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Wang Guanxi smiled and said: Actually, the value of the technology company you founded will skyrocket if it becomes a listed company in the future. It is normal for it to reach tens of billions of dollars.

In the future, Facebook's market value will exceed US$1 trillion, and Mark Zucker will become a billionaire.

Although Wang Guanxi's equity will be diluted, the value of Facebook's equity holdings exceeds 150 billion US dollars, which is stable.

Markzak laughed and said, I hope so. I received US$2.5 billion in cash this time. I plan to acquire several companies and strive to go public within three years!

Peter Thiel said with a wry smile: I have invested in many companies, and I don't know when they will be listed.

Wang Guanxi knew that Peter Thiel had invested in YouTube, the photo sharing software company Slide, the user review website Yelp, the software that developed software to search for terrorists and financial fraud, the rocket manufacturing company SpaceX, the electric car company, and the micro-lending company Kiva.

These companies later proved to be very successful.

It can be said that Peter Thiel is the most successful technology venture capitalist in the world.

YouTube has been acquired by Google and has made a lot of money.

And (Palandier Technology Company) founded by Peter Thiel, it is a very awesome and mysterious existence. This Peter Thiel is also weirdly awesome, able to freely shuttle between law, finance, investment and entrepreneurship. .

The future is a big data unicorn. After going public, the market value peaked at US$80 billion, and Peter Thiel also became a billionaire.

Thinking of this, Wang Guanxi said: Peter Thiel, when the big data company you founded is listed in the future, its market value will definitely be very high, not to mention tens of billions of dollars.

Peter Thiel was stunned and asked: Mr. Wang, how did you know that I founded a big data company?

Five years ago, he founded a company with several top Stanford students, all of whom were super coders. The company was very secretive and only a few people knew about it, not even Mark Zucker.

Wang Guanxi smiled and said: I checked and found out that what you founded is indeed a good software company. In fact, you founded it in 2004.

This Peter Thiel made the first external investment in Facebook in 2004 and served as a director. In the same year, he established a software company to serve data analysis in the fields of national defense, security and global finance. It is very mysterious and not many people know about it.

Even in 2014, 10 years after its establishment, few people knew about it, and its degree of mystery is evident.

Only gradually surfaced in 2015:

Firstly, the concept of “big data” is lame, and there are always a few over-the-top dishes;

Secondly, everyone was surprised to find that this unicorn, which they had never known before, had a valuation of US$20.2 billion, ranking only behind Uber and Airbnb.

Thirdly, its main customers are the CIA and FBI, etc., who only appear in American TV series and Hollywood movies.

And its first customer was the CIA.

Later, CIA also invested US$2 million in venture capital through its venture capital fund in-q-tel.

Wang Guanxi even suspected that Peter Thiel was from the CIA.

Thinking of this, Wang Guanxi asked again: The CIA should be your client, right?

Peter Till immediately looked at Wang Guanxi dumbfounded, and then spoke after a while: Mr. Wang, I didn't expect you to know all this!

Currently, the CIA's funds are his company's clients, as well as early investors.

Wang Guanxi smiled: I own a security company with its own intelligence network. You can find out if you look it up. But your company is really powerful. The CIA has also given you financing, right?

Peter Thiel thought for a while and said: The CIA's fund did provide $2 million in seed funding, and it will be announced in the future. I just didn't expect you to know it so early.

His company currently serves the CIA,

At present, his company's business is only targeting government customers, but as the scale grows, he plans to seek external financing and expand his business from government customers to corporate customers.

Wang Guanxi smiled and said: Peter Thiel, you are not from the CIA, are you?

Peter Thiel smiled and said: That's not true. There are employees in the company.

In fact, he is not considered a member of the CIA, he just serves the client of the CIA.

Wang Guanxi smiled and said: A big data company like yours is rare in Silicon Valley and even in the world. Do you have any plans to borrow orders from non-governmental departments now?

Why do you say awesome?

Its most famous case was helping the U.S. military locate and kill the organized crime group.

The company is known for three projects: , and .

- Used by U.S. Intelligence Agency (USIC) and U.S. Department of Defense counterterrorism analysts.

-- Used by hedge funds, banks and financial services firms.

- Used by clients including Morgan Stanley, Merck \u0026 Co., Airbus and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

The initial customers are USIC federal agencies.

The company has since grown its client base, serving state and local governments as well as private businesses in the financial and healthcare industries.

Peter Thiel thought for a moment and then said: Mr. Wang, our company currently only has a big customer called CIA. Do you want to place an order with our company?

From its inception until 2008, CIA was the only big customer, and the money paid each year was not much.

Nor will he be satisfied with serving just one customer.

And Wang Guanxi owns many banks, large companies, as well as hedge funds and security companies, which can indeed give it orders.

He also plans to take corporate orders in the future.

Wang Guanxi said: Mr. Peter Thiel, for many of my companies, especially banks and security companies, I hope to have a dedicated big data company to serve us. You may be a good choice.

Peter Till was immediately moved, but if he gave the order for free, there must be conditions, so he asked: Mr. Wang, do you want to finance a company?

Seeing Wang Guanxi nodding, Peter Thiel continued: This may be a bit difficult. The CIA's fund is also one of the major shareholders. When the company was founded, the CIA's fund invested US$2 million. If I want to raise funds, I need to notify cia, they have priority financing rights according to previously signed agreements.”

Wang Guanxi smiled and said: Mr. Peter Thiel, I hope to inject capital into the company, become a partner, and at the same time give the company large orders. You don't need to just serve the cia customer, you can serve more customers, and get More orders.”

The development history of Wang Guanxi

2010 was the beginning of a career boom. In July of the same year, it received US$90 million in investment in the fourth round of financing, and the company was valued at US$737 million.

