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Chapter 16. The registered name is more important than anything else

No one can really understand what will happen in the future except Alice. However, everyone knows that routers will have a huge impact on the development of the network. Because of this, Silicon Valley, even the whole United States, and even the world will definitely rise like mushrooms after a rain.

So at this moment, no one except her can know how far Cisco will develop.

At the same time, although she was not a wise businessman in her previous life, Alice also knew the principles of doing business.

The key to success in a career is not how talented the entrepreneur is, but how someone is willing to help him or work with him. When a successful businessman works with others, he should give priority to the interests of the other party. If the other party is not profitable, he will become unprofitable. Only by being willing to give in and letting the other party get enough benefits, instead of being petty about his own interests and not being obsessed with small profits can he obtain real benefits.

"It's better to register the company in San Francisco. Sandy said it makes sense. It's really a greater advantage to build a company near Silicon Valley than in Los Angeles."

So, after the mother made a bargaining gesture first, Alice made a statement. Sure enough, the Posacks and his wife both smiled satisfied.

"So two, since you have decided on the site of the company, I should have the name of the company?"

When Alice said this, the smile on her face was so bright that she was definitely showing her teeth with five stars of sweetness!

Yes, the company's registered address can be changed at any time. Microsoft and Apple are all companies that have moved. But Alice will never miss this honor if the naming rights are right!

Posack nodded and said, "Of course it's okay. Although Sandy and I are good at technology, there is nothing we can do about naming the company. I'm not afraid of you making jokes. I know I'm hesitating now. When Sandy and I have a child, what name should we give him?"

Everyone in the table burst into laughter. Sandy first slapped her husband happily before saying to Alice: "Alice, your father is a history teacher. There are so many historical celebrities and places, don't let me down."

Since she was mentioned, James also said, "I really want to hear it, Vivi, what name are you going to give the new company?

Oscar, Hannah stared at her sister without blinking, and Sophie smiled proudly.

“This is simple.”

Alice blinked and blurted out: "Cisco Systems, what do you think of this name?"

The answer came extremely suddenly. No one expected that Alice could give the answer without thinking. Facing the bright smile of her teeth, the people on the table looked at each other, and in an instant, there was silence.

After a while, Oscar spoke.

"Cisco? Is it a cisco from San Francisco?"

Alice flashed at him with her long eyes, looking so innocent: "Yes, since she decided to register her company address in San Francisco, wouldn't it be enough to just intercept the second half of its words? It's so easy!"

"...It's so casual! Sister, is it really good that you speak so carelessly? Registered in San Francisco is called Cisco, which is called registration in Los Angeles! Angela Systems Company! Angel Systems Company! Then you can register directly to the Vatican! It's called Vatican or Christian Systems Company!?"

"Well... it's true, XXSystemsIncorporated, it's all-purpose. If you set up a Terminator System Company, Skynet System Company, and Umbrella System Company in the future, this will be full of connotations~"

"Alice!?"

"Thank you, brother, you gave me such a great inspiration!"

"Alice! I'm serious. Everyone has given you the right to decide. Is it really okay to call Cisco??"

How could the Cisco Systems Company, which is famous for later generations, make Oscar shout back with such a big name? Alice looked around and was in good condition. Although Sophie, James and Hannah were laughing non-stop, she obviously had no intention of opposing her.

What made Alice's old wish was that the Posacks were still frowning and savoring the name carefully!

"Actually, Alice, you really thought about going with me."

However, Posack suddenly spoke: "Actually, I thought, if it were me, I would just use 'San Francisco' as the name of the new company."

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent again.

To be precise, it was because he was yelling at Oscar and suddenly choked.

"You... are sure?"

Seeing Posack nodding with a smirk, Oscar's face turned green in an instant.

Sitting obediently beside her mother, Hannah held a champagne glass gracefully, and the nearly transparent liquid inside was pear juice: "Wow, Uncle Leon, you are really good at naming!"

