I have not met Tim before, but all I hear is he's a smart guy who gets this business. Compared to the previous management, Randy Falco and Ron Grant who had never worked in the space or run a company before, Tim can only be a breath of fresh air. Tim has been on a number of shortlists, Yahoo CEO for one, he has a proven track record at building revenues, and needs to have some support walking through the door.
Monday, March 16, 2009
New boss at AOL already getting slammed
Not that I was a huge fan of the old regime at AOL, watching them tank the company in the past two years, and god knows Tim Armstrong has his work cut out for him, so you would imagine that someone would cut him a break. Today, Henry Blodget from Alley Insider decided to kick the guy before he's through the door!!!
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I agree completely. He at least comes from the background instead of traditional media guys.
ReplyDeleteAn he understands revenue, quality propositions for advertisers. Not saying he's the answer, but he's as good as AOL is going to get.
ReplyDeleteI love this line from Armstrong's memo: "My thanks to Randy and Ron for the work they’ve done to position AOL for the future."
ReplyDeleteI guess by "position," he means driving AOL into the ground, so that from that position, the only way to go is up.