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
business good money sure using
I'm not sure at all that I'm any good at this mentoring/investing business - that's why I'm using my own money, and that's why it's not a career.
advantage business fragmented markets model opportunity small tremendous
We think small business in the US and other markets are very fragmented and a tremendous opportunity for a quasi-automated business model like we have to take advantage of.
business
I have a business to run and stockholders to think about.
business patents people
It's not healthy for patents to be used to stop other people from doing business.
businesses definitely huge operations opportunity using
There's definitely a huge opportunity for businesses to transform their operations and decision making by using data.
business china quite represents social
We are all here in China that represents quite a lot of opportunities, not only on the business side, but also on the social side,
anywhere both business comply court information local policy privacy proper satisfy
To be doing business in China, or anywhere else in the world, we have to comply with local law. We don't know what they want that information for, we're not told what they look for. If they give us the proper documentation and court orders, we give them things that satisfy both our privacy policy and the local rules.
almost biggest five giving six struggle
The biggest struggle was probably giving up something that we'd been doing for five or six years, doing our Ph.D.s and almost being there.
technology
Not only does Yahoo! have a unique franchise, it increasingly has industry-leading tools, technology and, most importantly, people.
I invest in things for the long term and have a long horizon and the flexibility.
people seen
I have never seen so many people with cameras. It is kind of scary.
I wanted to be able to do things at my own pace, make mistakes and nobody would care.
advertising last local spent
The last bastion of competitiveness is local advertising sales. There's little being spent by local advertisers on the Internet. That's where local media have leverage.
amendment hinges means
The Internet, as a First Amendment medium, hinges on free expression, and that means free advertising.