Eric Feng
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@efeng
Current: SVP, GM of @Yahoo Research Group Other: @GoldHouseCo Ventures, @cymbalxyz, @Meta (via Packagd), GP at @KleinerPerkins, and CTO of @Hulu and @Flipboard
The legacy web company Yahoo still commands staggering internet mindshare as it pivots into the AI age with an AI search engine of its own. f-st.co/h57lE0C
Do you remember that magical moment when you set up your first email address? Well there's a strong likelihood it was on @Yahoo - remember them? The social media giant has been relatively quiet over the years... until now. They're striking back alongside their mighty 700 MILLION users! I just spent some time with their CEO, @jlanzone and SVP Head of Research, @efeng who explained where Yahoo is, where they are heading and why they might just be one of the most powerful private internet companies out there. They're private. They're sitting on 30+ years of data. They can literally move at their own pace. Throughout this episode, we learn 👇 1. How Yahoo is rebranding itself 2. Jim explains why he isn’t using AI to replace humans 3. Why Yahoo has the unfair advantage in this fast-moving AI race by sitting on 30 years of proprietary information 4. Yahoo's latest products such as MyScout - the first personalized homepage for AI answers 5. How the internet darling went from a public company to private and how the team deconstructed the cake by bringing it back to life 6. Eric explains why you should have a niche and own it. So much to unpack in this one. Link in the comments! Big thanks @jlanzone and @efeng for coming on NEW ECONOMIES! Onwards!
Yahoo debuts personalized AI homepage MyScout trib.al/mcM5Hmc
One week after tearing her ACL, Lindsey Vonn's highly anticipated training run went off without a hitch 🎿
Yahoo Scout looks like a more web-friendly take on AI search theverge.com/ai-artificial-…
Yahoo! Scout - Yahoo's return to search and web discovery searchengineland.com/yahoo-scout-ya…
A new generation of Sequoia stewards
News: Handshake CEO Garrett Lord has declared a "refounding" around AI. The 11-year-old startup is laying off 100 people, about 15% of staff, as part of the push. “Winners and losers are being defined right now,” Lord says. “If we don’t go all-in, we are going to get lapped.”
Today I'm ecstatic to announce our $80M @ScribbleVC Fund III! We are grateful to our founders, LPs, & friends. Our mission is simple: To turn the world's best AI founders into the world's best AI companies. techcrunch.com/2025/05/21/in-… @kevinweil @smothers_john @christenobrien
