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Yahoo: Deadwood or deck chairs?

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

The trickle of Yahoo executive departures has turned into an all-out flood, it seems, with at least two more senior VP types headed for the escape pods, and another — Brad “Peanut Butter” Garlinghouse — widely expected to join the exodus. But is ... Continue reading »

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  • Mark

    1 year ago

    Nice to get some sanity in on the Yahoo situation. Reading TC makes your head spin.
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  • Rob Hyndman

    1 year ago

    Frankly I think that if they had a vision they wouldn't be waiting until everyone leaves. And I see no evidence of action up to now. Except for that Google thing. (!)

    I think the obvious question is why *now*, in the immediate aftermath of the Microsoft fiasco. If these people were deadwood mgmt wouldn't have waited until now. Unless mgmt is itself not up to the job. And if they aren't deadwood, they're likely leaving because they don't think mgmt is up to the job. So, in either case ....
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  • mathewi

    1 year ago

    I thought much the same thing. Either way, it doesn't exactly fill one
    with confidence :-)
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  • x y exec

    1 year ago

    Patents are like Pez for Y execs. They happen automatically. I got five and I was actively trying to keep the patent lawyers away.
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  • x y exec

    1 year ago

    IME a lot of leads are leaving because it feels futile to try to get things done. You'll get more accomplished by going elsewhere to work.
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