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Yahoo's ex-chief Thompson said he has cancer: WSJ
- arnoldwh 14y agoWow. I'm sure he's been having one of the worst periods of his life right now. Now that he's out of the Yahoo investor spotlight, I hope he talks about this ordeal from his point of view. I'd love to hear it. The comp sci degree really seems like a small lie that just snowballed into something huge.
- EricDeb 14y agoIt's interesting to think about people who clearly have experienced extreme highs and extreme lows like this guy has
- marcusf 14y agoCancer is never well timed, but this has to takes the cake. The perils of public life? Thyroid cancer took my father at about the same age; I truly feel for Scott Thompson and his family and hope they found it early and for his speedy recovery.
- chubot 14y agoAm I too cynical? I thought he said he had cancer to save face while stepping down.
- marcusf 14y agoThat was my first reaction as well, but I'm going to leave cynicism to the side here. Faking cancer is ways and leagues beyond faking a CS degree and I just don't want to spend the energy required to believe anyone would do that.
- snarf 14y agoI was thinking the same thing. I once worked at a Silicon Valley company where the CEO spun his firing by the board as a resignation due to a serious personal illness (complete with public tears and hugging the founders during an all-hands meeting). It was quite a performance, but not everybody was buying it.
- atarian 14y agoVery unfortunate turn of events for Mr. Thompson. I hope for the sake of his health that the media will not hound him too much. No one deserves to get cancer.