Talking about personal experience, Shi Wenyong said: "I grew up in the countryside at the foot of Wuyi Mountain. Until my freshman year, I used my vacation to work in the fields. Going to college was largely the dream of our parents, and studying was almost our only way out at that time. " Shi Wenyong walked smoothly on his way to school. In the 1990s, the college entrance examination was fiercely competitive. Shi Wenyong entered Peking University with the fourth place in the county and became a computer major. When Sina, Sohu and other portals set off the Internet wave, he and Lin Yu, a high school classmate who also went to school in Beijing, also had the impulse to start a business, and they all worked harder to accumulate their own abilities and strengths.
1998 After graduation, Shi Wenyong entered a school-run enterprise in Peking University. By chance, he was attracted by a tutor, so he continued to study with the tutor, from master's degree to doctor's degree to postdoctoral degree, and participated in national key projects such as 863 and 973.
In 2005, after Dr. Shi Wenyong graduated, she partnered with Zou and others to set up NetQin in an abandoned kindergarten near Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, focusing on mobile phone information security. The name "NetQin" means "During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period of the Internet, it should develop to be as powerful as Qin". At this time, mobile phone information security is still a "false proposition" in the eyes of many people.
At that time, the "Three Musketeers" had almost nothing except technology, enthusiasm and 65,438+10,000 yuan. At the beginning of the company's establishment, the crisis continued, and the money was spent in half a year. They had to borrow another 6,543,800 yuan from relatives and friends until August 2006. On the verge of "breaking" again, angel investors invested 6,543,800 yuan, but soon fell into crisis. Fortunately, the Electronic Development Fund of the Ministry of Information Industry provided 1 10,000 yuan, which finally solved the urgent need. Shi Wenyong called this money "life-saving money".
In 2007, NetQin had 50 employees and more than 3 million users, and successively obtained venture capital from Jinshajiang, Sequoia, Fidelity Fund and Lianchuang Ceyuan. In 2009, the number of users of Internet Qin exceeded 3 million. 20 10 September, netqin was named "Top Ten Innovative Enterprises that Can Change People's Future Life" by Time magazine. 20 1 1 in may, netqin successfully landed on NYSE, becoming the first overseas IPO of domestic mobile internet.
Looking back on the development of NetQin, Shi Wenyong said: "We have caught up with the tide of scientific and technological entrepreneurship, and it is the times that have created NetQin. To talk about experience, NetQin has two points worth mentioning. First, start a business with technology, take the road with technology and products, and then find money. Only with capital support can the company continue to grow. Second, when we started our business, we aimed at the international market, because in the field of mobile Internet security, the whole world is at the same starting line. "
Shi Wenyong also said: "Some entrepreneurs regard listing as an end point. In fact, listing is only an important milestone. Going public means more things to do. People will ask you to use the standards of listed companies. This is an external drive. More importantly, we must force ourselves to do better. "
In response to the recent "muddy water" that NetQin has been shorting, Shi Wenyong said: "There are trees in the forest, and the wind will destroy them." NetQin has been listed on the NYSE for two or three years, and its performance is remarkable. Naturally, it will win the recognition of investors and become the goal of some people. In this regard, they issued an official statement at the first time, provided relevant materials, and invited a third party to conduct an independent investigation. Shi Wenyong said: "Short sellers create market panic by lying, but we are confident because we are clean. If you choose American Exchange, you must accept this reality. In a sense, experiencing some storms is a tempering of the team and a necessary part of the company's growth. " Of course, Shi Wenyong hopes to have a good business order.
Today, with more than 500 million users, NetQin is one of the largest security service providers in the world. Shi Wenyong attributed this to the concept of "pure concentration". He said: "Over the years, we have been focusing on continuing to do mobile security. In this way, the business is relatively simple, but the pursuit of perfection. This is our philosophy of life and our philosophy of running a business. "
He also quoted Lin Yu's statement: People make a little progress every day, and after a long period of time, they will continue to grow, and finally they will get geometric multiple growth. The starting point of life is not important, it is important to grow every day. People are like this, and so are enterprises.
Finally, Shi Wenyong said with deep feelings: "It is better to do a lot of things than to do one thing well in your life. NetQin has been focusing on this industry since its establishment, because it is a very interesting industry. We firmly believe that mobile is the future, and all information tools in the future will be mobile. Although it is difficult to start a business and the success rate is very low, the spirit of' simple monograph, mission must be achieved' has always been a powerful driving force for the growth and development of NetQin. "