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Yahoo's Former CEO Offers Wise Advice: 'Fail. Fast Forward' In Cannabis AND Technology
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 2:05pm | 555Read More...Carol Bartz is not your conventional tech luminary. Best known as the former CEO of Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) and Yahoo - now owned by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Bartz's dynamic journey from the spheres of computer science to her recent affinity with the cannabis world is...
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Former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Shares Advice For Cannabis Entrepreneurs: 'You Have To Have Some Cojones'
Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 3:20pm | 1200Read More...A couple years ago, Carol Bartz, former CEO of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) and Yahoo, joined seed-to-sale cannabis company Caliva - now owned by TPCO Holding Corp (OTC: GRAMF), after investing in it alongside NFL legend Joe Montana – found here talking about cannabis and football....
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The Cannabis Company Backed By Jay-Z And Joe Montana Gets New Execs, Board Members
Friday, September 13, 2019 - 2:26pm | 407Read More...Caliva, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in California, announced this week it has added a new board member, Jeffry R. Allen, and three new executive team members: Joseph Sequenzia, as Chief Marketing Officer Leann Taylor, as Chief Strategy Officer Drew Kornreich, as...
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mood33 Announces Distribution Agreement With Carol Bartz And Joe Montana-Backed Caliva
Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 1:05pm | 347Read More...mood33, a California of cannabis-infused beverages maker, earlier this week announced a distribution agreement with Caliva. The partnership will expand mood33’s retail presence across California, and will increase its online and direct-to-consumer sales by 400 percent over the next year, the...
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Former Yahoo, Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz Talks Cannabis Space, Caliva Investment: 'It Was Just Obvious'
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 2:38pm | 721Read More...It was all over the media: NFL superstar Joe Montana and Carol Bartz — former CEO of Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) and Yahoo, now owned by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) — were part of a group that invested $75 million into seed-to-sale cannabis company Caliva. While...
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One of These Men or Women May Be Groupon's Next CEO
Friday, March 1, 2013 - 5:19pm | 938Read More...With Andrew Mason fired from Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), speculation for his replacement as CEO of the daily deal giant has begun. Mason's tenure is marked by Groupon's incredible growth in its first two years, followed by a stark drop in share value that fell from as high as $31 to as low as $2.60...
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Is the Yahoo! Turnaround On Track?
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - 9:35am | 1549Read More...One of the more interesting investment stories in the Internet space is the turnaround taking place at Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO). The company, which has seen its revenues fall sharply in recent years, has become a target of activist investors amid its struggles. In 2008, Carl Icahn purchased a large...
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Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer Wants Twitter's Katie Jacobs Stanton
Friday, August 10, 2012 - 8:55am | 439Read More...Marissa Mayer, Chief Executive Officer of digital media company Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), wants Twitter's Head of International Markets, Katie Jacobs Stanton, to come in and handle media according to AllThingsD. Mayer certainly needs to recruit some talent; Benzinga reported on Monday that VP Jim...
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Is Yahoo! Paying Marissa Mayer Too Much?
Friday, July 20, 2012 - 8:57am | 334Read More...Yahoo!'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) new CEO could make $100 million over the next five years. Previous reports suggested that Marissa Mayer's new job would pay up to $60 million. Another said that Mayer would earn $70 million. But according to The Wall Street Journal, she is slated to make $100 million....
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Can Yahoo! Justify Additional Layoffs?
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 8:25am | 1329Read More...Ironfire Capital founder and managing director Eric Jackson weighs in on the issue. "A lot of ex-employees believe that there is enormous fat there to cut and that it might even be possible to cut it down by half," Jackson, whose company specializes in long/short investments and corporate...
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How to Profit From The Chief Yahoo's Departure
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 6:25pm | 565Read More...Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) co-founder Jerry Yang is leaving the struggling Internet search company he has been with since 1995. California-based Yahoo! made the announcement today after the close of U.S. markets. In a letter to the Yahoo! Board Chairman Roy Bostock, Yang wrote: “My time at Yahoo!,...
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Yahoo Hires PayPal President Thompson As CEO; Was it the Right Decision?
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 2:03pm | 527Read More...Floundering digital media company Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) announced on Wednesday that it has hired PayPal president Scott Thompson as its new CEO. At first glance, the market is not exactly ebullient about the decision, as YHOO shares are trading down 2.49% at $15.89. Given the fluid situation at the...
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Yahoo! Could Go to $100 Under Scott Thompson's Guidance
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 11:45am | 893Read More...One analyst has a very interesting prediction for the future of Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO). Trip Chowdhry, Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, believes that the company – which currently trades in the $16 range – could go to $100 under the guidance of its new chief...
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Will Yahoo! Finally Sell its Asian Assets to Alibaba?
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 6:28pm | 1153Read More...That's the question everyone is asking. But will we ever get an answer? If this Dealbook report is accurate, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) board members could be meeting this Thursday to discuss an offer from Alibaba Group and Softbank. The two entities are eager to gain at least a portion of Yahoo!'s...
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Gabelli & Company Maintains Buy Rating on Yahoo!
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 10:01am | 100Read More...A report from Gabelli & Company reiterates its Buy rating on Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). The report states, “On September 6, 2011, Yahoo's CEO, Carol Bartz, was summarily fired, putting the embattled company “in play.” Over the past three months, Yahoo takeover speculation has steadily...
