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Great. Hiring your buddies by acquihiring their failing iPhone app startup.
This means that consistently hiring objectively while following due process could be considered a competitive advantage.
Great. Hiring your buddies by acquihiring their failing iPhone app startup.
This means that consistently hiring objectively while following due process could be considered a competitive advantage.
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Ha! I'm inclined to agree that their product was doing well simply because it was discontinued immediately after Yahoo bought them. Isn't killing successful products what Yahoo is known for?
This type of snarky comment diminishes the level of discourse here. Please stop making them, and please encourage others to stop making them.
Great. Hiring your buddies by acquihiring their failing iPhone app startup.
Buying a successful iPhone app start up would have been way more expensive.
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raising funds != success What was that comparison? No one says, "congratulations on that huge loan you just took out!". I'm sure the team was great, but I'm confused as to why we should be lauding this state of affairs. If they were making money, then why should they all have up and left to go work at Yahoo!? From the, admittedly poor on information and high on snark, position I'm comfortably seated on it seems like…
raising funds != taking a loan And if you've ever raised funds then yes, it's an accomplishment and cause to celebrate. Just get back to work the next day.
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raising funds != taking a loan And if you've ever raised funds then yes, it's an accomplishment and cause to celebrate. Just get back to work the next day.
reference > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modigliani%E2%80%93Miller_theor...
I don't think Yahoo's web presence can be salvaged - they have just fallen too far behind Google, Facebook, and the multitude of other leading social platforms.
But mobile is a chance for Yahoo to reset it's identity, it's brand, it's UI, it's relationship to users. It has a chance to become cool again.
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reference > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modigliani%E2%80%93Miller_theor...
Raising the value of your firm is not the only reason to celebrate as a company; successfully making it possible to continue operating/expanding for another year is a good thing.
Equity investments don't "raise the value" of the firm. They simply signal that other people with money believe you will generate X amount of dollars in the future. Debt financing involves signals, too: the interest rate reflects what other people with money think about your ability to generate X amount of dollars in the future (to hopefully pay back your loan). GE pays a very low interest rate on its bonds because of its value and perceived ability to pay back debt.
Great. Hiring your buddies by acquihiring their failing iPhone app startup.
Way to add to the conversation. Hiring your "buddies" is WAY lower risk that acqui-hiring strangers. They are a known quantity AND they have enough loyalty that they probably won't bolt the instant they are able. They'll also probably work harder for you than the average acquihire. This is how the world works-- and it makes sense. It isn't just bullshit "who you know rather than what you know". Moral of the story is…