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I think she is what Game of Thrones would call a "summer child". Her entire career prior to Yahoo had been spent at a company where a) they had only experienced
by dharmon 10y ago
I think she is what Game of Thrones would call a "summer child". Her entire career prior to Yahoo had been spent at a company where a) they had only experienced an upward trajectory, and b) she was never exposed to the real business side of things (as you pointed out).
Basically, she negotiated every deal, acquisition, etc. as if the absolute best case was a certainty, because that was the limit of her experience. Now she knows that cargo-culting free food and fancy parties does not a successful business make.
- jldugger 10y ago> Basically, she negotiated every deal, acquisition, etc. as if the absolute best case was a certainty Sometimes the situation calls for rolling the dice and hoping for the best. Before we call her business acumen in to question, we should know the incentives set forth to her by the board, and what agenda they may have set for her. Incentive wise, stock options often push executives towards riskier plans of action. And agenda wise, it may be that she's been brought in to sell to a competitor like Google. Outbidding Google for the FF contract seems like a reasonable plan to buy more things Google is interested in. Recruiting executives from Google to help negotiate a buyout might also be a good plan if they bring enough information with them.