Editor's note:
Hangzhou, where the private economy is active and developed, has always been permeated with a strong atmosphere of independent entrepreneurship. And young people will always be the effective force in the entrepreneurial army. Some of these young people started their own businesses as soon as they graduated from college, and some gave up other careers after working for a few years. Their successful experience deserves our understanding and taste. To this end, this newspaper will open a "model" column from now on, and select some typical cases to tell readers their stories.
Several young people resolutely gave up their jobs with an annual salary of 200,000 to 300,000, gave up the comfortable life of the "middle class" and took the most important step in life-starting their own business.
From the day they resigned, the pressure followed. In order to turn technology into products as soon as possible, they burn the midnight oil every day; In order to do a good job in market research, they run around; In order to pay the salaries of external employees, they even occasionally overdraw their credit cards. ...
This is the life of a group of young people in Hangzhou Hefeng Ecological Technology Co., Ltd., who are working hard for their ideals.
Form a "dream team"
Our team is a dream team. Speaking of our team, Dai Li, general manager of Hangzhou Hefeng Ecological Technology Co., Ltd. is very proud. "Four doctors, five masters, my other classmate and I have the lowest bachelor's degree."
Because most of them were close friends when they were studying at Zhejiang University, when talking about colleagues, Dai Li still couldn't change his mind and always said "we are a classmate". At that time, a group of other disciples majoring in optoelectronics were buried in the dormitory for scientific research. He still remembers it vividly. "At that time, a group of students who got along well got together to brainstorm, and many good ideas sprouted at that time." Dai Li said. Since then, the road has gradually become clear from obscurity.
In 2007, Dai Li and his team established Hangzhou Hefeng Ecological Technology Co., Ltd., which has a public laboratory and its own office in Zhejiang University Science Park, mainly engaged in independent research and development and production of various environmental monitoring equipment and frontier basic research of environmental science.
It's always hard to start.
The initial stage of autonomy is always full of hardships. In Zhejiang University Science Park, Hefeng's lights are always the last to go out. "In the initial stage, we always worked overtime until the early hours of the morning or even all night. Working 10 hour a day is the least. " Dai Li recalled, "When I was really tired, I would work and listen to revolutionary songs to stimulate my fighting spirit. It can be said that that time was spent in the passionate melody of Guerrilla Song. "
Some unpredictable accidents have also made these young people remember. "I once went to northern Europe to do an experiment. Because it is too cold, the equipment needs antifreeze. As a result, the other party made a mistake in the model of antifreeze when purchasing, and burned out the power supply as soon as it was turned on. " Dai Li said, "I really want to cry in that ice and snow. Later, because the weather was too cold, my fingers were frozen on the button when operating the instrument, so I could only take the instrument back to the room and slowly thaw it. "
Of course, the biggest headache for young people is the problem of funds. "Several of our core members are doing business by themselves and don't get paid, but foreign employees still have to get paid. Dai Li said, "When money is tight, you can only overdraw your credit card, or take time off to do odd jobs to earn some liquidity by writing software and doing websites. "
However, the initial difficult moment has passed. At present, the prototype of the photoelectric monitoring system for atmospheric environment of Hefeng Company has basically completed the research and development and testing work, and will be put into trial operation and industrialization within this year. Two other products in the field of atmospheric and exhaust gas detection have also passed the key threshold of research and development. The next step is marketing and marketing.
In addition, Hefeng Company has just received a grant of 654.38 million yuan from the Hangzhou Municipal Government. Dai Li said, "With this money, the purchase cost of our experimental equipment can be much more comfortable."
The goal is to lead the world.
After graduating from college, Dai Li worked for a famous IT company in this city, and quickly became the youngest product manager of the company, with good salary. After working for several years, I have bought a house for my parents in my hometown in Jiangxi. In the eyes of many people, this is enough to make people envy.
But Dai Li resolutely chose to give up everything and start from scratch. "In fact, the annual salary of 200,000 to 300,000 is not unusual in our team. They all gave up these. " Dai Li said, "If you only focus on the present, you can't have a future. So we decided to realize our value together. "
What makes Dai Li give up everything to pursue is the top technology they have. "The core technology of our product is at the leading level in China, and it is difficult for other companies to copy the product in at least three years, and the market prospect is very good." Talking about his products, Dai Lixin is full of expectations.
The next goal of Hefeng Company is to achieve an output value of 600-10000000 in 2009 and at least an annual growth rate of1000% in the first three years. The further vision is to build Hefeng into a "leading complete solution provider in environmental protection field in China and even the world".
For 28-year-old Daley, his idol is Bai Yunfeng, the 2007 China Person of the Year and the 32-year-old CEO of Qi Bo Environmental Protection Company. "Optical instruments and environmental protection industries are sunrise industries. Qi Bo Environmental Protection Company has achieved sales revenue of 2 billion in just a few years, and we also have such potential. " Dai Li said.
The main reason why it is difficult for young people to achieve their expected goals-
1 underestimated the difficulties encountered in the process.
2 the predetermined goal is too idealistic
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(Author: Hong Guangyu Cen Wenhua)
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