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Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

Kara Swisher in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.

Loeb Calls Again for Thompson Firing From Yahoo, as Former eBay Boss Supports Him

Kara Swisher in News on May 9 at 7:33 am PT

The back-and-forth over Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s fitness as a leader continues.

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Demoting a Loyal Friend

Ben Horowitz, Founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz in Voices on April 23 at 4:00 am PT

Once you make the decision, breaking the news will not be easy.

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What Now? Hiring.

Peter Levine, GP, Andreessen Horowitz in Voices on January 19 at 5:40 pm PT

Hiring takes planning and time, and the process is often ad hoc or simply nonexistent. Don’t make hiring a batting average.

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What Now? Firing a Key Executive: Possible Outcomes.

Peter Levine, GP, Andreessen Horowitz in Voices on December 9, 2011 at 3:00 pm PT

I was fired from my first job as a programmer after college, and I’ve agonized over terminations ever since.

Three Months After Bartz’s Firing, It’s Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

Kara Swisher in Media on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

Still no sale or investment deal. No new CEO. No Asia resolution. And, perhaps most importantly, no clearly articulated strategy going forward. Other than that …

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For Yahoo (And Me, Too), Time Is Brain

Kara Swisher in News on November 23, 2011 at 2:38 pm PT

Yahoo has about 30 working days to make what has to be a complex and multiparty deal, in an effort that is akin to herding cats.

Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

Kara Swisher in Media on November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

I am here at Yahoo HQ in Sunnyvale, Calif., to check out “Product Runway,” which is the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s attempt to show that it can still innovate.

Tick, Tick, Tick, HP Board: The Time to Act Is Today

Kara Swisher in News on September 22, 2011 at 3:15 am PT

As Hewlett-Packard CEO Léo Apotheker twists painfully in the wind, it’s up to its directors to move quickly to end the latest crisis at the Silicon Valley tech giant.