The day after Kyle arrived in Seattle, he threw himself into work without a moment's rest.
"Boss, the official completion ceremony for Phase 1 of the Page Industrial Park is in five days, and you must sign the contracts for these 39 companies to settle in within these next few days."
In the temporary office, Ms. Osses, one of the members of the think tank, handed a stack of documents to Kyle.
At the same time, more than 20 other people were present, including think tank member Little Baggio Lister and private attorney Paul Goodman.
Every single document had to be handled with the utmost care!
Seattle is an extremely important city in America, renowned as the capital of aerospace, software, cloud computing, and e-commerce.
Numerous internet and high-tech companies have their headquarters located here.
Microsoft: The World's largest software company, with 50,000 to 60,000 employees in the Seattle area. It is said that if you drop a brick on the street in Seattle, two out of every ten people you hit will be Microsoft employees.
Amazon: The World's largest e-commerce company and the pioneer of cloud computing.
Boeing: One of the World's largest aircraft manufacturers.
Starbucks: The World's largest coffee chain.
Costco: The third-largest warehouse supermarket in America and the ninth-largest retailer in the World.
Expedia: The largest online travel website in America.
Zillow: The largest real estate trading website in America.
A whole string of global enterprises have their headquarters located in Seattle.
Of course, many companies had not yet been founded by the end of February 2001; for instance, Expedia and Zillow were only established in 2006 and 2009, respectively.
"Supra Real Estate Trading Network? It is..." "Oh, I know!"
While signing the documents for the companies moving in, Kyle saw a familiar company and name.
Supra Real Estate Trading Network, founded in April 1999, quickly became a local star enterprise in Seattle by relying on convenient online real estate services.
In just a few months, Supra Real Estate Trading Network developed into an internet enterprise with a valuation exceeding $50 million.
Its founder, Rich Barton, quickly became an internet celebrity.
The Seattle Metropolitan News published an article stating: "Supra Real Estate Trading Network, the rise of a new internet tycoon!"
However... unexpected things happen! In early March 2000, just as Supra Real Estate Trading Network was preparing to start its Series A financing, it ran into the outbreak of the Dot-com Bubble.
After several months of blows, Supra Real Estate Trading Network, which had been called an "internet tycoon," was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Founder Rich Barton said: "If I hadn't mortgaged my property and farm, Supra Real Estate Trading Network would have gone bankrupt long ago."
Looking at the document in his hand, Kyle thought for a moment and then laughed.
Kyle didn't have much of an impression of Supra Real Estate Trading Network, but its founder, Rich Barton, was definitely a business talent.
—Zillow! Zillow, which would go on to become the largest real estate trading website in America, had a market value of as high as $22 billion by 2020.
One of its founders, who also served as CEO, was none other than the current boss of Supra Real Estate Trading Network, Rich Barton!
"Ms. Osses, please pay special attention to Supra Real Estate Trading Network and its boss, Rich Barton, from now on," Kyle said.
"Yes, boss." Ms. Osses nodded.
In fact, Ms. Osses was a bit confused at this moment. She couldn't quite understand.
In 2001, websites similar to Supra Real Estate Trading Network in America were not necessarily as numerous as hair on an ox, but they were definitely not few. There were over five real estate trading websites just in Seattle, and Supra Real Estate Trading Network could be considered a very inconspicuous company.
Currently, after experiencing the Dot-com Bubble, Supra Real Estate Trading Network was in the middle of a winter, with a valuation of at most $15 million, far lower than its peak valuation of $50 million.
Kyle emphasized again: "Osses, you will be in charge of the Page Industrial Park from now on. As long as it involves companies in internet finance, internet travel, internet real estate trading, and so on, you must send me a report every three months."
"Yes, boss!" Ms. Osses nodded heavily.
Kyle was very satisfied with Ms. Osses's attitude. Regardless of anything else, Kyle had spent a huge amount of effort and money preparing this industrial park. Although the main purpose was for the development of LinkedIn, he didn't mind having the first-mover advantage with other future "rising stars" as well!
"Zillow, this future largest real estate trading website in America—no matter what, I must get involved in it in the future," Kyle thought to himself.
Time passed slowly. The morning went by, and under the witness of a group of lawyers, Kyle signed the settlement agreements for 9 companies.
"But there are as many as 39 companies applying to move in and with whom preliminary contracts have been reached!" Kyle pursed his lips.
The life of a billionaire isn't easy either!
"Boss, if you're tired, you don't have to say it out loud. Don't forget, these are just the companies moving into the first phase of the Page Industrial Park. In the future, there will be a second phase, a third phase..." Ms. Osses added, right on time.
Kyle's mouth twitched, but his heart was full of excitement.
Why move LinkedIn to Seattle? Why build this Page Industrial Park? Everything, absolutely everything, was for Kyle to build a massive high-tech empire!
"With the presence of numerous internet and high-tech companies, the future of LinkedIn will definitely be even brighter. As for Microsoft spending nearly $30 billion to acquire LinkedIn in the future, that certainly won't happen again."
With Kyle participating and leading, LinkedIn would surely be even more brilliant than the LinkedIn in the original timeline. Kyle didn't dare to dream of a trillion-dollar LinkedIn, but he was very confident in developing LinkedIn into a hundred-billion-dollar enterprise.
A few days later, the agreements for the 39 companies to settle into the Page Industrial Park had all been approved by Kyle, and the relevant contracts were reached.
The first revenue arrived, totaling $22 million.
Although the cost of Phase 1 of the Page Industrial Park exceeded $1 billion, Kyle still felt it wasn't a loss, as an industrial park is inherently a project with a long payback period.
Besides, Kyle didn't overly value this income. "As long as one or two of the companies that move in become future 'rising stars' and become subsidiaries of LinkedIn, the returns will definitely be massive."
On this day, the Page Industrial Park officially held the completion ceremony for the first phase of the project.
Local government officials, tycoons, and entrepreneurs from New York attended one after another.
Kyle's old friend, the boss of Amazon Marketplace, Jeff Bezos, arrived first; Bill Gates of Microsoft also attended in person; at the same time, the boss of Costco, Jim Sinegal, also arrived at the scene very early.
Of course, Adidas senior vice president Felix Luca, who had traveled all the way from Germany to Baltimore and then chased him to Seattle, was also on the list. However, his expression was somewhat resentful.
After arriving in Seattle, he had tried to meet Kyle many times, but was rejected.
"Boo hoo You won't see me Then I'll come to see you myself!"