Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

I wouldn't say she had no strategy, but that her strategy didn't work.

But then I think any strategy that started with "This is how we're going to save Yahoo" was doomed to fail. The brand is synonymous with Web 1.0 and was tarnishing their acquisitions.

A strategy of "This is how we're going to leverage Yahoo's assets" would have been a better starting point. Yahoo should have become a parent company, like Alphabet, that stays silent and out of the way. Then run down the Yahoo brand while building the acquired brands and re-branding the successful parts of Yahoo as something else.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: