"I've seen far too many cases around me where even the most devoted couples or married partners end up developing all kinds of conflicts after starting a business together.
Take Old Li and his wife, the ones behind Dangdang. They were kicked out of Dangdang, then tried to go back and seize the company seal. Netizens mocked them, saying they'd lost both the business and the family.
They used to be so harmonious, worked together so seamlessly. Back when I was running and they were running Dangdang, I met with the couple quite a few times. Yet it still ended in a complete mess.
That's a close example. A more distant one is Bezos. Bezos and his wife started Amazon together and made it the number one company in the world, but they still fell out and divorced in the end. He gave his wife more than thirty billion dollars. That was over twenty years of feelings.
My advice is that you'd better not mix the company with romance. It won't be good for you, and it won't be good for her either.
If you start a company, it'll definitely be an innovation-driven technology company. You'll be responsible for R&D, while what you need are front-office and functional departments like sales, HR, and finance. Those are simple enough. It isn't hard to find suitable people, especially in first-tier cities.
The headhunting services in Shanghai are already very mature. Whether it's an international giant like Korn Ferry or a domestic local headhunter like Career International, they can help you find people you'll be satisfied with.
Take this advice from your senior brother. Lin Jia is outstanding, that's true, but when starting a business, you should still hire professional managers to help you run it."
Chen Yuanguang took Lei Jun's words to