| 1:05 - 2:04 It's This Week in Startups, it's Friday and we've got a lot to discuss. The first thing we're going to discuss is the Yahoo CEO. Jon Ferrara, CEO of Nimble I am an investor, thank you for letting me in the round. 2:04 - 3:35 Do you do SEM stuff? At some point you're going to want to turn on the paid funnel? 3:35 - 4:32 What does an SEM cost in major cities? At what point would Nimble say, it's great to have a service like Trada but we need to bring SEM in house? 4:32-6:14 What's the most successful client to date? Who are the most successful people in SEM and what are they selling? 6:17 - 7:18 Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson falsely claimed a computer science degree on his resume. 7:18 - 8:15 How big of a deal is this? Should he lose his job? 8:15 - 8:26 Jon: Someone should just take Yahoo in the back and shoot them in the head 8:48 - 9:58 People who lie and cheat in a system that is already rigged are idiots. It's sociopathic in a way. In our industry there is absolutely no reason to lie. Going to college is considered a liability in the industry. 9:58 - 12:18 If you lie about this what else are you lying about? This is a fundamental trust issue. What do you think Niel? 12:18- 12:58 Niel: Supposedly I heard that he lobbied for the job. He begged for the job. Remember they hired him really fast? People who previously worked at PayPal hate that guy. I think this guy's a bit of a disaster 12:58 - 14:00 Lon: Then how did he get this job? 14:00 - 15:15 Niel - I think ... |
