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Reading this new CEOs job history on linkedin is kinda infuriating. She goes from intern to head of consumer products at Skype in less than a year. Just... Frustrating to read that while I am and manage really good people who struggle for decades in the trenches to get even paltry job opportunities.
But she got her MBA from Stanford so nepotism ahoy I guess.
Yeah. "Airbnb, Paypal, and ebay" doesn't inspire confidance either
How is getting an MBA from Stanford nepotism? She probably worked her ass off not only to earn the degree but to be accepted to the university in the first place. Without knowing anything about her, I’m going to assume she’s a total rockstar until there’s a good reason to believe otherwise.
working hard and nepotism aren't mutually exclusive
Biggest predictor of future success is the zip code you're born into.
To your specific point, the preponderance of PERCEIVED hard work in the nepotism community is definitely worth mentioning. Hard work, as an objective measure, would be the exception in this camp.
okay but still where is the nepotism? You've commented on the general hypothetical possibility of nepotism not having been dis-proven.
Being at Stanford in and of itself is not nepotism so it's a pretty fair question to those of us who want words to mean things.
Idk anything about this person in specific but my guess is that @ferralcat is referring to "legacy students". If you search for that term alone or in combination with "Standford" you can read all about what those words mean. The words have very well-understood meanings. For example:
Nearly 18% of Class of 2023 are legacy students or relatives of donors, report reveals
Buddy, if you told me you had an MBA from Stanford, I would give you a box of crayons and take bets on how long you could go without eating them.
The MBA would immediately toss 5 crayons from the box and announce they're only going to color with the remaining 10, collect a bonus, and then take a vacation after a hard days work.
AGILE
Without knowing anything about her you shouldn't assume anything about her.
That...can't be accurate, surely? I've never known someone go from an internship to a senior IC role in less than a year, let alone leadership - unless the Skype head roles are glorified management roles?
pivots to data privacy
Should have not named Laura then, just to highlight the point. 😛
Why?
For Laura's Privacy!
Sorry, it's a dumb recurring joke among Privacy nerds.
Yeah it was just a silly joke based on how specifically the title was worded. 😅
To protect her privacy, of course
They should focus more on their mobile browser. At this point the desktop browser is on par with Chrome. People who use Chrome does it because they don't care enough about privacy, but on mobile there is a noticeable difference between their performances.
Apple needs to allow 3rd party browser engines.
They will in the EU. Hopefully it's easy to game the system and sideload a non-safari browser in the future.
I am a big fan of Firefox+Thunderbird and subscribe to Pocket, Mozilla VPN and Firefox Relay. I don't think she was the right CEO for the job, coming into the job because she was needed after the Eich debacle, not because she was the best choice. When I listened or read interviews with her I sensed a lack of focus, which I think came through with the lack of focus and commitment I sense in Firefox's products. She seems like a better fit for chair of the foundation, pursuing pie in the sky ideas rather than in the trenches trying to rebuild Mozilla's presence and diversify their revenues. Pocket has stagnated under their care, and actually grown less useful to the point I am considering switching. The Android browser is stuck in time. I don't think it's a coincidence that Thunderbird has flourished after pursuing a semi-independent structure: they finally had people who actually cared about the product calling the shots.
The Corporation dropped Thunderbird before Eich left, before he made the infamous donation in fact. It floundered until the right people found it, and to be fair the foundation didn't exactly prioritize that either.
It's not independent though, it is a fully owned commercial subsidiary of the foundation just like the Corporation is.
Congratulations to Mozilla Corp on escaping its CEO. Another one will inevitably move in, but perhaps it will be someone easier to bear.
That's honestly a good move. They are a sinking ship and they need to start to swim
That's silly, ships can't swim, they're inanimate objects!
Mozilla is a for-proifit company!?!
Mozilla Corporation is a corporation, and subsidiary to the Mozilla Foundation.
waif can a non-profit run a for a profit??
Yesm It is weird, but it would be impossible for a foundation to develop complex software like a Web browser. Engineers cost.
Yup, you can run a non-profit foundation with a for-profit corporation as a subsidiary, because capitalism I guess.
But what do they do?
Mainly develop software, like the Firefox browser.
Pivots to data privacy? What was their focus before?
Burning foxes
That's so messed up. Going to donate all of my money to Opera GX now
Mozilla is pivoting to privacy or the old CEO is?
The new CEO of the corporation.
Chambers says she plans to focus on building out new products that address growing privacy concerns while actively looking for a full-time CEO.
Mozilla. They just launched a "delete me" service, and apparently they want to do more of that.
Wow mozilla is getting into euthanasia business?