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
allow china company dominant grow internet key market position strong
China is a key market for any Internet company. We think (the deal) will allow us to grow from a strong position to a dominant one.
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Now we're seeing services and applications. This has been one of the promises the Internet has offered for a long time -- the consumer can really be the programmer.
according behind china commitment confident consumers essential internet management providing putting relevant resources services shares similar values vision
We have always had a long-term commitment to China and even more so to the development of its Internet industry, We're confident that Yahoo! is putting its resources behind the right management team, which operates according to similar values as we do, and shares the same vision for providing the most essential and relevant services to consumers and businesses.
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.
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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.
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.
access change complex consumers developing inventory local location people products seamless shop technology
Curbside is primed to fundamentally change the way people shop - by creating a seamless way for consumers to access products from local merchants - by successfully developing complex location and inventory technology.
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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.
pursue time
The time has come for me to pursue other interests outside of Yahoo.