Jim Lanzone — "They Had a Chance to Sell for $44 Billion. They Didn't."

Jim Lanzone has spent his entire career betting on companies the internet forgot about and making them matter again. CEO of Ask.com, Tinder, and now Yahoo. Eric sat down with him to find out how he pulled off the turnaround nobody thought was possible, what single decision handed Google the internet, and why Yahoo is building its own AI search product for the first time in over a decade.They get into the $44 billion Microsoft deal Yahoo walked away from, why AI chatbots are failing publishers and what needs to change, how Yahoo Scout is trying to do search differently, and what 700 million users actually looks like in 2026.If you think Yahoo is a relic, this conversation will change your mind.

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Jim Lanzone — "They Had a Chance to Sell for $44 Billion. They Didn't." is an episode from Dead Cat by Eric Newcomer | newcomer.co.

This episode is 01:00:10 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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