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     • Nine years ago, before Yang was CEO of Yahoo, he spent $1 billion of Yahoo's money for 30% of Ma's company.
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   How much money did Yang spend before he was CEO of Yahoo?

   • Nine years ago, before Yang was CEO of Yahoo, he spent $1 billion of Yahoo's money for 30% of Ma's company. He knew the asset would be hugely valuable someday and refused to sell Yahoo to Microsoft when Steve Ballmer came calling in 2008, a decision that cost him his CEO job.

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   Which of yang's achievements is bigger - Yahoo or Alibaba?

   • When the official history of Silicon Valley is (re)written, it will be hard to judge which of Yang's achievements is bigger: starting Yahoo or betting early on Jack Ma, chairman and CEO of Alibaba. Nine years ago, before Yang was CEO of Yahoo, he spent $1 billion of Yahoo's money for 30% of Ma's company.

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   What happened to the CEO of Yahoo?

   • He served as the CEO of Yahoo from 2007-2009. Years later, amidst a few twists, turns & criticisms, Jerry stepped down as the CEO of Yahoo and remained on the board of directors. Later in 2012, Jerry completely left the company along with resigning from its board of directors.

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   Why did Jerry Yang create Yahoo?

   • This requirement gave a spark in the mind of Jerry Yang who along with his friend decided to create something amazing to make sense of the chaos. They built Yahoo, a magical place on the internet where you could find everything you needed – from news to funny cat videos! Let’s look at the journey of Jerry Yang which led to the founding of Yahoo.

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3. www.forbes.com › sites › parmyolsonFinding Alibaba: How Jerry Yang Made The Most Lucrative Bet ...

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jerry_YangJerry Yang - Wikipedia

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   In 2005, under Yang's direction but before he took over as CEO in 2007, Yahoo! purchased a 40% stake in Alibaba for $1 billion plus the assets of Yahoo! China, valued at $700 million. In 2012, Yahoo! sold a portion of its stake in Alibaba for $7.6 billion. The company made an additional $9.4 billion in Alibaba's 2014 IPO.

   • Occupation(s): Founding Partner, AME Cloud Ventures.

   • Spouse: Akiko Yamazaki

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6. www.forbes.com › sites › briansolomonHow Jerry Yang Killed Yahoo, By Saving It - Forbes

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   Jul 25, 2016 · In 2005, Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang pulled off what would be one of the greatest strategic investments in tech history: he arranged for Yahoo to spend $1 billion for a 40% stake in fledgling...

7. www.fastcompany.com › the-glory-that-was-yahooThe history of Yahoo, and how it went from phenom to has-been

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   Mar 21, 2018 · (The Apple idea didn’t get much traction, he adds.) And Yahoo spurned offers—most famously when then CEO Jerry Yang aggressively rejected Microsoft’s attempts to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion ...

8. startuptalky.com › jerry-yang-success-storyJerry Yang's Journey: From Co-Founding Yahoo to Internet Icon

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   Oct 18, 2023 · Yahoo became very popular and they started realizing the business potential of Yahoo. Together they co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in 1995 and dropped out of their doctoral program. He served as the CEO of Yahoo from 2007-2009. Years later, amidst a few twists, turns & criticisms, Jerry stepped down as the CEO of Yahoo and remained on the board of ...

9. economictimes.indiatimes.com › tech › internetWhat Jerry Yang did at Yahoo that helped turn him into a ...

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   Jul 1, 2015 · Yang believes in data analytics so much that most of his investments are in enterprise companies with some data processing component to it. Benchmarks Nifty 22,529.05 27.05

10. www.startups.com › library › founder-storiesIt's Complicated | Interview with Jerry Yang | Founder Story

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    Apr 4, 2018 · He needed the vindication: Yang was supposed to be the Steve Jobs founder hero coming in to save Yahoo! back in 2008. He initially turned down a $40 billion acquisition by Microsoft, was eventually ousted as CEO, and Yahoo!’s long slide continued.