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
combine huge model multiple potential
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.
continue culture enhance excellence focus full global help leading potential product realize strategy technology
I will continue to focus on global strategy and to do everything I can to help Yahoo! realize its full potential and enhance its leading culture of technology and product excellence and innovation.
If you're not in the game to win, you shouldn't be in the game.
asset built great
If you look at what we've done in Japan..., we've built a great asset there.
business patents people
It's not healthy for patents to be used to stop other people from doing business.
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.
people
People are getting patents on things that are too general.
ask companies money
You have to ask what is going to happen to a lot of companies when there is not a lot more money to be gotten. That changes everybody's perspective, I think.
believe best
I believe Yahoo!'s best years are still ahead of it.
build company financial good great possible resources since takes web
I think that it's always possible to have a great company if you have great ideas. I will say that since the web has become more commercialized, it also takes some good financial resources to build a great business, but as I always say, you have to have the idea first.