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We hear that Bradley Horowitz, Yahoo's advanced-produts czar, has finally fired Salim Ismail, the head of Yahoo's Brickhouse incubator in San Francisco. Today's layoffs likely provided a convenient excuse to get rid of Ismail, a suavely incompetent liar. Ismail, a failed entrepreneur turned failed manager, was good at one thing: Getting press for products his group had not yet launched. We told you so.
Yahoo fires Salim Ismail, far too late
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4:35 PM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Owen Thomas
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I wanted that job sooooooo bad. Didn't even get close. When I brushed elbows with Horowitz, he said, 'do you have my sandwich?'.
@owen: you're an ass. he took the cut himself rather than make the cuts to his staff. wanker.
Brickhouse does have great sandwiches. Love the French Dip. I will be sure to tip extra next time.
It's all too little, too late. Yahoo is infested with incompetent directors and vice presidents. They hinder promotions of anyone with management potential and ideas to carry the company forward. I know someone who won a Superstar award in September. Then, he was laid off yesterday. Go figure! Clearly, Yahoo management just doesn't get it.
What advance products? Incubators of what? Endless useless products that go no where while getting a fat salary? Whoever come up with these incubations team should be fired too! Wonder who the hec that is?
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