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The hindsight comments are valid however it's definite to say that yahoo had and has a lot more issues to get itself into a competitive position. The comment a
by jv0010 11y ago
The hindsight comments are valid however it's definite to say that yahoo had and has a lot more issues to get itself into a competitive position.
The comment about boring tenure definitely is big call to say the least and if one is to judge Marisa about her efforts over her career prior and during yahoo she was the CEO they needed.
Going into yahoo and transforming it is a big call and to draw parallels to Apple should not be compared. It's safe to say anyone going into yahoo would know that plugging the holes in the company was the main agenda and at least keeping momentum of operations and brand was a realistic fix, which Marisa did extremely well.
Tech companies with the latest and greatest innovative product is what all general spectators love to grade a company. It's sexy it gets media attention and creates a lot of noise within communities.
The fair way to look at her role would have been to stop the ship from sinking and if she is to be judged as a person which this article does, her career is dynamic and adaptable and it's safe to say no matter what the outcome any will want her with open arms.
- Retric 11y agoI don't think these comments are valid. They boil down to, how dare you succeed without being bold. Yahoo, is a profitable company, but without the 20x multiple from crazy investors it looks like a failure.
- jv0010 11y agoIt may be profitable but the lack of being dominant in hardware / social / media services / search etc is on the tip of everyone's tongue. So yes I agree it's always beneficial to invest in the latest and greatest bold attributes to success helps, especially in technology as it allows new connectivity, data and information generation is a big expectation and in 2015 to put this on the shoulders of Marisa is only 1 factor of a role as a CEO. Talent to grow is a company wide thing and a great move Marisa has done is addressing the importance of hiring talent and restructuring the way it operates. Whether it's too late or not yahoo will always be the sum of its total operation which are the holes the yahoo Ceo addressed at the early stages.