3.7 billion, since then mobike changed his surname to Wang, the founder of Meituan, Wang Xingzhi.
This should not be a problem by rights. Who is the founder, of course, the company will be named after who, just like Ali surnamed Ma, Baidu surnamed Li, and Meituan commented on Wang. ...
But mobike wasn't. There seem to be three surnames:
Investor Li, CEO Wang Xiaofeng Wang, founder Hu.
The reason for this confusion is that there are three men behind its "mother"-Hu Weiwei, the founder of Beauty.
Without these three people, there would be no mobike the unicorn.
However, without these three people, it is estimated that mobike's founding team would not be so "helpless" in this competition.
0 1 Experience a man, listen to him and go with him.
Before the founding of mobike, Hu Weiwei's resume was very ordinary, and she made news for 10 years in the automobile industry, but she was still not interested in manual gear and 100-kilometer acceleration, and just wanted to be an "idle young woman who painted in the square".
Romantic Pisces, resign to do or the media!
Because Li Bin jokingly asked, "Hu Weiwei, why don't you try?" Hu Da beauty started the most comfortable business in history!
Where is the most comfortable?
Because everyone else is looking for investors in BP, and when they come to Hu Weiwei, the situation is completely opposite.
Li Bin came up with the idea of bicycle sharing, the name of mobike and the general model, and even estimated the difficulty of income. A car can return to its original cost as long as it has no maintenance fee for four years.
More importantly, Li Bin even prepared the money, and even said: If it really doesn't work, it will be a public welfare.
In this situation where everything is ready and only the founder is owed, Hu Weiwei happily accepted the angel investment of 6,543,800+0.46 million from Li Bin and started a lively business.
It didn't take long for girls to encounter the most common problems-money and connections.
But it doesn't matter. Everything, Li Bin.
Big shot in the automotive field, Li Bin has at least three Jin Shanshan labels: 1, the boss of Yiche.com, the first overseas listed company; 2. Founder of Weilai Automobile, with a valuation of $36 billion; 3. Well-known investors in the field of tourism, worth tens of billions, are friends of super bosses such as Liu Chuanzhi and Ma.
With your back to Li Bin, you have little to worry about.
When all the money is spent, Hu Weiwei can't invest by itself, so it can only borrow usury, while Li Bin can.
He found a good friend, Liu Erhai, who had reservations about Hu Weiwei's ability and invested millions of dollars just because he trusted Li Bin.
There is something wrong with the production line. Kai-Fu Lee invited Foxconn to make a strategic investment, which solved the supply chain problem that left Hu Weiwei helpless and greatly reduced the production cost in mobike.
Of course, Kai-fu Lee's help is not for Hu Weiwei, but for Li Bin, an industry veteran he has known for many years and recognized very much.
Slowly, it's better for Li Bin to find someone himself, so Hu Weiwei won't find someone himself. She even said that she didn't like looking for investors: I would look for anyone introduced by Li Bin.
Later, sequoias, horses, and others were also because.
With Li Bin, we don't have to worry about investment and manpower.
When management was difficult, Li Bin turned to Wang Xiaofeng for help, escorting Hu Weiwei medical care with poor management experience.
This professional manager, who used to be the general manager of Uber Shanghai, took charge of all the business of the company in the second half of 20 16, so that Hu Weiwei could concentrate on strategy.
However, all the gifts given by fate have already been priced in the dark. The most comfortable adventure in history finally exposed his dark side.
Li Bin behind-the-scenes trader's statement also spread like wildfire. He gives advice on the strategic layout of the company and has the final say on the future of mobike.
For example, when Meituan commented on the acquisition of mobike, Wang Xing also crossed Hu Weiwei and went directly to Li Bin. The game lasted half a year, and the details were gradually finalized in the first two weeks.
Rumor has it that you can't beat a horse's thigh. In fact, she can't even beat Li Bin's thigh. The latter's equity, plus Wang Xiaofeng's, has surpassed her.
So, whether mobike sells herself or not, she will have feelings again, and if she says no, she will count.
02 Experience the second man, three views disagree, "break up"! Relying on Wang Chao, we have no worries about technology and talents!
With the support of Li Bin, Hu Weiwei solved the problems of capital and management, and with Wang Chao, she solved the big problem of technology.
At that time, Hu Weiwei took Li Bin's money and began to look for people to design everywhere, because considering Li Bin's four-year maintenance, no one in the industry was willing to accept her order.
A qualified bicycle, with regular maintenance, has a normal life of only 3-5 years. Riding by all kinds of people every day, you have to last for 4 years. Are you kidding?
Just as Hu Weiwei hit a wall everywhere and almost finished assembling himself, Wang Chao appeared.
