“Scott Thompson’s degree at Stonehill College was in bachelor science in accounting [sic]. There was an inadvertent error that stated Mr. Thompson also holds a degree in computer science.”
An unnamed Yahoo spokesperson, displaying the attention to detail that let false information about CEO Scott Thompson’s college degree get published in SEC filings in the first place, AllThingsD, 3 May 2012
“Going back 17 years, Yahoo has had a culture of consensus.”
Yahoo-created billionaire loudmouth Mark Cuban, on fixing the Web giant’s systemic problems, AllThingsD, 25 April 2012
“I saw the market first, I created Picplz, and I went for it. I was a huge believe in the mobile photo-sharing opportunity, and I went for it with all of my heart. Clearly, Picplz didn’t win, but I have ZERO shame or regret for doing my best.”
Picplz creator Dalton Caldwell, on the one billion reasons why he lost out to Instagram, Hacker News, 21 April 2012
“Pretty soon everyone is going to know someone who has used Square. We think the product speaks for itself.”
Square chief operating officer Keith Rabois, calling into question why the company just hired a new communications chief, New York Post, 19 April 2012
“Yahoo has been doing way too much for too long and has only been doing a few things well.”
Yahoo CEO du jour Scott Thompson, on delicately pruning the company’s imperial overreach, AllThingsD, 17 April 2012
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