On May 6, 2011, it received a new round of financing of US$50 million.

On October 7, 2011, Technology received US$70 million in Series F financing, with a valuation of US$2.5 billion.

By 2013, the number of U.S. state agencies cooperating with had increased to about 12, and they were basically all familiar roles, including: the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Big name agencies like the National Security Agency.

In September of the same year, it also won a large order of US$196 million from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

In early 2014, the company was valued at $9 billion, a valuation that Forbes said made it one of Silicon Valley's most valuable private technology companies.

The company was valued at $15 billion in January 2015 and raised $50 million in an undisclosed funding round in November 2014.

At the end of 2015, the company completed an $880 million round of financing, raising its valuation to $20 billion.

Earnings have never been reported and no financial information is known.

At the time of listing, the market value was as high as US$80 billion.

Thinking of this, he continued: Mr. Peter Thiel, you also founded the company to make money. Listing the company can achieve a huge increase in wealth.

Peter Thiel founded so many companies and invested in so many companies, wasn't it all for the purpose of making money? Later, he didn't just serve the government departments. In 2010, he began to serve Morgan Bank.

He helped many banks recover billions of dollars from the Ponzi scheme of Bernard Madoff, the former chairman of Nasdaq. He became famous and gained more and more trust and recognition from Wall Street financial giants.

It is indeed a very powerful company.

This Peter Thiel is indeed a very capable and capable person, and Wang Guanxi wants to win him over.

Thinking of this, Wang Guanxi continued: Mr. Peter Thiel, I hope we can work together to speed up the development of the company, let the company go public early, and everyone will gain wealth early. Moreover, these banks and large companies under my umbrella, To help the company take off, Ford Motor Company needs your software to improve production efficiency and identify potential safety hazards.

Then he added: My security company is of the same nature as Blackwater Company, and there will be many orders for you in the future.

He does not give a large number of orders for free, but requires people to become partners in the company, and he also has to arrange for people to join the company.

At this time, Markzak also followed up and said: Peter Thiel, my Facebook company also orders from you, what do you think? You can also help me target and track some commercial spies.

This Peter Thiel is really true. It has been five years since he established the company, and he doesn’t even know about it. He has hidden it really deeply.

After struggling for a while, Peter Thiel said, Okay, I'll take you to the company tomorrow!

So, the next day, Wang Guanxi and Mark Zucker followed Peter Thiel's company headquarters.

This company is really secretive. It's actually in an alley and doesn't even have a house number.

It can be said to be an oddity among the companies established in Silicon Valley in the United States!

There is not a single public relations, sales or marketing person in the entire company, they are all coders and programmers...

In order to prevent leaks, the office windows are all made of single-sided see-through glass, and special devices to prevent laser eavesdropping are installed on the windows.

Here, Wang Guanxi also met two members of the CIA.

Peter Thiel said: There are not many members in the company now, less than 40 people including me.

Wang Guanxi smiled and said: That's because you only have one big customer. In fact, there is no need to keep it secret all the time. The company needs to raise funds and go public. Sooner or later it will be known.

Markzak also said: Let's just change the headquarters and put up a brand so that outside companies, big companies, and financial giants on Wall Street trust you.

Peter Thiel said: There is no rush yet. Let's talk about it later when the company has many customers.

After staying in the company for another hour, Wang Guanxi, Mark Zach, and Peter Thiel came to a nearby coffee shop.

Peter Thiel asked: Tell me, you two, how much do you value the company?

Markzak said: At least 200 million US dollars, but I only give orders and don't plan to invest for the time being, because I still need money elsewhere.

To be honest, the company is just a big customer at the moment, with little revenue in a year. He doesn't think much about investing.

Because I feel that the company's development will be very slow, and I don't know when it will go public.

It's far worse than his Facebook company.

Both were established in the same year. His Facebook company has been valued at US$10 billion, while the company founded by Peter Thiel is valued at US$200 million.

Anyway, that’s what he thought. After thinking about it, Markzak continued: “Peter Thiel, your customers should not be limited to the CIA, otherwise even if you don’t do it well, big companies outside won’t trust your company.

Peter Thiel smiled bitterly and said: Well, I do have plans to change. This company is developing very slowly, but our technology is definitely excellent.

Wang Guanxi said: Mr. Peter Thiel, I will value you at US$300 million, and I will raise US$100 million for you, asking for 25% of the equity.

At this time, Peter Thiel said: Mr. Wang, our company has a dual-class share structure. My team owns Class B shares. If you raise funds, we can only raise Class A shares for you.

Wang Guanxi smiled and said, Then I will value the company at US$400 million, raise US$200 million, and require 33% of the equity. However, I need to obtain 25% of the voting rights to vote, establish directors in the company, and arrange for people to come in.

Then I gave orders to Ford Motor Company, Macy's, Umbrella, and various banks.

My people are in charge of my company, what do you think?

When Peter Thiel heard the valuation of US$400 million, he invested US$200 million and immediately began to ponder. This US$200 million was enough to acquire the company he wanted to acquire. If the company received so many orders, it would also develop rapidly. If he goes public, his wealth will also expand, and he may become a billionaire.

So he said: Mr. Wang, let's seal the deal and my team can make the decision!

Then Peter Thiel made a few phone calls, said some words, and said to Wang Guanxi: Mr. Wang, it's done.

OK So Wang Guanxi earned US$200 million from Fund 1 to the Wang Venture Capital Foundation, and then injected US$200 million into the company, obtaining 33% of the company's equity and 25% of the voting rights. Mobile phone users value re-reading before the subprime mortgage crisis swept across the world for a better user experience.