itsallprimal:

snappysprinkledog:

Step 1: don’t screw it up

Failed step 1

May 20th 2013, 

Yahoo announced a $1.1 billion deal for blogging site Tumblr early Monday, and said it “promises not to screw it up.”

June 13, 2017

Verizon completes its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo; Marissa Mayer leaves with $23 million. Verizon says it has completed its $4.48 billion acquisition of Yahoo. The assets acquired from Yahoo will be combined with AOL brands under a new subsidiary called Oath, headed by former AOL CEO Tim Armstrong.Jun 13, 2017

06/15/2018

https://www.wired.com/story/can-verizon-build-a-strong-brand-from-the-bones-of-yahoo-and-aol/

Rule 1 – If they make millions of dollars…. and it is not reinvested… 

They will screw it up, because they are not invested… 

~Primal