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American History 1988

``` Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government, freedom. At the end of the 1980s, a wave of change encompassed a country boy from the Rust Belt. As the gate for upward mobility was on the verge of closing, he struggled to move forward. College, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship; HP, Apple, Microsoft. To become part of the 1%, or even 0.1%, he sacrificed a lot, but also gained a lot. ```

Quiet thoughts · 都市
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418 Chs

Chapter 204 Indirect Tactics

"Jerry Brown hopes to meet with you, he's preparing to run in next year's election,"

David Morgentaler had once lobbied Washington and served as the chairperson of the Venture Capital Association.

Decades of experience had given him deep connections in California, the Brown Family being one of them.

"Why would they come to me?" Dean showed his puzzlement. "I don't seem to have anything to offer."

"Dean," David Morgentaler had to correct his perception, "you should get used to these things.

Byte Company is already valued at four hundred million US dollars, and by the shareholding ratio, you are truly a multimillionaire."

"This is absurd." Dean laughed and spread his hands. "That's a valuation; it's not accepted by the public.

Before going public, it's more like paper wealth. Apart from Byte Company itself, no one acknowledges its worth."

"That's not important, what's important is that investment institutions recognize you!