Jerry Yang is a Taiwanese born American internet entrepreneur, the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. He co-created the Yahoo Internet navigational guide in April 1994 with David Filo and co-founded Yahoo Inc. in April 1995. He was appointed as the CEO of the company in June 2007 and stepped down in November 2008.
He has been instrumental in building Yahoo into the world’ most highly trafficked website and one of the world’s most recognized brands. He has been a key member of the executive management team and his focus at Yahoo over the years has included corporate strategy. In addition to serving the Yahoo Board of Directors, Mr. Yang currently serves on the board of directors of Cisco Systems, Yahoo Japan, and Alibaba and is also on the Stanford University Board of Trustees. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
Here we present 8 Best Inspirational Quotes Of ‘Jerry Yang’ For Business Students
1. Certainly Yahoo! wouldn’t exist without the sort of environment that Stanford gave us to allow us to create it.
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2. 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.
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3. 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.
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4. If you find something that feels right but doesn’t seem to fit into your master plan, take a chance, and commit to it by working hard. You shouldn’t be afraid to let passion get behind the wheel. You might really love where you end up.
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5. It helps a ton when you learn people’s names and don’t butcher them when trying to pronounce them.
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6. So get out there, go see the world, chart your own footprints on different lands than you are familiar with! …It’s really hard to dream if you can’t imagine the possibilities.
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7. The difference between a good violinist and a virtuoso comes down to ambition and having the discipline to put in the requisite time. As someone once said, in golf as in life, it is the follow through that makes the difference.
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8. And don’t worry — it’s a long life, you don’t need to rush to be or do something. Your job is to walk out into the unknown and see what happens. Take your time, learn and enjoy something from each job, layer it on, and then pass it along so others can benefit from your wisdom.
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BY SHWETA TIWARI
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