Wang Chao with thick hair is a real geek. His occupation is car design. When the average annual income of China people is 7,705, his hourly wage has reached 600.
Hu Weiwei once worked as an industry salon-yard party, and Wang Chao was a frequent visitor. When I met Hu Weiwei, he was already the boss of Kaiyun Automobile, independently developing new energy vehicles.
He has never designed a bicycle, but he is careful enough. He will not only explain his ideas to Hu Weiwei who doesn't understand technology with design drawings, but also carefully consider long-term problems such as changing tires and falling chains in mobike in the future.
Wang Chao, for example, imagined that if there were hundreds of thousands of cars in mobike one day, he might have to find tens of thousands of masters to change tires. So, he borrowed the design of automobile tires, put the tires on a solid hub, screwed five screws in the center of the hub and buckled them on one side of the bicycle, so he built a bicycle with two wheels leaning on the right side of the body.
Although Wang Chao feels more troublesome than working in his own company, he has been immersed in this matter for half a year because of the geek atmosphere here in Hu Weiwei.
Facts have proved that these unique designs have really benefited mobike.
In the autumn of 2065438+2006, a batch of wheels released by mobike were not round. After the location is determined, the operator does not need special experience in repairing cars. With the help of a special screwdriver, they change a wheel every twenty or thirty seconds.
Relying on Wang Chao, Hu Weiwei also successfully attracted former Motorola engineer Yang Zhongjie.
The latter was invited by Hu Weiwei three times and four times, but was attracted by Wang Chao's design. Because of mutual appreciation, the tour guide also joined the team.
However, Wang Chao's help to Hu Weiwei is not without cost.
Wang Chao is a man who has no property for a long time. To keep him, he must be highly matched with the spiritual level, for example, Hu Weiwei's infectious feelings.
However, companies in Hu Weiwei can't reach the spiritual height of Wang Chao. In his view, mobike is just an enterprise ripened by capital, and its struggle with competing product ofo and public relations war are not on the table.
Wang Chao's needs, Hu Weiwei can't meet, two people can only fall apart.
Now, in this acquisition, he forwarded Li Bin's wife's Weibo, and his interaction with Hu Weiwei had stopped as early as two years ago.
Experience the third person, you can do it, I'll go to public relations.
The biggest advantage of Wang Xiaofeng's joining mobike is that its management ability and execution are extremely mature!
Before joining mobike, he had nearly 20 years of executive experience. 20 14 to 20 15, general manager of Shanghai Uber. Prior to this, he worked for Procter & Gamble, Google, Tencent and other big companies.
"He doesn't look like a common grassroots entrepreneur in the venture capital circle. He speaks politely, but if he insists, he will never agree with you. Smiling, but actually there is a sense of distance. "
This kind of reason and calmness is exactly what Hu Weiwei lacks. She said-failure is regarded as public welfare, the public is very affectionate, but investors are very afraid.
So, Wang Xiaofeng's airborne, Hu Weiwei felt very happy for the first time.
According to Hu Weiwei himself, when Wang Xiaofeng came, it was the poorest time for the company. "(Wang Xiaofeng) is really a big company. He has done great things and spent a lot of money. "
After joining mobike, Wang Xiaofeng began to enter mobike city by city, taking into account mobike's iteration, negotiations with different forces and company management.
Under his leadership, mobike's execution and development speed have been improving. 20 17 has entered 100 enterprises in the first half of the year, and completed the task ahead of schedule.
Moreover, even if the top leader is changed from Hu Weiwei to Wang Xiaofeng, there is no obvious crack in mobike, which shows the management level of the company.
What is the price?
In the second half of 20 16, Wang Xiaofeng became CEO and took about 20% of mobike's equity. Hu Weiwei had to report to him.
The rumor that Hu Weiwei was broadcast is spreading. It is said that her biggest task is to give speeches and public relations everywhere with the aura of the founder.
Conclusion:?
I don't know what Hu Weiwei thought when he decided to throw the failed investment to Li Bin, the unfinished design to Wang Chao and the uncertain management to Wang Xiaofeng.
Now that mobike has been acquired, Wang Xing talks directly with Li Bin. She can do little for the team. What does she think?
Sun Hongbin, the only entrepreneur in China who made a comeback twice, probably finds it hard to understand these behaviors.
Once, he had dinner with a group of heavyweight investment bankers, and everyone was asking him: What is the most important thing to lead a team?
He said: Besides the qualities mentioned in the book, there are two more important things. One of them is:
"When you encounter difficulties, you must rush to the front line. Hiding behind the scenes is definitely not enough. You must let everyone know that you will not hide from any difficulties. "
The pattern of founders often determines the pattern of a company.
And the pattern ultimately determines the outcome!