Eric Feng

Current: SVP, GM of @Yahoo Research Group
Other: @GoldHouseCo Ventures, @cymbalxyz, @Meta (via Packagd), GP at @KleinerPerkins, and CTO of @Hulu and @Flipboard

[Eric Feng @efeng]

"Yahoo Scout is a new, free AI search engine (it’s also an omnipresent button across Yahoo verticals like Finance, Sports, and Mail) that’s there to summarize the performance of a business or break down the key moments of a game."

[Fast Company @FastCompany]

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. https://t.co/RTSx2699zy

[Eric Feng @efeng]

Excited to be on @MTSlive today at 11:40am PT! Tune in to hear us dig into the new @Yahoo Scout, the rebuilt Yahoo Search and why the open web matters more than ever. 🎙️

[MTS @MTSlive]

ANTHROPIC IPO | SHORT TIMELINES | MERCOR RAISES https://t.co/jOvBaTc9IP

[Josh Elman @joshelman]

I’d bet you didn’t have Yahoo! creating the most innovative search experience this year on your bingo card. But here we are.

https://t.co/9vSynnU3Si

[Jim Lanzone @jlanzone]

Yahoo Scout is officially out of beta and ready to rock. @FastCompany with the scoop and first review. Scout still puts publishers from and center compared to others - and we do it in the most useful and thoughtful way. Great job @efeng and squad yet again. Keep going!

“Google keeps shuffling AI pieces around a page built for blue links. Yahoo’s new search results page, by contrast, feels like a clean, well-lighted place. The organization of the information in the search is clearer. And the Pivot Search feature is more intuitive to use than Google’s approach, which mostly puts its AI Mode at the same level as its other search types.”

https://t.co/UARA9Cf5ha

[Eric Feng @efeng]

Love this new @KevinOConnor + @YahooSports + @yahooscout collab: https://t.co/ZxeL8k1BAp
🏀🔍💬

[Kevin O'Connor @KevinOConnor]

New mock draft with all the latest intel just dropped in my 2026 NBA Draft Guide.

Plus @YahooSports and I created a brand new feature called “Ask Kevin O’Connor.”

Check it out!

https://t.co/r6UCn9RrjM

[Eric Feng @efeng]

Thanks @ollieforsyth for chatting with me and @jlanzone about @Yahoo's history and legacy, our current focus on tripling down on our consumer products, and where we think AI will impact our future starting with Yahoo Scout (https://t.co/ZTbfmXA5bK). 🙌

[Ollie Forsyth @ollieforsyth]

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!

[Eric Feng @efeng]

"MyScout is the first personalized homepage built off of an AI-driven answer engine."
Excited to share the next milepost for @Yahoo Scout on our journey to build the best possible trusted guide for our users. Check it out at https://t.co/ZTbfmXAD1i. ✅🤠

[Axios @axios]

Yahoo debuts personalized AI homepage MyScout https://t.co/8TlApYVexQ

[Eric Feng @efeng]

This is incredible. I wonder how many ligaments and tendons @lindseyvonn would have to tear before I could ski faster than her. Maybe both ACLs and an Achilles?

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

One week after tearing her ACL, Lindsey Vonn's highly anticipated training run went off without a hitch 🎿

[Eric Feng @efeng]

"Yahoo calls it an “answer engine,” but it’s AI web search. You get it. And so far, it’s the most search-y of any similar product I’ve tried. I like it a lot." 🙏
Thanks @pierce for the thoughtful post, and lots more to come to share with you soon!

[The Verge @verge]

Yahoo Scout looks like a more web-friendly take on AI search https://t.co/dDT5oYh0Gm

[Eric Feng @efeng]

"It is such an exciting time for search these days and to see Yahoo enter the space, especially for someone like me who has been in search for over 20 years, it is just so nice to see."
Thanks @rustybrick for the detailed and thoughtful writeup. Lots more to come soon! 🙏

[Barry Schwartz @rustybrick]

Yahoo! Scout - Yahoo's return to search and web discovery https://t.co/ipUZOjtBDa

[Eric Feng @efeng]

First time using @Starlink on a flight. Impressive!👏

[Eric Feng @efeng]

My son ordered a fountain @DietCoke from a restaurant, got a glass with what turned out to be @dietpepsi, and then asked why his drink tasted so bad. I've never been more proud.🥤

[Eric Feng @efeng]

My dad texted me an animated gif for the first time. I've never been more proud of him.

[Eric Feng @efeng]

Congrats @Alfred_Lin on the new role! Love seeing good things happen to good people.

[Sequoia Capital @sequoia]

A new generation of Sequoia stewards

[Eric Feng @efeng]

"The way careers are launched is being rewritten. We intend to write it."
https://t.co/PgHlXPLJTV

So cool to watch the amazing evolution of @joinHandshake. Congrats to @GarrettLord, @jonstull and the entire Handshake team!

[Alex Konrad @alexrkonrad]

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.”

[Eric Feng @efeng]

Stepped into an elevator in NYC with a stranger and she turned to me when the doors closed and said "you're definitely not here for Fashion Week". #catchingstrays

[Eric Feng @efeng]

Usual Suspects fan?

[Eric Feng @efeng]

The @hulu product will soon be sunset and merged into @DisneyPlus, ending an 18 year adventure I was lucky to be a small part of.

Here's my look back at Year 1 of the company (from July 2007 - July 2008) focused on what made Hulu so special: its people.

https://t.co/UmIx1Xw9Nd

[Eric Feng @efeng]

Greatest. Schwag. Unboxing. Ever.

Well played @Yahoo. Well played.

[Eric Feng @efeng]

Benchmarking for a 56K modem may be a sign that your website needs to be updated...