From Sohu to go out of the internet big guys

On March 3 this year, Sohu issued a notice, the joint president and chief operating officer Wang because some people resign their position as president. It is reported that Wang, will be from April 1, 2014 onwards as Sohu Consultant, until December 31, 2014 position. However, according to Bianews News, Ms. Wang will probably start her own business after leaving.

Many people in the industry after leaving Sohu, have started their own Internet kingdom. Active in all areas of the Chinese Internet, has created a well-known brand, such as Youku, Archie Art, everyone, cool 6, e dragon ...

Koo: CEO of Youku Potato Group, former president and chief operating officer of Sohu

Born in Hong Kong, Koo grew up in the United States and broke out in mainland China.

At the beginning, Sohu founder Zhang Zhang met Koo when he was pulling investment, and later in 1999, he was recruited under the command of Sohu Senior Vice President and CFO (Chief Financial Officer), and in 2002, Koo was promoted to Sohu COO (Chief Operating Officer) and 2004 to be the President and COO of Sohu Company. At the end of 2004, Koo to Charles Zhang to resign.

June 2006, Koo founded the Youku public test, positioning for the user video sharing platform. After that, it led the way to the forefront of the Internet video industry.

Youku and Tudou announced a 100%-share swap in March 2012, with Youku CEO Koo as CEO of the merged company's Youku Potato Group.

Gong: CEO of Archie, former chief operating officer of Sohu

Gong boss is very humble, not put on airs, very humorous. After the Sohu COO, often in the office area around, also often and a gleam of children's shoes chat work. I as the bottom of the small series also have the opportunity to eat and chat with him, and in a year of Sohu content annual meeting, Gong boss guest of fashion industry Center actor, its at that time a cough, in the cause of laughter at the same time also let me feel, this boss is very interesting.

In 1999, Boss Gong founded the Integrated Integrated Portal Focus network as President and chief Executive officer. Later, focus network focused on the property industry, and in the real estate network media to establish a leading position.

2003, Sohu acquisition focus, gong into Sohu, as Sohu Vice president and focal point network in charge; later in 2005, it was promoted to Sohu Senior vice President, 2007, promoted Sohu Chief Operating officer, responsible for Sohu company's major departments day-to-day business operations. In early 2009, after leading Sohu to win the Olympic report victory, Gong boss left Sohu to 12580, as president and chief operating officer.

2010, Gong founded the video site Qi Yi and as CEO (Baidu Investment), after the odd art for various reasons renamed as Archie art. May 2013, Baidu announced the acquisition of 370 million U.S. dollars PPS video business, and the PPS video business and Archie Arts merger, which is also one of the 2013 big mergers and acquisitions. Gong as CEO of new love Qi Art Company, responsible for the unified management of the new company.

Youku Potatoes, Archie art, Sohu Video, "Sohu department" almost monopolized the Chinese video site. In the early years, the original Sohu Senior Vice president and Editor-in-Chief Shanyou founder of the 酷6网, has also been active in the video site of the first line.

Shanyou: 酷6网 founder, former Sohu senior vice president and editor-in-chief

Everyone called Shanyou Kevin. I have had the honor to listen to Kevin's several speeches, the whole process is full of excitement and moved, after the fight with the chicken blood, all over riveting full of strength! The Luhua award, which was also accompanied by Sohu's content team for many years. The so-called Lu Hua spirit, that is, the squeeze spirit, the boss squeeze employees, and employees are willing to be squeezed.

Kevin in the early years in Motorola, Alcoa, Dr. Lun, such as large foreign companies, and then in October 2000 as Sohu Company Human Resources director, successfully helped Sohu to carry out with Chinaren merger, corporate layoffs, corporate culture construction, human resources management system construction and so on. October 2001 from the human resources to the business direction change, in charge of Sohu News Center, as editor-in-chief, July 2002 was promoted to Sohu company vice President, in 2005 promoted Sohu Company Senior vice president.

2006, Shanyou, after the resignation of Sohu, founded China's first video-sharing site-酷6网, and as 酷6网 CEO. November 2009, 酷6网 and Shanda's Friends of the century successfully merged into China's first listed video site.

In March 2011, Shanyou resigned from the 酷6网 of his own creation. July 18, 2011, resignation of Cool 6 company directors. At present Kevin is engaged in the instructor's profession which he has always liked and repeatedly mentioned.

