How did those former executives join Xiaomi and become founders?

Thanks to the participation of Lu, Chang Cheng and others, Xiaomi is now called "The Avengers". But in fact, before Xiaomi was founded, Lei Jun and his three early co-founders were the real first-generation "The Avengers" of Xiaomi. Each of them is an elite in their respective fields, but they have also encountered bottlenecks in their development.

After leading Jinshan to complete the listing, Lei Jun, who was exhausted physically and mentally, officially resigned as CEO of Jinshan in 2007 and started his angel investment career. During this period, Lei Jun observed the market through investment and noticed the rise of Apple and Android. At this time, Lei Jun also realized that his long-prepared "triathlon" model of hardware+software+Internet had met with a suitable outlet, so Lei Jun began a new journey to find allies.

Lei Jun and Lin Bin met in 2009. In the process of business communication, they found that both of them have a common hobby, that is, carrying a pack of mobile phones with them. Lin Bin did it out of work, while Lei Jun did it out of love. Before Google withdrew from China on 20 10, Lin Bin, who worked in Google China, had already felt faint pressure anxiety. At this time, Lin Bin also had the idea of starting a business. Lei Jun, who was informed of this matter, immediately found Lin Bin and introduced his idea of starting triathlon. After careful consideration, Lin Bin decided to give up the position of vice president of Google Engineering Institute and start a business with Lei Jun.

During his work in Jinshan, Li Wanqiang was responsible for the user experience and design team of Jinshan. Later, Li Wanqiang left Jinshan. Before he left, he came to bid farewell to former leader Lei Jun. While reminiscing about the past, Li Wanqiang expressed his idea of opening a studio, but Lei Jun said to him, "Stop talking nonsense and do it with me." This time, before Lei Jun introduced his plan, Li Wanqiang guessed what Lei Jun wanted to do. At the same time, Li Wanqiang chose to trust Lei Jun again and joined the entrepreneurial team.

KK Wong is a talent introduced from Lin Bin. Lei Jun and KK Wong first met in a coffee shop. When KK Wong worked at Microsoft, he was the engineering director of Windows Mobile. At that time, KK Wong's work was not smooth, because if you want to make a new product in Microsoft, you must prove to the company that it has a value of 65.438 billion. However, it is difficult to prove the value of the product before it is made. Lei Jun's idea made KK Wong shine at the moment. A startup company doesn't have too many constraints. Finally, KK Wong decided to join the entrepreneurial team and do something important.

The founder took great pains about where Xiaomi Company is going to open. After a heated discussion, the office was finally located in Yingu Building, Zhongguancun. The four founders of Xiaomi used to be corporate executives of Jinshan, Google China and Microsoft China, and the Yingu Building in Zhongguancun is located in the middle of these three companies, so the purpose of opening a company here is simple: it is convenient to recruit employees in the future.

Everything is ready. On the day when Xiaomi was formally established, Li Wanqiang's father was so excited that he couldn't sleep. He personally cooked a pot of millet porridge and sent it to Xiaomi's office in Yingu Building. Holding this bowl of millet gruel, Lei Jun said excitedly that we have officially embarked on the road of starting a business today. Xiaomi's difficult journey begins from this moment.