In 1994, David Filo and Jerry Yang began building Yahoo !. The original purpose was to pursue a personal interest in helping school friends find the websites they like most conveniently. Soon Yahoo! Become a familiar address in finding websites. Rumors circulate in the Internet community that "little" at that time and Yahoo! celebrated the first day of "breathing" 1 million times in the fall of 1994. Due to the overwhelming interest, Jerry and David realize that they have a huge business potential in hand. In March 1995, the two decided to set up a company called Yahoo! and meet with venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. Sequoia Capital, which has invested heavily in Apple, Oracle and Cisco, has agreed to support Yahoo !. with a starting capital of nearly 2 million dollars. Plus additional funds from Reuters Ltd. and Softbank, April 1996, Yahoo! 's IPO. When launched, it was successful beyond expectations. At that time, the total number of employees was only 49. . Some great tips in Yahoo! Mail . Turn on 2-Step Verification for Yahoo! Mail . Yahoo + AOL = Oath Understanding the need to grow their company further, Jerry and David invited Tim Koogle, a veteran of Motorola and a former Stanford University faculty member to lead the company. Under the direction of Koogle, Yahoo! started floating in early 1996 with media products located in different countries, giving users localized versions of Yahoo! like Yahoo! Japan, Germany, Canada, UK …. Diverse products like Yahooligans! for kids, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Mobile … are close to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Today, Yahoo! Inc. is a communications, commerce and ISP company that provides services to hundreds of millions of people across the globe. Beginning is just the hobby of two Stanford University electrical majors, up to now. has taken over the world, changed the way people communicate, search, access information and purchase goods.
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