Jerry Yang
Jerry Yang
Jerry Chih-Yuan Yangis a Taiwanese American Internet entrepreneur and programmer. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth6 November 1968
CityTaipei, Taiwan
CountryUnited States of America
benefits build challenge gaining mergers others realize time
The challenge for us is to build partnerships over time that will realize the benefits others are gaining through mergers and acquisitions.
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The 'Field of Dreams' Internet--where the assumption was 'If you build it, they will come'--is no longer a reality. Content sites can no longer grow organically, and I give only six more months for most new electronic commerce sites.
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This has huge potential because it does combine the user-participation model with the algorithm. It will take multiple years to play out.
capitalize forward hopes trying
The hopes on e-commerce and communications going forward is what we're trying to capitalize on.
change consumers driving force mass
The Internet's a driving force in the change from mass media to 'my media,' in which consumers will be their own programmers.
follow happens outcome
I do not like the outcome of what happens with these things. But we have to follow the law.
I invest in things for the long term and have a long horizon and the flexibility.
certainly
Obviously, no one knows when the market is going to bottom out, and I am certainly not an economist.
believe best
I believe Yahoo!'s best years are still ahead of it.
technology
Not only does Yahoo! have a unique franchise, it increasingly has industry-leading tools, technology and, most importantly, people.
I haven't gotten any calls to run GM.
If you're not in the game to win, you shouldn't be in the game.