Empire Builders · EB-051
She Was Recruited To Save The Company. She Made 53 Acquisitions. It Sold For A Fraction Of What It Was Worth.
Marissa Mayer, recruited as Yahoo's CEO in 2012, oversaw 53 acquisitions, including the high-profile $1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr. Despite this aggressive acquisition strategy, Yahoo's core advertising business continued to falter, ultimately leading to a sale to Verizon for only $4.48 billion in 2017.
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