After six years at the helm of search engine Ask.com, Jim Lazone is stepping down to join venture capital firm Redpoint Ventures. Taking over the top Ask.com top spot will be Jim Safka, who currently heads the Primal Ventures, the venture capital arm of Ask.com’s parent company IAC, run by media entrepreneur Barry Diller.
“Jim Lanzone was the principal executive responsible for Ask.com’s turnaround over the last two years. His passion for innovation and his every day dedication to the business and its people have been everything anyone could ask for,” said Diller, in a statement. “He is a superb executive and leader and I’m hopeful we can be associated in the future.”