Alice rubbed her forehead hard and was glad that she loved cleanliness and did not rub the mud rolls off.

The name Cisco is indeed taken from the word San Francisco, it is a name determined by the Posacks themselves in the normal historical trajectory.

Alice did not investigate too carefully in her previous life, but she lived in the United States in this life, thanks to a mother with a doctorate in law, she still knows the relevant legal provisions very well.

The US authorities have made it clear that the name of the city is not allowed to be used as the company name.

Well, so, will Cisco Systems really almost become a "San Francisco Systems"?

"The technology of this router is Alice, so after the company is established, we will definitely hand over some of the technology shares to us."

After solving the naming problem, Sophie continued: "There is no doubt that Cisco is a technology-oriented company, so the proportion of technology stocks must be very high, so how about it just set it at 70%?"

The Posacks were not surprised at all when they opened their mouths. The husband was silent in silence. When Sophie finished speaking, Sandy spoke almost without hesitation.

"This proportion is somewhat high. Although Alice invented the router, Leonardo and I are both technical personnel. Besides, Alice is still young and the company is not in Los Angeles. She cannot get too involved in the company's daily operations and even product upgrades. This product alone accounts for more than half of the share, which is a bit unacceptable."

The bargaining process began without any suspense, and Sophie did not immediately speak. Alice smiled and said, "Anyone who knows the stock market knows that there is a type of stock called potential stocks, Sandy, and Leon. Don't you think I'm a typical potential stock?"

A sentence made the whole table chuck again, Alice continued, "I'm not kidding, two, I'm really young now, but wasn't this router made by me under this premise? You know, Sandy, I'm not an Ivy League college student, but just an ordinary elementary school girl."

"In this way, I can take the lead in IG now and develop a fully practical router. So what about giving me some time? And you should know that the changes in the stock market during the start-up period of the company were particularly frequent. Now it is a certain share, which does not mean that it will remain unchanged in the future."

"I account for 70%, and then Leon and you each account for 15%. When new employees are eligible for stock options, we can just wait and see a bit to reduce our share. After all, the company's development is a continuous process, and the addition of talents in the later stage will definitely cause equity changes. We expect that we might as well focus on researching products if we spend so much verbal words on the initial share."

"So, the topic is back. As a company that develops routers and even more types of network hardware in the future, it is definitely technology-oriented. Since it is technology-led, as the inventor of technology, I account for 70% of it at the moment with only three people."

"Oh, of course, obviously, you couple are planning to invite Mr. Iger into the company, so the position of technical director is probably not going to be able to escape. After all, he has developed the prototype of the router. Well, at this point..."

Alice stopped and looked at Sandy with a smile.

Yes, you and your wife are indeed teachers in the computer department, you are undoubtedly senior engineers, but that's the case.

If Alice hadn't intervened, when the Posacks were founded by history at the end of this year, they did have technology. But even then, this technology was actually developed with school resources, such as with the help of that Ig.

Otherwise, why, when Cisco was first established, Stanford caused them so much trouble?

But now, the couple actually don't have much capital to negotiate with Alice.

In addition, in the long discussion just now, Alice actually deliberately used inducing language to confuse a concept.

The debate about how many percentage of shares should be taken should be transferred to the topic of giving new members shares, and then to the conclusion that every old member should reduce his share ratio by waiting for a ratio.

It’s not that her 70% should be reduced, but that the ratio of the big guy is reduced.

"Alice makes sense, Sandy."

When this long and eloquent speech came to an end, Posack was obviously stunned and said to his wife softly: "We..."

“What about corporate funds?”

After interrupting Posack, Santigao stood up with his chest and his tone was even more striking: "Since Alice is planning to invest in technology, then Leon and I are investing in funds? As long as we give enough money, each person will account for 20%, or even 30%, of the shares, isn't it impossible?"

"sure."

Alice blinked with a relaxed look: "Then how much registered capital can you take out?"
Chapter completed!
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