Not many internet companies from the past 30 years conjure up the allure of Yahoo. The tech pioneer was the first guide for people to the fast-growing internet in the mid to late 1990s. Along the way came legendary products such as Yahoo.com, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo News and Yahoo Mail. These timeless products endure today as the go-to trusted guide for millions of people around the world in their respective categories. Amidst its rocketship-like success also came a dose of fascinating headlines in the 2000s, ranging from an offer by Microsoft (MSFT) to buy the company for $45 billion and a decision to make an early investment in then Jack Ma-led upstart Alibaba (BABA). In the milestone 100th episode of the Opening Bid vodcast, Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sits down with Yahoo co-founder and AME Cloud Ventures Founding Partner Jerry Yang. Yang shares leadership lessons learned from the early days of Yahoo and how the next generation of entrepreneurs could apply them to achieve success in the era of AI. Yang also wades into the outlook for the internet as it continues to experience disruption amid the rise of AI and ChatGPT. While Yang reflects fondly on his time creating the Yahoo juggernaut, he has since gone on to be an early-stage investor in many of the companies powering the world today, such as Zoom (ZM). Yang offers insight into how he is investing today and why.

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid, brings you a high-octane take on the freshest analyst calls, wildest stock moves and shrewdest commentary in the business world. Executive Editor Brian Sozzi puts Wall Street's finest through their paces in this essential conversation for every investor - before the stock market opens.

Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Opening Bid at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/opening-bid/.

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00:00-Jerry Yang on Opening Bid

00:50-Yahoo legacy and building the company from the ground up

12:50-The future of the internet and AI 

18:15-Government’s understanding of AI impact

20:20-AI investing

24:35-SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son

26:02-The future of Alibaba (BABA) and Jack Ma. 

27:50-US & China relations heading into 2025

30:30-Yang on Steve Jobs

32:00-Advice for next generation of entrepreneurs

Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid is hosted by Brian Sozzi, and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky.

Jerry Yang is the AME Cloud Ventures Founding Partner and Yahoo! Co-Founder.

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