Yahoo
The internet's homepage (was)
Valuation at Death
$125 billion peak, sold for $4.48 billion
Money Burned
$125 billion in shareholder value
Body Count
Thousands across multiple layoffs
Lifespan
79 days (0 years)
☠️ Official Cause of Death
Death by a thousand pivots
Passed on buying Google for $1M. Passed on buying Facebook for $1B. Bought Tumblr for $1.1B, sold for $3M.
Epitaph
They had it all
Search, email, the eyeballs
But no vision remained
💡 The Lesson
Being first ≠ winning
I Was There Too
Raise your hand. Be honest. We all fuck up.
No one has confessed yet. Be the first to raise your hand.
Were you part of this? Did you use it? Raise your hand:
Enjoyed Reading About Yahoo's Death?
Cool. Now be a human and admit a time you've fucked up.
You just read about someone else's failure. Maybe it's time to share yours? You might leave here with a friend who made the exact same mistake.
Fine, I'll Share My Failure