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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

In November 2003, after due diligence, we announced our agreement to purchase 3721 for $120 million. The idea was simple: Combine the best of both companies into the new Yahoo China, which was projected to generate more than $25 million in revenue in 2004. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

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How to Pull Your Company Out of a Tailspin

Harvard Business Review

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. Clearly, something else, beyond the disruptive technology itself, is behind the demise of companies like Kodak.