No Wonder Hulu Couldn't Sell Itself
Hulu tried to pump up its 2011 results in a blog post yesterday. They're not very exciting.
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Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Top Ten Reasons Why It's Better To Stick It Out At A Big Company Instead of Leave for a Start-Up
Although the grass always looks greener, sometimes you're better off sticking it out at a big company over a start-up.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Why Narcissistic CEOs Kill Their Companies
Whether you're an employee, an investor, or a CEO yourself, you need to read about these 2 recent academic studies of how and why Narcissistic CEOs can kill their companies.
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Motorola Hits Rough Patch
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Late Friday, after the market closed, Motorola Mobility(MMI_)sent out an innocuous-sounding press release with a "Business Update" in the title.
The release ended up tanking Google's(GOOG_)stock by more than 4% on Monday and the sell-off continued on Tuesday, even after the market bounced out of the gates.
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Monday, January 09, 2012
Some Important Yahoo! Details Buried In Thompson's Compensation Agreement
The next 6 weeks should hold a lot of drama for Yahoo!, as we see its board try and make the case why they shouldn't be thrown out.
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Ten Reasons Performance Reviews Are Done Terribly
Performance reviews are almost always painful experiences for those giving and receiving them. Here are the 10 biggest mistakes that are made.
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Yahoo Board Needs Replacements, Jackson Says
My chat with Erik Schatzker and Scarlet Fu from this morning about Yahoo!'s new CEO and their dysfunctional board:
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
In the Year of Facebook, Beware the Social Media Stocks
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Most believe the stock/business story of 2012 is going to beFacebook -- specifically its rumored IPO which should come before the middle of the year. That's probably true. Yet, ironically, 2012 is also the year in which you need to protect yourself from other falling social media IPOs.
Yahoo!: Was Thompson the Right Choice?
NEW YORK (RealMoney) -- Former eBay(EBAY_)PayPal President Scott Thompson wasn't on anyone's short-list of possible next CEOs for Yahoo!(YHOO_). The stock immediately traded down this morning on the news and then further declined during the conference call introducing him when Chairman Roy Bostock clumsily announced there would be no way that Yahoo! would be taken private.
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Jackson on Possible New RIM Chairman, Share Price
My appearance on Bloomberg West last night:
Monday, January 02, 2012
The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives
If you exhibit several of these traits, now is the time to stamp them out from your repertoire. If your boss or several senior executives at your company exhibit several of these traits, now is the time to start looking for a new job.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
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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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Will MSN Be Yahoo!'s "Other Asset" in a Cash-Rich Split?
Microsoft might give up MSN to get a piece of Alibaba Group and/or Yahoo!, as part of a cash-rich split
Next Yahoo! Question: What's the Core Worth?
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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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
What If Yahoo! Fired 75% of Its Workforce - Starting With The Board?
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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Monday, December 19, 2011
Where are the Huge Cost Savings Yahoo! Promised Its Shareholders in 2009?
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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RIMM's Collapse Was Predicted in 1993
Best Jim Balsillie quote ever contained within....
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Top Ten Keys to Building a Talent Firewall In Your Organization
It's hard to keep your best talent in your organization. Here are some suggestions on how to do it.
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What if Mary Meeker is Wrong and Mobile Ads Never Really Take Off?
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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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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