Wang Xiaoquan: Knowing the value of life and death

Sogou Company CEO Wang Xiaoquan about the future of thinking, I have thought, and did not think. Want to break through the traditional perspective and think I can see the nature of things? actually can't see. People are not clear about the future, intelligence is limited, there must be thinking on the fermentation. q= Wang Yu "Global Business Classic" executive producer, executive editor A= Wang Xiaoquan Sogou Company CEO, the former Sohu CTO2013 May 15, we talk with the Wang Xiaoquan, when the "360 buy Sogou" Rumors of the most noisy. Rumours are rife, and he keeps himself "blunt"-not distracted by things around him that are not very relevant. He confided in his desire to focus on the overall design of Sogou products, he wants to let the product's stamina no problem. At the age of 35, he felt he had passed through life and death, "I am not afraid to die, even if it is now dead, on the tombstone how to be inscribed is also accounted for." Through life and death, old to happiness, not to know is to torture themselves. Enterprises are also, see through after knowing their own value, will not linger, in order to hold a position, just to extend your own, but deviated from the responsibility of creating value for consumers. Q: According to the British sociology master Bowman, we now live in a liquid world, everything is changeable, then how do you think you will flow? My curiosity is why you never come out to start a business? A: When you have any perspective, you've actually set the way to observe. The results you see are still in your dimension. To answer your question, I am also in my own dimension. I thought about the future and I never thought about it. Want to break through the traditional perspective and think I can see the nature of things? actually can't see. People are not clear about the future, intelligence is limited, there must be thinking on the fermentation. In this case, you think you can make judgments and plans for the future, 10 of the 8 will be mistaken. A lot of people ask me why I'm not leaving? 2000 Chinaren was Sohu acquisition, I entered Sohu this 13 years, saw a lot of people leave, some to do bigger things, some put themselves into a passive. My 1999 to chinaren part-time reason is very simple, I heard that the stock after the end can get 400,000 yuan, good big a number. Then someone left, because I heard that the company is VC money, to go public circle of money, it is considered the company, is a liar company. At that time, the concept of venture capital has not been popularized, now we all understand that listing is not related to the circle of money. We often draw a conclusion in some speculated associations to change our trajectory, but many of these conclusions are wrong. People have three realms, see Mountain is mountain, see Mountain is not mountain, see Mountain or mountain, in fact can overlay, see Mountain is not mountain, see Mountain is still mountain. Tsinghua Some friends chat when I sigh, I am not graduated from Tsinghua University, I am Tsinghua Computer Department, Building 1, 9th, because they talked about the president of the economy, why, I do not know. I keep "blunt" and don't see things too far. Q: It seems to me that internet companies have been tossing a couple of battles over the years than theyThe innovation on the product is violent, what is your attitude towards this messy scuffle? What do you do when you can't keep what you call a "blunt sense" being dragged into the water? In fact, you've been in a little storm. A: I don't want to be in a war of words, I don't want to fight. In the Chinese Internet whether can really achieve the final victory, to return to create what value, in my mind the mouth of a war of great value. I think there is a question of faith in it. In a war of words, I will be aware of two problems, first, in this era, a company has a reasonable value. I had the idea that bullying's company would die soon, but it's not the end of a few years since you made that judgment. There is a space for such life in some stage of history; second, the whole pattern, there is your good drive is not enough, every company has its own aspirations, can not force others like you have idealistic or romantic color, in recent years, I will go to accept other companies have their own demands, to accept in the big ecosystem , at this moment, there are some forces that you feel do not represent the future bright prospects, but it is the organizational productivity at this stage. Q: In 2010, you refused the 360-week-hung 祎 investment, and went to Ma Yun and Yunfeng Fund, this is not related to your opinion? A: There is a certain relationship between. But the situation has not yet risen to the height of social concern. Sohu only wants to search, I firmly request to develop browser, because I think this is one thing. 