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> I just wish Yahoo's acquisition spree doesn't end badly with employees leaving Right now it is just short term pump and dump. There is 0 strategy. It will
by camus 13y ago
> I just wish Yahoo's acquisition spree doesn't end badly with employees leaving
Right now it is just short term pump and dump. There is 0 strategy. It will only end up with employees getting fired due to Yahoo executives mistakes.
- obviouslygreen 13y agoWithout being present in the relevant board meetings, it's hard to say this with any realistic certainty... but it certainly does ring true given the hulking, festering mass of anecdotal evidence Yahoo keeps leaving in its wake.
- cududa 13y agoAnd precisely how many of the CEOs of the acquired companies are you friends with? Three of my friends companies have been acquired by Yahoo, and I quite like Marisa's strategy, as well as the talent she's bringing on
- foobarqux 13y agoMayer has some performance-linked bonuses and the acquisitions probably some how improve them. So it isn't an executive mistake per se but rather misaligned executive and shareholder incentives.