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OK, then why didn't Yahoo just hire me to run the company? Same outcome but my salary would have been MUCH lower :) In all seriousness, just because Yahoo was
by johntiger1 8y ago
OK, then why didn't Yahoo just hire me to run the company? Same outcome but my salary would have been MUCH lower :)
In all seriousness, just because Yahoo was in a downspin doesn't mean that leadership can't save the company. Look at John Chen and Blackberry
- pilsetnieks 8y agoOr they needed someone with experience to do a controlled descent with minimum casualties instead of a fiery crash.
- kelnos 8y agoHow was Marissa Mayer that person, though?
- pilsetnieks 8y agoI'm guessing better than GP anyway. Or call it a smokescreen if you will, distracting people by making loud decisions while the board got ready for winding down everything. I mean I'm guessing - we'll never know for sure unless someone from Yahoo's leadership comes forward and lays it all out.
- Phlarp 8y agoLikely an understanding that she would unwind the company gracefully without touching the shiney glass case full of $BABA and a trust that should would execute that understanding faithfully.