6 posts and columns on sabbatical

Exclusive: Ex-Yahoos–Plus Chief Yahoo Jerry Yang–in New Morado Ventures Fund (That's Spanish for Purple, Natch)

in News on November 15, 2010 at 12:53 pm PT

A new $10 million micro-venture fund, led by former Yahoo top engineering exec Ash Patel–called Morado Ventures and funded by a group largely made up of ex-Yahoos–is about to launch, according to sources close to the situation. Expected limited partners in Morado, which means “purple” in Spanish, include former Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, former COO Dan Rosensweig and former sales head Greg Coleman. Ex-Yahoo President Sue Decker is also considering investing, said sources. Also on deck: Yahoo’s two founders Jerry Yang and David Filo, both of whom are still at the company.

Exclusive: Yahoo Eyes Ex-Microsoft Exec Blake Irving for Top Product and Tech Job; CTO Balogh to Leave

in News on April 8, 2010 at 9:38 am PT

According to numerous sources, Yahoo has been seriously courting former Microsoft exec Blake Irving to take over as one of its key execs, running its product organization and essentially becoming the Internet “visionary” many think the company lacks. While it is unclear if Irving has agreed to take the job, sources said Yahoo management was keen on him working there. It’s unclear what the move means for current CTO and Chief Product Officer Ari Balogh. But sources said Balogh has been involved in the search, and was planning on taking some time off from Yahoo soon for personal reasons.

Another One Bites the Dust at Yahoo: Chief Technologist Sam Pullara Departs for Benchmark

in News on March 19, 2010 at 11:15 am PT

Yahoo Chief Technologist Sam Pullara is leaving the company to become an Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital. BoomTown inquired about the departure earlier in the week and got a call from Yahoo PR today confirming the move. He’s the second major exec to leave Yahoo for greener pastures in a week. The company’s head of North American Revenue, Joanne Bradford, quit Monday to take a top job at social media start-up Demand Media.

Google Still Shuffling Sales Force: “Self-Serve” Exec David Fischer Steps Aside

in Media on September 2, 2009 at 9:53 am PT

Five months after Google sales boss Tim Armstrong left for AOL, his old company is still reshaping its sales group. The latest move: David Fischer, who ran the company’s core self-serve ad business, is going on sabbatical later this month and will return to a different post. Newish sales boss Nikesh Arora says he hasn’t found a successor for Fischer and will step into his shoes in the meantime.
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SEC Won't Let Steve Be

in News on July 8, 2009 at 9:09 am PT

What happened between Apple’s January 5 disclosure of Steve Jobs’s “hormonal imbalance” and the company’s January 14 announcement that the CEO would be taking a six-month leave of absence? That’s the focus of an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission probe into Steve Jobs’s health, an investigation that seems to, well, be going nowhere.
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SEC Won’t Let Steve Be

in News on July 8, 2009 at 9:09 am PT

What happened between Apple’s January 5 disclosure of Steve Jobs’s “hormonal imbalance” and the company’s January 14 announcement that the CEO would be taking a six-month leave of absence? That’s the focus of an ongoing Securities and Exchange Commission probe into Steve Jobs’s health, an investigation that seems to, well, be going nowhere.
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