Founder Call with Jerry Yang: Why the Consumer Internet Expert Invests in the Enterprise

Founder Calls

In this week's episode of Founder Calls, Levie calls up Yahoo! Co-Founder and consumer internet expert (see: Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web) Jerry Yang to discuss how one of the Valley's greatest heroes has now become one of the most prolific enterprise investors in the world. In a generation of enterprise software that values engagement and ease-of-use, Jerry's expertise has made him invaluable to companies. At his firm AME Cloud Ventures, almost all of Jerry's 50+ portfolio companies are focused on selling into the enterprise. Aside from discussing Box's first competitor, Yahoo! Briefcase, Levie and Jerry also talk about what skills enterprise software founders need to hone in a world of consumerization; what might happen to enterprise spending in a bust-cycle; and the biggest opportunities around mobile security, big data, and enterprise hardware. Stick around for the end of the call to hear Jerry, whose bet on Alibaba was one of the world's most lucrative investments, also share his thoughts around why enterprise software is still missing from China and what he believes to be two of the biggest myths around China at the moment.