Editor’s note: When the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba goes public, as it will soon, Yahoo will earn many times its significant original stake in the company — a surprising ending to a tale of experimentation and discovery. Sue Decker, Yahoo’s former president, describes how the deal came about and what Yahoo learned from doing business in China.
An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal
Yahoo’s former president talks about how it started and what they’ve learned.
August 06, 2014
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