Rewrite the Technological Landscape

"Mr. Dale, to be honest, when I heard about your company, I thought it was amazing. I didn't expect that there would be a company with ideas so close to my own on the other side of the ocean. The concept of maker was born only a few years ago. I talked to many When people communicate with each other, everyone is very vague about the concept of maker, I don’t know how Mr. Dale thought of doing such a thing?”

"I actually came out of a firm belief that the United States was founded by curious and fearless amateur inventors, and it was their creative spirit that inspired the birth of great fields. But many things have been lost in recent years. In changing, it is difficult for me to describe what kind of concept this is.

I clearly remember that when I was a child, my friends all liked to make some interesting things, but in this era, it seems that everyone is not that interested, but I gradually realized that there are many things that hinder everyone's interest.

What about Mr. Meng? Why do you want to enter the field of makers. "

"My understanding and outlook of this industry was completely inspired by the Pure Land Project."

"Pure Land Project!" Dale was a little excited. This year, the Pure Land Project has become more and more popular, and many people yearn for the Pure Land Project.

"Mr. Dale may not even know that the Pure Land Laboratory I built with my own hands is now mocking the Gale Group every day."

"Oh? Why is that?" Dale couldn't help feeling curious.

"I always thought that the people who came to the Pure Land Laboratory were smart and proud people, but I found that I was completely wrong. The Pure Land Laboratory is full of a group of guys who love to play. These guys used to want to play and have no place to play. Well now, Pure Land Lab provides them with a platform, tools, and funds, and they are having a great time.

They fiddle with some messy things every day. What’s interesting is that they can really fiddle with some new things, so they often mock the Dafeng Group. They think that such a powerful company as the Dafeng Group only has so little innovation ability every day. It’s better to disband earlier.”

"Haha." Dale smiled heartily, "It does look a bit like a maker."

"Yeah, they remind me of this concept that I heard a few years ago, and there is a saying in Pure Land Lab, why should you be a passive consumer, why not be happy to create the products you want."

Dell thought for a moment, "Thinking about it this way, the Pure Land Lab does provide a good platform for makers. When I communicated with relevant scholars, everyone mentioned that in fact, everyone in this world can become an athlete. Become a musician, become an author, and become whoever you want to be, but not everyone can get the most basic support.

Children in slums want to be musicians, but they can't afford pianos, and they want to be engineers, but they can't afford computers. If we can create learning opportunities for everyone, everyone can create their own life, and everyone is a maker. "

"I may be more concerned about the fact that real makers know how to share. They are willing to share their knowledge and experience with others. At the same time, they will also get others to share. When the circle of makers is large enough , will generate great wealth, and this wealth can be left to the world.”

"Since the Pure Land Project is realizing such a circle, why does Mr. Meng single out the creators? It seems that he intends to build them alone?"

"Because as I said just now, the phenomenon of Pure Land Lab is beyond my expectation. The purpose of building Pure Land Lab is to support scientific research and support open source. In my opinion, there is still a gap between open source and makers. different."

"How does Meng always see the difference?" Dale asked cautiously. In fact, he was cautious from the beginning to the end. After all, he was a small role in front of Meng Qian at this time.

Meng Qian is too lazy to hide it, not to mention that Meng Qian's personality is that the corporal is approachable and approachable. "There are two core differences, the purpose and the goal are different. The purpose of open source is more inclined to cooperate and share. The way of repayment promotes the model of technological development, so it is often necessary to determine the open source project first, which is why I often describe open source and business as the tires on both sides of a car, and more often, open source is also serving this car.

Makers are more inclined to create. They don’t serve anyone, and they don’t want to promote anything. It’s fun, interesting, and creation. Many things created by makers don’t necessarily have commercial value, but what makers promote is a kind of Thinking is a kind of thinking that learns to create and break through confinement. The value that this kind of thinking brings to individuals and society is not limited to a certain product or a certain technology. "

Dale nodded hurriedly, he really agreed with Meng Qian's statement and couldn't agree anymore.

"Let's talk about the target. The target I said is the target group. The target group targeted by open source will be more technical and academic, but makers are different. A six- or seven-year-old child can also become a maker. He creates A distinctive painting, he is the Maker.

So why are makers singled out, because everyone can become a maker, Pure Land Lab is more inclined to serve open source, it is not enough to serve makers, and it is impossible to use such a laboratory to serve the existence of There are makers in every corner, so I decided to start with a maker website to promote maker culture. In the near future, I will gradually realize maker education, popularize maker values, provide a maker platform, and let more people Be the master of your own life. "

"Meng always really understands the maker!" Dale looked at Meng Qian at this moment, and there was obvious admiration in his eyes.

Meng Qian also saw it, so he stopped talking nonsense, "Mr. Dell, you are better at traditional media operations, and we are better at Internet operations. You are in the United States, and we are in China. Why don't we have a cooperation across the ocean? how?"

"I wonder if Boss Meng has any good ideas?"

"My idea is this. Dafeng Group will set up a separate subsidiary focusing on makers. We will integrate the two sides. We will start the promotion of makers in the United States and China with one brand at the same time."

What Meng Qian said was very polite. In fact, what he said was an integration is actually a merger and acquisition, but Meng Qian is willing to do his best on the surface. The US company still operates this way normally. Dell is still the leader. Meng Qian guarantees his shareholder position And the position of chairman of the American company, but the actual shareholding of Dafeng Group in the American company will reach 51%. On the surface, it seems to be an integration, but in fact the company is already owned by Dafeng Group.

But even so, Dell is still willing. There are many reasons for this. On the one hand, it is not easy for Dell to find a VC when the company was first established. But in a few years this thing will be a hit.

On the other hand, Dale is very smart to realize that if he nods today, then Meng Qian is here to show kindness, and if he doesn't nod today, it will be shameless.

Dafeng Group is also a maker. If you disagree with Dafeng Group's merger and acquisition, then everyone is an opponent.

Thinking about Oracle, thinking about Microsoft, Dell asked himself, what would he use to fight Dafeng Group?

Meng Qian gave himself enough face, and even visited such a small company as himself. If he is not clever, he will die.

The last point is that Meng Qian does have a deep understanding of makers.

Talk to each other first, then talk about acquisitions, and then cooperate with the persona you set for yourself. This method is tried and tested.

As for the acquisition itself, there is naturally no obstacle. Maker Media is less impressive than Tesla at the moment.

If Andrew's intentions count, Meng Qian has completed his third investment goal in the United States.