, but in his opinion, after casting the project, the tube is not much use. He told himself that he could not go into the play too deeply. "I'm going to talk to them, not to tell them what to do or how to do it, but to listen to what they want to do." I also told them about what happened to my company recently, how I judged it, and what was my confusion? What is my joy and excitement? ”

He is an entrepreneur and an angel investor. So he took every investment as an entrepreneur and preferred to talk to entrepreneurs. "I will encourage him and motivate him to face these problems together," he said. Maybe sometimes I can't figure it out myself, and I can't be smarter than that. In fact you can't help him overcome the difficulties, you just help him to improve the courage and ability to overcome difficulties. ”

5 years, Wang's investment is basically in his mobile phone in the upper-right corner of the two folders, respectively named "Even 1" and "Even 2", which are bubbling, get together, the next stop, book buying hands and other applications. "In a way it becomes a collection. Point open a look, a dazzling array of products, feel the heart is very fulfilling. He slipped and smiled and said, "mostly with me." The