I think it can be mostly attributed to taking too much investment and not vetting investors enough. The investors started shoveling in a bunch of MBAs around 20

I think it can be mostly attributed to taking too much investment and not vetting investors enough. The investors started shoveling in a bunch of MBAs around 2000 because they wanted big returns. Thats what led to getting into the ads business, going public, buying youtube, etc. "Good MBAs" are great for making sure profit goals are hit, but they almost always ruin just about everything they touch to do it though...