Even for a CEO who wasn't looking to found a company, Yahoo can't have been an attractive bet. Jack Dorsey was (apparently) in the market for a job change arou

Even for a CEO who wasn't looking to found a company, Yahoo can't have been an attractive bet. Jack Dorsey was (apparently) in the market for a job change around 2011, was a two-time winner already, and has since shown that he's willing to take on turnarounds. Sounds great, but I can't imagine what offer would have gotten him to take over a bloated, directionless horror like Yahoo. The entire job offer was an ugly one only suited to people without the independence and focus needed to succeed at it. Someone market-savvy enough to claw out a profitable place for Yahoo was bound to have options that didn't require mass layoffs and managing a dozen nearly-worthless side products.