Add Another Log to the Fire: HP Employees Grumble About Loss of Stock Grants

Executives at Hewlett-Packard are upset that a key stock-based benefit has evaporated before their very eyes. Even the man many blame, fired CEO Léo Apotheker, got hit.
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What Now? Hiring.

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

Management Debt

Like technical debt, management debt is incurred when you make an expedient, short-term management decision with an expensive, long-term consequence.

Here Are Some More Yahoo CEO Choices: Liddell, Rosenblatt, Desmond

Let’s throw a few more names on the fire!
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AOL Defends Strategy Amid Investor Criticism

AOL Inc. rebuffed an activist investor’s call for “immediate action” to address the Internet company’s “money-losing growth initiatives,” but analysts said the investor’s complaint reflects broader dissatisfaction among AOL shareholders.

What Now? Firing a Key Executive: Possible Outcomes.

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

What Now? Firing a Key Executive.

You’re the CEO of a tech start-up and you’ve recently hired an engineering VP, but now you realize you’ve made a big mistake. What should you do?

“Great” is Tough To Pick Out of the “Good” Crowd

One of the oldest adages in start-ups, for entrepreneurs and VCs alike, is that “the key to success is the quality of the people.” My experience supports this notion unequivocally.

Wealthfront Finally Launches, Aimed at Silicon Valley’s “Richie Rich” Newbies

It’s a financial planning tool aimed at geeks.
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Yahoo Bidders Come in at $16.50 to $17.50, With Plan to Keep Jerry Yang on Board

As the Yahoo turns, the board finally gets down to brass tacks of a possible deal.
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