Chen: Chairman and CEO of everyone, former vice president of Sohu

Chen is the vice president of Sohu acquisition. 1999, Chen as Chinaren chairman and ceo,2000 years of Sohu acquisition Chinaren, Chen as Vice President Sohu, after leaving Sohu, in 2002, founder of the Oak Interactive group and as Chairman and CEO, has Dudu Network, Dudu Accelerator, Uume, Warcraft China, 5Q Campus zone and other sites, after the acquisition of MOP nets, donews.com and network (Renren).

December 2010, the Thousand Oak interactive renamed "Everyone", everyone has a network of everyone, glutinous rice network, Jingwei network, car ask nets, everyone games. May 4, 2011, Renren is listed on the NYSE.

Zhang Ligang: E Dragon Net founder, chairman and CEO of Ai Kang, former director of Sohu product Development Department

Zhang Ligang has retreated for years in the IT circle. But the it circle of people should be a lot of his company's services, because Sohu, Sina, Baidu and other large internet companies in the Zhang Ligang of the love of Health ambassador Health.

When it comes to Mr. Zhang, many people will find him a bit sad because he always leaves the company when he is going public. In 1998, Zhang Ligang was persuaded by Charles Zhang to give up his studies, returned to join Sohu, successive product development manager, director, after the Sohu listing a year ago, founded E Long network and as CEO. In the year before e-long online city, he left E Dragon, acquired and served as chairman and CEO of Shanghai Medical Life Science Research Center Co., Ltd. and became chairman and CEO. 2007, Love Kang Network and Ambassador Health Inspection merged to set up the ambassador, Zhang Ligang as chairman and chief Executive officer.

Zhou Yun Sail: The founder of the Air network, is the Standing Committee of Beijing Changping District, the original general manager Sohu/executive Vice President

Zhou Yun fan is also a creative figure. He is one of Chinaren three founders, 2000, Sohu buys Chinaren after joining Sohu. 2002, Zhou Yun Sail left Sohu, and Ning founded the Air network, as Chairman and CEO. July 9, 2004, Zhou Yun-Fan led the air network in the United States Nasdaq listing.

December 2008, Zhou Yun-fan transformation, as the Beijing Zhongguancun Management Committee deputy director. February 15, 2011, as deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Changping District People's government, he entered the political arena.

Lee Colling: More play YY president, the original Sohu it editor

Many people also put Lee Colling into the NetEase entrepreneurial state, because he was leaving NetEase after the start of the dog and play more.

In the 2003 before the NetEase service, when Ren Sohu editor-in-chief Shanyou invited the capital four one of the IT name of the Lee Colling joined Sohu it as editor-in-chief, but this time is not long, a few months later, Lee Colling leave, to join NetEase as editor-in-chief.

2005, some frustrated Lee Colling left NetEase, founded more play Game network, June 2012, more play to enable the new brand "gathering Time", the core business of the times, including YY voice, play Game network and YY game operation. November 2012, The Gathering Time (YY) in the United States Nasdaq listing.

Hu Qing Wood: Vehicle Language Media founder, chairman and CEO, former Sohu Auto editor

Yu Qingmu before leaving business, had served as Sohu Auto Editor. July 2007, the vehicle language media was established, its business includes the national Radio Car program, exclusive operating radio, the exclusive industry advertising agency. Mobile internet age, the car language launched the Koala fm--. A personalized radio, a good program platform based on mobile internet, including news information, entertainment, talk show, children's books, audio novels and other areas of the audio-visual content, its services will cover the mobile phone terminals, car terminals, PC terminals, audio and video boxes and other channels.

At present, the vehicle language media annual revenue has reached hundreds of millions of scale.

Huang: Knowledge of the co-founder, COO

At the end of 2008 Sohu Content Department Annual meeting, Huang the program "Shenzhou VII" deeply cherish the memory of the rice Island Love teacher, in the scene caused a sensation at the same time, also let the author of the Financial channel Editor has a new understanding. Then K-songs, his French songs called The Swan song.

It does not seem to be an accident that such a versatile figure is involved in the establishment.

It is known that a real network question and answer community, opened in December 2010, in the first two years on the line, the introduction of the invitation to register. March 2013, it is known that registration is open to the public. In less than a year, registered users climbed rapidly from 400,000 to 4 million.

This list of Sohu entrepreneurs should soon be formally put into Wang's name.