Internet circles are always full of uncertainty

Internet circles are always full of uncertainty and too many legends. Here are a few examples:

1, 2009, WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton to Facebook for a refusal, and now Facebook has spent 19 billion dollars to buy WhatsApp;

2, the original Jack Ma and Youku founder Gouyon clang competition Sohu COO position, Koo defeated Ma Yun, now, Jack Ma's Alibaba shares the Koo Youku potatoes;

3, the original Ma was considered to 600,000 yuan to sell QQ, and four companies to negotiate, have ended in failure, now, MA to 12.6 billion U.S. dollars to become the richest man in mainland China;

4, another story is that QQ did a little bigger after, MA also looked for Sina founder Zhidong, asked 1.5 million dollars to not, Zhidong took a look at you that thing I spend 100,000 to make. Therefore refused to buy.

In the 5 and 1999, Mr Li held a 20% stake in Tencent, but sold it in a hurry two years later. If Mr Li still holds a 20% per cent stake in Tencent today, more than one times more than Ma Teng, Richard Li is the richest man in China, not only to really get out of his father's shadow, but also to master the supremacy of Chinese Internet industry Authority. This is the good fortune!

6, that year, Japan SoftBank President son ready to invest in Ma Yun, Shire for Ma Yun Disdain, "This fellow grow up like this son, what future?" Later, Shire very regret, the clever "old urchin" Shire also have missed the opportunity.

"Miss Ali's big boys" in the story:

Alibaba Group May 6 formally to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to submit an IPO prospectus, plans to raise 1 billion U.S. dollars to estimate the estimated value of the IPO size may increase to 20 billion U.S. dollars, it will be the largest IPO in U.S. history.

The prospectus shows that Alibaba is holding 34.4% of SoftBank, Yahoo 22.6%, Jack Ma 8.9%, Tsai 3.6%. To this end, Alibaba's largest shareholder, SoftBank, has brought huge book returns.

At that time, soft silver son only spent 6 minutes on the decision to invest 20 million U.S. dollars to Ma Yun, because only son "saw the light in Ma Yun's Eyes", "Think Ma Yun and Yang as crazy". In the following two years, son first invested 100 million dollars to Jack Ma to do free Taobao, Alibaba, and separately added 350 million and 1 billion U.S. dollars two times investment. Son become the veritable Ma Yun "behind the man."

Now, son will reap the fruit of their keen vision, and there are at least three other big guys, they have said in public regret did not vote Alibaba.

1, Shong: Alibaba to miss out is our biggest failure

Shong is known as the man behind Ma and Li, but he is not the man behind Jack.

2007, IDG Asia president of the 哓哓 Pigeon in the network business conference said, "IDG in China to cast a lot of internet companies, including Baidu, Ctrip, and so on, incredibly put Alibaba to miss out, so this is our biggest failure." "

Bear 哓哓 Pigeon said, is not I do not want to vote Alibaba, very early when I did not encounter, I have the opportunity to vote when it is really unable to afford, I put all the money into also not a percentage of the shares.

Shong this to the media to express his regret:

"October 1999, Ma Yun private hand first angel investment 5 million U.S. dollars, is led by Goldman Sachs, United States, Asia, Europe, a first-class fund companies to participate in, unfortunately in the Silicon Valley finalized, and I missed." In Alibaba's second round of financing, the Japanese soft silver began to appear. Since then, the big players continue to support MA, so that Alibaba can play to today's scale.

"After 2000, the Japanese soft silver led by the combination of wind has been the guest of Ma Yun, we IDG has been late." Ma Yun to enhance the confidence of venture capitalists, the 2005 acquisition of Yahoo China Business, and Alibaba 40% shares in exchange for 1 billion dollars in cash, then completely shut down Alibaba facing our IDG financing door. "

2, MA: Now I regret all regret dead

As today's rivals, the internet industry's capital Hunter, MA once had the opportunity to invest in Alibaba, but he did not cherish.

In March 2013, when attending the Chinese Alumni Association meeting, MA said: "Taobao just got up, and I talked about it, when I had the opportunity to vote 15%." I am not optimistic about, and then I think that accounted for too little, to vote on the account of 50%, now I regret all died. "

But if Ma really voted 15% to Alibaba, will the internet in China now look like it?

3, Feng: we are mistaken

Feng is the "philosopher" of the business family, but admits he is also mistaken.

2013 Low Feng in the media interview said, "When Ma Yun looking for investment, we cast his competitor ebay ebay, was really ebay strong, Ma Yun weak, the results finally look wrong." "

Feng says, "the enterprise is always faced with two choices: catch-up or transformation." If you make a follow up decision, the entrepreneur is easy; the transition is tiring and risky, but it may become the industry leader. Ma Yun at that time can also be a vulgar intermediary company, that is called follow, but he transformed into E-commerce, today become a leader. “