The Yahoo! Board Who Couldn't - Just Did
Don't listen to the Business Insider worry-warts: Cash-rich split, here we come. Good news for Yahoo! longs.
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Don't listen to the Business Insider worry-warts: Cash-rich split, here we come. Good news for Yahoo! longs.
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Labels: Alibaba Group, Cash-Rich Split, Softbank, Yahoo, YHOO
Microsoft might give up MSN to get a piece of Alibaba Group and/or Yahoo!, as part of a cash-rich split
Wednesday's news that Yahoo!'s (YHOO_) board is considering two separate "cash-rich splits" of their stakes in Alibaba Group and Yahoo! Japan is great news for Yahoo! longs.
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Labels: Alibaba Group, Cash-Rich Split, Jack Ma, Jerry Yang, Masa Son, Softbank, Yahoo, YHOO
Many private equity firms sizing up Yahoo!'s core business believe they could fire 50 - 75% of the headcount with no material impact on revenues. Yet, they are not willing to pay Yahoo! long shareholders the proper multiple based on that "go forward" EBITDA number.
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Labels: AOL, Bain, Blackstone, BX, IAC, IACI, Silver Lake, TPG, Yahoo, YHOO
I have a long memory and I remember exactly what Yahoo!'s board promised in 2009 with the Microsoft search deal and how they've failed to deliver. Why should they be trusted now?
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Labels: 2009, Microsoft, MSFT, Roy Bostock, Search deal, Yahoo, YHOO
Best Jim Balsillie quote ever contained within....
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Labels: CEO arrogance, Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazardis, Research in Motion, RIM, RIMM
It's hard to keep your best talent in your organization. Here are some suggestions on how to do it.
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We assume that Madison Avenue will eventually spend more on Internet and Mobile ads to match the time we spend online. What if they don't and they have their reasons?
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My appearance from earlier today on Bloomberg TV
Marc Andreessen's blog post today, likely means that Blackstone and Bain Capital are in the lead for Yahoo!
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Labels: Alibaba, Bain Capital, Blackstone, BX, Marc Andreessen, Yahoo, YHOO
Here is one critical aspect of a Yahoo! cash-rich split that could unlock $20 billion in value that has been overlooked in all the coverage of Yahoo!
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Labels: Alibaba Group, Bain, Blackston, Silver Lake, Yahoo, Yahoo Japan, YHOO
Google left China 18 months ago. It's still the country's 3rd biggest ad revenue generator.
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Will Yahoo! get a do-over to extract maximum value from Facebook prior to its IPO, as it should have down with Google 7 years ago?
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Labels: Apple, Facebook, Google, IPO, Marc Andreessen, Patent War, patents, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Yahoo
Over the years, the greatest merchant ever has revealed a few things he's learned from Apple by serving on its board since 1999.
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Labels: AAPL, Apple, Charlie Rose, GOOG, Google, J. Crew Group, Mickey Drexler, Steve Jobs, Talent
Zynga's valuation has dropped 65% in 4 days. It deserves to keep dropping.
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RIM says it won't make its previously lowered full-year guidance. That's not a shocker but it just shows how bad these co-CEOs are at predicting the future.
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Labels: BlackBerry, Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis, PlayBook, Research in Motion, RIM, RIMM