Chapter 16 (2/2)

”Er...” Ford Brooke laughed awkwardly and said, ”25%, Steve is a tough guy, you know, ha ha...”

”Only 25%? Oh, it seems that if I hadn't sent someone over, you wouldn't have spent so much. Ha ha, I'm so sorry to have blocked you up! ”

Ford Brooke was stunned and said with a smile, ”Oh, nothing, nothing.”

Henry hung up with a bad look on his face. After half silence, he made a phone call to Geely Hutt and told him to keep an eye on the development of AOL. Later, Henry began to think about the future development plan. He had only 22 million dollars in his hand. As we all know, the Internet was very expensive in the early stage. Henry had to find a way to raise money. Now there are four companies controlled by Henry, including Nicholas bookstore, Cisco, Pixar and Noah Ark. Among the four companies, only Cisco has made money, but for the sake of development, there is basically no dividend. As for the other three, they are all money pocketers.

Henry thought for a long time, and finally decided to split Netscape browser to market, and then circle the money. The importance of the browser is self-evident, but it is less important than others. If Henry makes more than a billion dollars or more through Netscape, he won't have to worry about money at all. Then create all kinds of Internet companies that will make money in the future. If there is no money one day, then split up a company to go public and continue to earn money!

Listing financing is the king way!!!

Henry thought for a long time, and finally came to this conclusion!

Then Henry went back to Nicholas bookstore and had a good afternoon's talk with Geely Hutt.

The next day, Nicholas Bookstore announced an important event.

”The board of directors has decided to split Netscape browser for listing and financing in the near future, and the board of directors has decided to start the equity incentive plan. The employees of the company can subscribe for the corresponding shares according to the contribution standard to be announced by the company soon!”

Geely Hutt announced the end, and the whole company cheered.

On June 1, Nicholas Bookstore officially split Netscape browser, set up a separate subsidiary, and held a press conference.

At a news conference, Geely Hutt announced plans to launch Netscape on NASDAQ.

As soon as the news came out, the media became a sensation. This will be the first listed Internet company since the rise of the Internet!

Newspapers, television, radio and other media have reported.

Sequoia Capital heard the news and immediately called Henry.

”Henry, I heard that Netscape is going to launch its listing plan?” Asked Ford Brooke.

”Yes, we have submitted a listing application to NASDAQ.” Henry responded.

”You know, Sequoia Capital is very optimistic about your Netscape browser. Do you think you can subscribe for some shares before listing?” Asked Ford.

”It's not impossible to subscribe for some shares. Let's exchange Apple shares.” If Sequoia had not invested in AOL, it would not have been impossible for them to subscribe for some shares, but Henry does not want them to take advantage now.

Ford said with a pause, ”I have to discuss with the board.”

Sequoia still believes that holding Apple shares is more valuable than Netscape. Henry didn't say much. When Netscape came into the market, they would regret it.

After a while, Geely Hutt was very busy. He was CEO of Nicholas bookstore, CEO of Netscape browser, and also busy with roadshows all over the country. However, Henry gave him 2% shares of Netscape browser. After the listing, at least one million dollars, Henry Hutt was in pain and happy.

In September, Netscape was officially listed.

All of a sudden, the United States was shocked.

Netscape IPO, issued 2.5 million shares, accounting for 20% of the total equity. As soon as the stock of Netscape was listed, it went up slowly, just like taking a rocket. But people were scared. The speed of the rise was not slower than that of Microsoft. The issue price was $2 a share, but over the course of the morning, the share price soared to $18, a nine fold increase. In the afternoon, the stock price did not decrease at all. At the end of the day, Netscape's share price soared to $40, a miracle on NASDAQ.

That night, the media all over the United States went crazy, and the media all over the world also went crazy, competing to report the legend of Netscape browser's launch one after another!!!

Netscape this listing, the final market value of $500 million!

”Netscape's listing has been a great success and Internet companies will prosper,” the New York Times said

”The Washington Post reported:” a company with less than 10 employees is worth US $500 million. It's crazy. Investors are crazy! ”

……

No matter the media or praise, or doubt, Netscape's share price is still rising the next day, but the rise is not as obvious as the first day, the share price only rose $2.

The success of Netscape's listing stimulated a large number of people, and many investors began to invest in Internet companies. Sequoia Capital is one of them. In addition to investing in AOL, they are also actively looking for new targets.

Through this IPO, Nicholas Bookstore raised more than $70 million.

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