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Tech Leaders

Steve Ballmer Snooping For Info On Bartz

January 16, 2009

Very interesting that in just the first week of Yahoo announcing their new executive, Carol Bartz, the company’s chairman met Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer at the Time Warner Center for lunch. A tipster reported to Gawker, spotting the two:

On my way down the elevator, I was stopped on the 5th floor and in walk Roy Bostock [...]

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Contemplating The Green In Google

January 12, 2009

We’ve all seen and heard Google’s presence in the green sector, with a diverse array of renewable energy initiatives and cleantech startup invesments under their belt.  But, at the core of their business model; their search queries, is Google green, or are they actually energy inefficient?  A new study out of Harvard is pointing towards [...]

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CEOs: If This is Your First Company, You Have to Fight

December 1, 2008

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman wrote a guest post on TC titled “The First-Time CEO’s Recession Survival Guide” with some solid advice for any startup CEOs who want their companies to live to see the economy recover.

1. Compete With Your Successor – Imagine the CEO who would replace you if you got fired. Think about all [...]

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King Benioff Posts 43% Revenue Jump In Q3

November 20, 2008

Salesforce.com announced a 43 percent increase in third quarter revenues, beating Wall Street’s expectation
The stock (CRM) rose 10.8 percent in after hours trading to $25.30, up over 5%
Q3 revenues reached $276M for the period ending Oct. 31, fueled by growth in its subscription and support business.
Wall Street expectations put estimated Salesforce.com to generate $273.5 million, [...]

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Jerry Yang: You’re Outta Here

November 17, 2008

Jerry Yang will annonce tomorrow that he is stepping down as CEO.

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