Zhou Yun fan: Entrepreneurship forget who they are don't be a turtle what is

Image: The Sky Network CEO Zhou Yun Fan in Beijing Tengda building in the 35-storey office, you can view the whole city through the window, it seems to be closer to the air here, the dream of the cloud sail from the Zhou also more recent. 1999, Zhou Yun-Fan received a master's degree in Electrical engineering Department of Stanford University in the United States after the return of business, "Yun Fan" number is also officially set sail. He and two friends to launch the Chinaren Web site, creating a alumni-dominated campus virtual community precedent.　　2002, Zhou Yun Sail and old partner Ning again together to build the air network, two years later, the aerial network in the United States Nasdaq listed, Zhou Yun Fan became the youngest in the United States listed Chinese company chairman. Zhou Yun fan every one who knows my experience will sigh with regret: too shun!　　Perhaps, I went from Beijing eight to Tsinghua University, to Stanford, to my first official job Chinaren chief executive, to the current chairman of the Air network, has been walking the road. As soon as I entered Tsinghua University, my goal was to go to Stanford University in the United States. After I got my diploma from Tsinghua University in 1997, I went to the fascinated Stanford. During my two years of study abroad, I remember two things that affected me very much.　　The first is that I applied for a very large scholarship, called the Asia-Pacific scholar Program, originally I intend to apply for two years after the full scholarship, study abroad is very easy, but later application failed, easy to stay in the days passed, and began to think of a way out, now seems to be a blessing in disguise Another thing is the rapid development of the Internet in the United States so that I have the idea of returning to entrepreneurship. A few of my friends have made a company called Google, now the market value is 109 billion U.S. dollars, compared to China Mobile, China Telecom, Netcom, Unicom's market value added up.　　See the development of network technology in the United States to create a huge wealth in the community has been a huge application, I think certainly on the internet in China's future development has a very big reference role. In order to return home early for business, I gave up the opportunity to pursue a master of management. I, Ning and Chen a boat three people stones, founded the chinaren.com.　　At that time, the Internet was very hot, many people are willing to put money on the internet, we have some money, and the young people are more daring, coupled with the environment is better, we are relying on their own momentum. At the end of 2000, we encountered the cold of the internet, after a painful choice, we combine Chinaren and Sohu. In 2001, Ning and I also joined the management of Sohu, and I acted as executive vice president and general manager.　　In Sohu that period of time, just is the internet does not make money, that period of time to know that a business to continue to do, need to have a real profit model, to have cash flow, which let me accumulate more network operating experience. 2002, China fixed-line telephone and mobile phone users are over 200 million, more than the United States and Japan ranked first in the world. This gives venture capitalists a great psychological compensation: China's market is so hugeBig, on the one hand for their original investment decision to find some psychological comfort, on the other hand also in the reflection was not a little anxious. At the same time, China's WAP network has a new development, October 2002 launched a mobile phone MMS business, and our neighbour Japan until 2003 to carry out this business.　　China's network is actually from behind. In the March 2002, Ning and I smelled the smell of the mobile communications industry.　　We left Sohu, after careful planning set up the air network, mainly engaged in telecommunications, mobile, data communications and other areas of software product development and system integration, is committed to the development of mobile phone users to integrate a range of rich wireless data content and application services. After the first three years of hard work and success, we are more rational.　　Compared to the first venture, we have more experience, more insights, and more contacts, and after careful consideration and careful research, including the industry, their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as the opportunity to compete with competitors and so on, only to start a new venture. In my opinion, the return of returnees to the entrepreneurial or to integrate into Chinese society, in accordance with China's method of doing things, can not simply bring things abroad, or learn in foreign countries to do what. Should be able to forget their role of returnees.　　Although the returnees look open, but if not down-to-earth, will still fail, even to investors will cause greater losses. There are two key points for returning returnees to their businesses. One is to have a business model. Do what matter oneself want to think clearly, can make money is the first goal; Again is to understand their strengths, weaknesses, this thing can earn money, does not mean that you can earn this money, like running a marathon, others can run marathons, does not mean that you can run marathons, even if you can run, only the top three to earn money,　　This is something that all entrepreneurs must consider first. The second is to have the spirit of perseverance. For example, you are temporarily behind, or advantage is not so big, but can make up, Qinnengbuzhuo, old and foolish. If someone else does two years, you can do it for five years and you can win. You need perseverance when you have no advantage, and you need to be tough when you have an advantage. Like the tortoise and the Rabbit race, the hare fell asleep, the last turtle won.