Re:Yahoo's Marissa Mayer could get $55M in severance pay
by nihonde on Saturday April 30, 2016 @03:27AM
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His net worth isn't based on being able to throw balls through hoops; it's based on his ability to attract and retain a huge audience for advertisers.
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Re:Yahoo's Marissa Mayer could get $55M in severance pay
by tn13 on Saturday April 30, 2016 @10:47PM
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Doesn't matter. I dont think advertisers should pay that much money to him.
Case in point is that worth of Mayers might depend on far too many factors which we cant comprehend and we must not judge her.
Re:Yahoo's Marissa Mayer could get $55M in severance pay
by nihonde on Sunday May 01, 2016 @02:49AM
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Advertisers are notoriously poor at proving ROI, so you could be right in your assessment of his worth to them. Anyway, if putting a ball through a hoop was a bankable skill, this guy would be a billionaire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG_DQXEK764
Re:Yahoo's Marissa Mayer could get $55M in severance pay
by Reedx on Saturday April 30, 2016 @11:58AM
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Yep. To be one of the best at throwing balls through hoops is no small feat, and the market has shown that lots of people will buy tickets and merchandise as a result. Therefore he's worth the $.
It's also a very risky and short lived career.