Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much - Valleywag Comments

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

mediawhoremeow — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:56:05 PDT

The economy's so bad people will soon be paying these companies to work for them.

mediawhoremeow

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

matto — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:00:14 PDT

I hate those douchebags so much more all of a sudden.

matto

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

DonV — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:02:14 PDT

By good sales people, do you mean "salespeople that got laid off from a company that had low sales"? Because I doubt many other people think that's a valid definition of a good salesperson.

DonV

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

Tiki Tonga — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:53:14 PDT

Good sales people cost money and if they come from an industry gorilla, then they really get greedy. I've found the circumstances where sales (or marketing, engineering etc.) ask for an upfront sign-on "bonus" is when they leave money on the table in the form of stock from their current employee. Sometime those unvested shares are in the $200K - $300K range. This is not uncommon in the valley.

Tiki Tonga

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

It Must Be Take a Worm for a Walk Week — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:49:18 PDT

@DeanMartin: Let me know when you're holding your iJustine celebrity spit roast.

It Must Be Take a Worm for a Walk Week

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

sample032 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:26:18 PDT

Fuck engineering. Sales, here I come!

sample032

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

DeanMartin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:23:36 PDT

"greedy" ex-Yahoos? It is greedy to try and maintain your income levels? It's not ex-Yahoos fault that Yahoo overpaid them. I think it is quite logical that they would not take a salary cut!

DeanMartin

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

nukeydog — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:50:57 PDT

Sales is Sales. Good salespeople look at total package oppty and weigh risk/reward. you get what you pay for. btw - anyone GOOD salespeople looking i pay small base and HUGE upside!

nukeydog

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

LongAgoYahoo — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:24:43 PDT

@Kravis A start up shouldn't hire an ad exec. They should hire a guy who can directly bring in revenue, not a guy who can hire guys to bring in revenue.

LongAgoYahoo

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

Kravis — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:12:42 PDT

@LongAgoYahoo: Bingo. I'm pretty sure the +$200k figure being thrown is for exec positions and not the sales foot soldiers.

Kravis

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

ck209 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:09:33 PDT

Why aren't shares available?

ck209

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

LongAgoYahoo — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:44:15 PDT

Sales people with a 200K base? Sales people should be paid subsistence wages and given a very aggressive commission and incentive plan. Good sales people will be all over that. Sales people who are merely floaters and order takers will object.

I've found that there are a whole lot of early day Y! sales and BD staff who got a little over impressed with their closing skills. A start up doesn't need a sales person who can only close with the Y! or GOOG name behind them.

You need someone who can close without the brand leverage.

LongAgoYahoo

Ad network CEO: hiring greedy ex-Yahoos costs too much

kompression — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:41:07 PDT

Beggars don't choose.

kompression