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But what happens to these hackers when they arrive to a company that has Yahoo's culture? That's their problem. Their culture is the same one as any shitty American company.
The essay addressed this: > Put them all in a building in Silicon Valley, surrounded by lead shielding to protect them from any contact with Redmond. Assuming Yahoo should do the same. :)
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The essay addressed this: > Put them all in a building in Silicon Valley, surrounded by lead shielding to protect them from any contact with Redmond. Assuming Yahoo should do the same. :)
Does Yahoo! have a track record of doing this?
Just recently I read pg's old essay on Microsoft. ( http://www.paulgraham.com/microsoft.html ) > The surprising fact is, brilliant hackers—dangerously brilliant hackers—can be had very cheaply, by the standards of a company as rich as Microsoft. They can't hire smart people anymore, but they could buy as many as they wanted for only an order of magnitude more. This seems like Marissa Mayer's strategy.
But what happens to these hackers when they arrive to a company that has Yahoo's culture? That's their problem. Their culture is the same one as any shitty American company.
Question is, will it work long term or is it a shortsighted gimmicky strategy?
The announcement at http://gopollgo.com/ hits all the acquisition bingo spots: * "We are excited" * "It has been so rewarding * "We're so excited" * "we couldn’t be happier" * "thanks to all our users," * "As of today, we'll no longer be supporting [GoPollGo]"
Disclosure: I'm the founder of GoPollGo
How to hire smart people for your multinational corporation and get free PR in the process: - comb through startups with talented founders - "acquire" their "company" - Make techcrunch headlines - 2 to 4 year committed employees, team oftentimes included - ??? - Profit
Title correction: Yahoo acqui-hires GoPollGo. Like Summly, the service itself will disappear completely.
I would be excited to go work for yahoo at this moment in their history. They're making some relatively big moves to get their game back.
(As an aside, their weather app for the iPhone is very well done.)
[1] http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/16/yahoo-mobile-earnings/
The announcement at http://gopollgo.com/ hits all the acquisition bingo spots: * "We are excited" * "It has been so rewarding * "We're so excited" * "we couldn’t be happier" * "thanks to all our users," * "As of today, we'll no longer be supporting [GoPollGo]"
...due to spamming GoPollGo polls on HN. Virtually no other contributions otherwise.
https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=LeBen
Too funny.