Dear Marissa: Think Different
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Dear Marissa: Think Different
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Re: Dear Marissa: Think Different
#2"What if Marissa made it known that Yahoo would be the best tech company in the world for hiring women execs, putting women in leadership positions, and advancing the opportunities for women in the workplace (as Sheryl Sandberg is so well-known for promoting at Facebook)?"
Sounds discriminatory to me.
Re: Dear Marissa: Think Different
#3This is an interesting idea, but the title is dangerous. As has been pointed out a lot lately, making something "pink" doesn't mean you can sell it to women. :)
Edit: Just noticed that Gina Trapani helped forge the headline... It's probably OK ;)
Re: Dear Marissa: Think Different
#4As 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".
Re: Dear Marissa: Think Different
#5"What if Marissa made it known that Yahoo would be the best tech company in the world for hiring women execs, putting women in leadership positions, and advancing the opportunities for women in the workplace (as Sheryl Sandberg is so well-known for promoting at Facebook)?" Sounds discriminatory to me.
That part would likely be legally risky, but the essence of his post is an interesting idea. And the hiring lots of women in leadership roles part may simply follow naturally from pursuing such a course, rather than being an explicit policy.
Re: Dear Marissa: Think Different
#6This is an interesting idea, but the title is dangerous. As has been pointed out a lot lately, making something "pink" doesn't mean you can sell it to women. :) Edit: Just noticed that Gina Trapani helped forge the headline... It's probably OK ;)
I don't think that Dave was going for a literal interpretation.
Re: Dear Marissa: Think Different
#7This is an interesting idea, but the title is dangerous. As has been pointed out a lot lately, making something "pink" doesn't mean you can sell it to women. :) Edit: Just noticed that Gina Trapani helped forge the headline... It's probably OK ;)
I don't think that Dave was going for a literal interpretation.
You're probably right, but it worries me a bit after Nokia sent women tech journalists a box with pink lipstick as part of an ad campaign for the pink Lumia 900. As well as all of this: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/03/does-this-smartphone-...
Re: Dear Marissa: Think Different
#8As 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.…
Yahoo acquiring Pinterest would definitely be interesting. I don't know though how affordable Pinterest would be.
Re: Dear Marissa: Think Different
#9As 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.…
Pinterest as a homepage is a pretty amazing idea...
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