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As one of the few women on Hacker News, I'm going to come right out and say it: I think this is a fantastic idea, and Marissa Mayer would do well to take it to
by ericabiz 14y ago
As one of the few women on Hacker News, I'm going to come right out and say it: I think this is a fantastic idea, and Marissa Mayer would do well to take it to heart.
Imagine if Yahoo made a serious bid for Pinterest, and then Marissa went really crazy and made their homepage into a Pinterest-like site. Not only would it cause a great sensational uproar in the press, but it would make Yahoo a serious contender again.
P.S. Not offended by the fact that Dave said "pink".
- paulsutter 14y agoI love it just because it's an actual strategy (in the Michael Porter sense), which Yahoo has been missing all along. Michael Porter defines strategy as how you are different from your competitors. Strategy means saying no, whereas Yahoo has always said yes. Southwest has a strategy (one class of service, only 737s, no reserved seats, no hub/spoke...) whereas United and American Airlines do not. Yahoo has been a tech version of a conglomerate. With no clear way to decide what projects are off strategy, all projects survive and the company has no focus. Yes its a concern that yahoo's strengths (sports, finance) may not fit that direction. But this is the first time, ever, tht I've heard an actual strategy of any kind proposed for Yahoo. And that's cool because I was skeptical there could be one.
- dave1619 14y agoYahoo acquiring Pinterest would definitely be interesting. I don't know though how affordable Pinterest would be.
- d5tryr 14y agoPinterest as a homepage is a pretty amazing idea...
- toomuchcoffee 14y agothen Marissa went really crazy and made their homepage into a Pinterest-like site. Heck, nothing's too crazy for a company in free fall.