Comments on: The eBay Shuffle: Donahoe to Replace Whitman http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:48:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Former Skype President Rajiv Dutta Succumbs to Cancer: Tech News and Analysis « http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-586905 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:09:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-586905 [...] He joined the private equity investor in November 2009, after spending nearly 10 years at eBay. He served as President of PayPal  following his Skype stint. Prior to eBay he worked at a variety of companies including KLA-Tencor, a semiconductor equipment [...]

]]> By: eBay’s Crossroads: Turn Around or Break Up http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192008 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:01:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192008 [...] company has been engineering a return to growth under the guidance of CEO John Donahoe, who took over from Meg Whitman in March of 2008. Donahoe embarked upon an aggressive and risky effort to transition eBay from an [...]

]]> By: eBay’s Crossroads: Turn Around or Break Up http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192009 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:01:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192009 [...] company has been engineering a return to growth under the guidance of CEO John Donahoe, who took over from Meg Whitman in March of 2008. Donahoe embarked upon an aggressive and risky effort to transition eBay from an [...]

]]> By: After Cutting 10% of Its Workforce eBay Goes Shopping - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192007 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:39:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192007 [...] are two major moves by new CEO John Donahoe who replaced Meg Whitman in January [...]

]]> By: Will eBay Hang Up on Sype? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192006 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:44:41 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192006 [...] under the new leadership, it looks like eBay didn’t merely overpay, but also overreached with the buy. At the time, [...]

]]> By: clearice77 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192005 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:50:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192005 It’s going to be interesting.

To be honest, I’m looking forward to what changes are they going to implement, and what new products are coming up. That’s always an indication of how these newly appointed executives do their job. I mean, to be at such a level- it better be good!

]]> By: Andy Abramson http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192004 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:10:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192004 Om,

you’ll note that Skype still does not have a CEO. The headhunting under Meg got to a final candidate, someone out of the UK with European roots and a mobile background. Of late the Skype team has been very non-mobile oriented, almost attacking of mobile in some comments I’m hearing.

It will be interesting who ebay appoints to run Skype.

]]> By: julia wilkinson http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192003 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:09:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192003 I think Dutta would make a good CEO. But in his new role as auction marketplaces head, maybe he can make a difference. He seemed to do good things at PayPal.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192002 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:39:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192002 Samir

I think it was more of his Skype-experience that worked against Dutta. On the glass celing stuff, well I don’t know. Shantanu is the CEO of Adobe Systems and he is person of indian origin.

I think bigger the company the more complex is the situation. Those might be the issues around Dutta and Joshi.

]]> By: Samir http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192001 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:18:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192001 Om, two questions:
1. Wasn’t Rajiv Dutta spoken of as CEO-to-be not so long ago? Why did he get shunted by Donahoe?
2. Is there a glass ceiling for desis in Silicon Valley? First Vyomesh Joshi and now Rajiv Dutta…

]]> By: Whitman to retire from eBay « Adventure Capitalist http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192000 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:01:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-192000 [...] is run and what investor response will be if Donahoe is indeed brought into the corner office. Om Malik and others have made the case–rather persuasively, I should add–that his short [...]

]]> By: PXLated http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-191999 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:38:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-191999 That Forbes article pretty much spells it out.
I think Meg got lucky. There’s that old saw about even a bad manager can manage when times are good, their flaws show when times aren’t and your recognize they’re bad. That seems to be Whitman.

]]> By: Sramana Mitra http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-191998 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:08:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-191998 Om,

Have a look at this:
http://www.forbes.com/2008/01/22/ebay-meg-whitman-tech-inter-cx_sm_0122ebay.html?partner=technology_newsletter

Sramana

]]> By: Rick http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-191997 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:50:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/23/the-ebay-shuffle-donahoe-to-replace-whitman/#comment-191997 Looks like one last blunder before Meg hits the road. BTW, I wonder if she’s sought treatment after paying Skype BBBillion $$$$.

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