The Ledger

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Assertion Supported
Wang: Vizio built the first Wi-Fi TV using Yahoo's operating system
“We had the first Wi-Fi TV, and we had the first TV with a little keyboard, right? So you can browse the web. And back then with T-Lab was Yahoo, and they built the first operating system for TV for us.”
William Wang Apr 14, 2025 ▶ 52:47 Vizio: William Wang
Assertion Supported
Cuban: Yahoo Acquired Broadcast.com for $5.7 Billion in Stock
“5.7 billion in stock.”
Mark Cuban Dec 5, 2016 ▶ 20:36 Serial Entrepreneur: Mark Cuban
Assertion Supported
Cuban: Early $30,000 AudioNet stakes grew to $22 million at sale
“And so we sold, you know, one percent chunks for 30,000 dollars to our friends. When we sold the company, those 30,000 dollar chunks were worth twenty two million dollars.”
Mark Cuban Dec 5, 2016 ▶ 20:22 Serial Entrepreneur: Mark Cuban
Assertion Supported
Von Ahn: No money was exchanged when providing CAPTCHA to Yahoo
“No money was, no money exchanged hands here.”
Luis von Ahn Dec 18, 2023 ▶ 13:49 reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn (2020)
Assertion Supported
Yahoo offered around $20 million to acquire Flickr in 2005
“It was around twenty million bucks.”
Stewart Butterfield Jul 30, 2018 ▶ 21:12 Slack & Flickr: Stewart Butterfield
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