Startup Stories Rule and Other News

James Dyson on a Life of Failure – Ever since I read The Google Story, I’ve been obsessed with success and start-up stories. I recently picked up Founders at Work which interviews the founders of companies like Paypal, Hotmail, del.icio.us and many others – it’s really a great read.
Daring Fireball: Microsoft and Yahoo, Sitting in a Tree – as usual, John Gruber gives a thorough breakdown of the Yahoo-Microsoft acquisition dilly.

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MS Courting Yahoo! …Again

Pepe le Peu Courting Female Cat
Microsoft knocks on Yahoo’s door again – From what I can gather, this isn’t the first time MS has approached Yahoo. I can totally understand MS’s rationale but what would Yahoo gain from the deal?
Yahoo! CEO Terry Semel has not been doing the best things for his company, and I don’t thing being associated with Microsoft would help.
For instance, when I see a Google-Apple alliance, I see a great partnership. I don’t get that feeling when I imagine a Yahoo-Microsoft alliance.

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