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We can navel gaze at Yahoo as a company all we want, but I think Marissa's accomplishments as an individual should not be overlooked. She largely got to write
by Phlarp 10y ago
We can navel gaze at Yahoo as a company all we want, but I think Marissa's accomplishments as an individual should not be overlooked.
She largely got to write her own ticket at Yahoo and had two healthy children while moving from a mid-upper management role at google into a real CEO position.
Most women that have two children back to back like that in the professional world end up in a "mommy track" career path.
- ng12 10y agoFor Marissa and her family I'm sure the journey was more important than the destination. However I doubt the shareholders feel the same way.
- Phlarp 10y agoFrom a shareholder perspective I think she did a marvelous job: The task at hand was never to turn around Yahoo! into a Google-esque profitable tech power house, the task was to protect the shiny glass box in the lobby full of BABA.