Not Goodbye; Hello!
One thing I’ve learned over the years is to recognize a great opportunity when it comes along – and to that end, I’m pleased to share some good news.
Starting this week, I’m in a new Yahoo! role, as part of the business team supporting platform and incubation teams like MyBlogLog, Yahoo! Developer Network, Pipes, Brickhouse, and Advanced Products. These are some of the most innovative thought leadership teams at Yahoo!, and I’m excited to be joining them.
I’ll be doing a combination of market strategy, business plan development, and partnership development - a pretty cool gig I’ve had the chance to shape collaboratively with my new team and peers over the past weeks, and one that I’m very happy to finally share.
Over the last year and a half, as part of the Yahoo! Publisher Network, I’ve had the good fortune to work with (and in some cases, welcome to the fold) many of the folks on these teams, as we’ve sought to develop Yahoo! capabilities for publishers and innovate through acquisition. So I’m jumping from one innovative team to another - a very natural next step for me, as I’ll now participate more directly in the success of numerous Yahoo! platforms, in addition to getting involved in a formal incubation environment.
As I write this, I’m in San Francisco – you’ll be seeing a lot of posts from the road! And to my YPN friends, I’m moved to quote the father of American popular existentialism, Charles Schulz:
I hate good-byes. I know what I need. I need more hellos.
So farewell (but not goodbye) to my old friends, and hello to my new ones - though I don’t think any of you have yet been able to score well on this quiz from my uncle!
May 8th, 2007 12:38
Congrats - sounds like a fun role! Good luck…
May 8th, 2007 15:19
Congrats. Sounds like a terrific opportunity. Say hi to Eric for me.
It’s interesting the Y! groups all those endeavors together in the org chart… they seem so different from an outsiders’ perspective.
May 8th, 2007 23:38
thanks!
May 9th, 2007 06:55
First of all, I didn’t know your uncle was jeremy zawodny…nepotism is alive and well!
Seriously though, we are going to miss you. Thankfully you’re not going far. Congratulations on landing the dream job (2nd only to assistant to the traveling secretary for the LA Dodgers.)
Safe travels and KIT b cause UR2cool2B4gotten.
May 9th, 2007 23:02
I know you had no shortage of options. Sounds like a great place to be. Congrats … and welcome to NorCal (3-5 days a week
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May 18th, 2007 18:49
Hey Greg, I must admit that I scored only one for four on your uncle’s quiz about the animals. After three strikes, I figured I was lucky to still be swinging, so I finally hit the last one.
Anyway, congratulations on the new job! It sounds like an excellent way to keep the juices flowing. Later, b.