Diary of a CEO

Dinner with M. who we met 2 more years ago in a semina, at that time, his company is top 5 in our industry and he himself jump in the feild 10 years before and was the enpreprenure then, the occation we knew each other was interesting, the seminar took place in Lalu -- the gogues resort in Central Taiwan, he brought his family with him - include his brother in law, we didn't offically introduced when met, then when taking the elavotor to our rooms, I heard his brother in law mention to his daughter -- he hold her in his arm, comport her that the surgenry next week will kill her pain, then she will regain a healthy heart, I realized that the little girl suffered from a heart problem and will process a critital surgery following week, this trip is the pre-operation family tour; I called my wife at night and share this encounter with her.

we met finally at the breakfast table , and he is a senior in the industry, I asked a few question , basically , they all relate to how to gain a bigger picture in this competative yet slim margin business; then we shake hand to each other and send a " keep in touch " message. that was 2 more years ago, and no body believe we are doing the right thing, jump to the tubulance and trying to make a living in ISP.

then we met a few times for the past 2 years, together with his brother in law -- who I found an interested person and when converstaion devloped, we even notice that we have a mutual friend as well; so the intimacy built but no business cross between us.

9 months ago, the bankrupcy news of this company drop a bomb in the market, it didn't suprise people, even though this company listed in HK and with primary invetor from Singpore, there' no way to turn around if you are no good in certain area. he miss from my telephone book until 2 weeks ago.

the dinner was an introduction of his new investor or boss who equipped with an finacial and invsetment backgroud, a smart gentelman; the restaurant M. pick are always pleasant, " Three Wells " Japnaese cretive cursine ( fusion ) is so delicioue. as I had a follow up meeting with the twice classmate, Mr. Lin so I left earlier -- but it passed 10:00pm already.

Mr. Lin called me last weekend and wish me to come to his house this meeting between met with my friend; he is keen in establish the platform in IP / Enprepurner / Acdemeic / New tech,Material. he hold a passion in the project, I think this proposal was derive from his MBA thesis; his strategy behind it to create a credital board with respect public figures, then license tech / new material from inventors who have difficulty in handling business negociation and business operation; the holding company conpect can then develop to a interchangeable platform for entrepunor-to-be and industry people. My comment to his dream is " this is a proxy structure, endosement and credit prove the model, all those public figures skeptical to endose for who they don't trust or what they don't know, they are fragile and afraid of ruining their creit and reputation " -- how to make belive those new invetion will turn the world around and the future is brighten then our expecation ? but I like his therory support -- from ecomonist Peter Shun -- how to give great motivation for captialist keep investing and what is the incentive to drive entreprunurship further and help grow the global economic.

Done the talk around mid-night, I am little bit tired and feel a little bit uncomfortable, wife came to pick me up and we share the ' Sound " problem again, he is too smart to be control , and he it too smart to keep him away from all the supervision.

Mom's TV didn't broke, the safe of 50,000 contribute a trip to Hulian / Taitong which I planned myself yesterday and we decided to send Sound and Fruit to Summer Camp in YiLan -- a sub-program from the famouse and highly reconiged YiLan Kid Festival.

posted by Roger @ 6/09/2004 08:21:00 上午