?Chapter 489


    Carlisle and Logan spent nearly an hour discussing whether to make Govan Software independent. Ultimately, they decided against it.


    The Govan system, a hybrid of the Ember and Android of the future, would be the pioneer of the smartphone industry. The Govan software was tailored specifically for the Govan system and wouldn''t bepatible withter Android or Ember phones.


    Logan''s reasoning was sound. The Govan phone, system, and software formed a cohesive ecosystem, and integrating them would make them morepetitive in the mobile industry. Later, Carlisle visited Alumni Network''s marketing department. The department head was a middle-aged man nearing his 40s. He patiently exined the features and promotional strategies targeting the schools to Shane.


    The head of marketing furrowed his brow when he saw Carlisle walk in. He was about to shout when Shane abruptly stood up.


    "Carl..."


    The head of the department swallowed his words.


    "Carl?"


    The CEO had addressed the chairman as "Carl". He wondered if the man before him was the chairman himself.


    With his hands in his pockets, Carlisle asked Shane, "So, do you know how to promote thework now?"


    "I guarantee the promotion will be wless," Shane assured confidently.


    He knew Carlisle was giving him a chance, which was a test of his skills.


    Alumni Network''s features were perfectly catered to the online needs of that day''s college students.


    Shane was confident that he could make the socialwork a hit at Rivend University.


    "Good afternoon, Mr. Zahn!" the department head greeted nervously.


    Carlisle nodded calmly.


    "Is the promotion n in ce?"


    "Mr. Cannon briefed us this morning. We''ll follow your n and also set up campus contact points at nine universities in Rivend."


    As he spoke, he stole a nce at Carlisle. At 17 or 18, Carlisle was about the same age as his daughter. She was still dependent on her parents while Carlisle ran several businesses.


    It would have been one thing if his businesses had been inherited, but he had built them from the ground up.


    The head was especially stunned when he heard about Carlisle''s marketing strategy.


    As a senior marketing executive who had been in the industry for over a decade, he was so taken aback that he almost bit his tongue. The referral-based strategy resembled multi- level marketing and was sure to quickly attract arge user base for Alumni Network.


    In addition, the tform''s various features were designed specifically for inte users, ensuring a high retention rate among registered members.


    Carlisle sat at the head''s desk and tested Alumni Network''s features. Since it wasn''t connected to a server, they had to use special tools to test it.


    After a thorough check, Carlisle was generally pleased.


    Alumni Network beat out SchoolSpace, which was set tounch in 2005. It had perfectly replicated SociableNet''s features. But unlike SociableNet, Alumni Network wouldn''t bepletely public.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    A fully open tform would attract a mix of users, diluting the site''s quality.


    "When will the server be ready?" Carlisle inquired suddenly.


    Time was money, and he was anxious to get Alumni Network up and running.