360 rushed over, he wants us to give him the browser, while in the Sogou occupies 30% shares, he to push the Sogou. At that time the conflict was the importance of the browser, as well as the meaning of the search pattern, Sohu and I did not reach a consensus. If you do not feel that the browser is important, do not feel that it is the commanding heights, there is no it does not decide life and death, it will feel that the sale is OK. I guess, at that time if all the browser to 360, search lost the real power, for Sohu is also passive. In conflict, tolerance, patience, I put things down. Q: Press This matter, you get the internal approval of Sohu? This doesn't bring you any passive? A: This is the most remarkable place in the entire Chinese internet, many things he does not suddenly think of concrete how to do, but he has enough trust and tolerance, tolerate business conflicts, let the team think and work. My insistence, as well as his tolerance, just blend in. Q: Do you think the browser search one, so refused to introduce 360, if today's 360 buy Sogou rumors sit solid, you will frankly accept? A: Sogou and three years ago has been a qualitative change; First, this team is working with faith, today in the industry to be respected and recognized, or part of the realization of the ideal; second, rumors can not comment, there are too many unreliable things. Q: As far as my observation is concerned, Charles Zhang is returning as a "product manager", but his strategy is more about the change in the entertainment industry, and the value he tries to build and realize is not consistent with your understanding of the product.He is in business, from the perspective of nurturing group strategic development of the Sogou is normal, especially may sell you do not agree with people, which for you, it will be very uncomfortable. Therefore, I would like to know if you have ever thought of MBO to buy the dog? A: It's hard to discuss it now. In Britain there is a "Glorious Revolution", from the monarchy to the realization of a constitutional monarchy, the two institutional thinking mode is not the same, the production of the eruption of the same. However, you can not say that the original system is wrong, but choose the way you think the best, so through a peaceful way to do. Many times not so fortunate, will become a struggle. There are some things that can't be said right or wrong, including what kind of road does China take? This thing is exploratory, basically follow the rules of the game is, who is the big boss who has the final say. Q: Have you seen any movies this year? such as "Cloud Picture", "The Miserable World" and "the Liberated GE". These very touches my movie, after a aftertaste unexpectedly all is pursues the freedom. A: From this point of view, there is a revolutionary color, not only the product home and entrepreneurs this level. From their own to the industry, Sogou has an independent, but, does not mean that the changes in the system is your only way out, but also for the group's service. Some disagreements require a lot of wisdom to see how to dissolve them. I look at it in the sun. First, the input method has been made. This is not the hardest and most complicated thing, but it represents a great breakthrough on our product level. The more difficult thing is, "Fox gave birth to a dog", Sohu is the mother, it provides genes, to the Sogou support, the matrix has its logic in. It's hard for you to be genetically different from Sohu. Sohu to the dog as their own child protection and training, this mutual patience and tolerance, this interaction, in the Internet is a minority. Q: But I noticed that Zhang was recently chatting with media people, many times mentioned "Sogou has not entered the best" state, do you agree with this statement? Does this point out the difference between the two of you in search for the growth of Sogou products? A: There are really a lot of things in the company. The media has always said that I am not with old Zhang, make me very depressed, in the bones I very much recognize Lao Zhang. For example, I go to Sina to open a Weibo, to Sohu is not a special thing? But it is important to be a CEO, and there are positions to refute today. But the partial look this thing is imperfect, but is the only right. Q: So, I have been watching you how this matter how to develop, all the forces out of you such a different grass, you this x variable exactly how to go? I'm curious and I'm looking forward to it. Maybe you're better off, for what I call the product home This new business thinking is a huge boost, but go awry, will let a lot of people believe that this is destined or a jungle world, or to talk about utilitarian, or do not conduct good, the future more people in the choice to walk the product home this road will linger for a long time to step. A: Survival in the jungle, while holding on to their own responsibility for such a product experience, I can see some opportunities, but the road still need great patience, great temper to findTo, my own heart has, but bewildering, because the families are running, different way to go. Q: Don't you think Ali will support it? Ma Yun has been the first two years to build a new business civilization, he also always mention values. A: There may not be so many values. He still maximizes the interests of Ali, or find his place in the ideal and the real world. Q: A business has to do face, have to do the lining, Xu Hao Writer's "A generation of master" to the traditional concept of publicity, in my opinion, Charles Zhang is more to do face, you do the lining, of course, face and lining often have differences, for their own idealism and perseverance, you think you have the possibility of face and unity? A: I have this request to myself, see good and learn from him. I choose positioning in the company, will find their own thinking and the reality of the gap, this is a confused place, this is not clear to think of the state is very tangled. Previous 12 Next