Mike's Notes

What happened to Yahoo? Taking notes from Kara Swisher and Eric Jackson, there were five things I noticed: 1/ Beware of executives that succeed because of rising tides and tailwinds. 2/ Don’t forget about the MIT 3/ Built up experiences (or read books for a shortcut) to help you recognize patterns. 4/ Know your strengths and your weaknesses. Punt what you don’t do well. 5/ Reduce stakeholders to get more options. You need a long runway to experiment. the more career capital you have, easier cutting down will be. Intro: BenSound.com Outro:K-391 Inspiration: http://www.recode.net/2016/7/29/12314580/yahoo-verizon-kara-swisher-marissa-mayer-recode-podcast & http://www.recode.net/2016/8/1/12339366/yahoo-verizon-aol-deal-explained-podcast