Yahoo! goes Jerry McGuire. Show me the vision!

Brad Garlinghouse, a senior VP at Yahoo, has allegedly sent out a “memo” that is now making the rounds. I wonder if he’ll be a part of crafting a unified vision for Yahoo or if he’ll be asking “who’s comin’ with him” next week. He’s pretty harsh and makes some good points - I’d work for him.

Yahoo’s hands really are in everything & Garlinghouse is calling for exits to some of those current silo-ed businesses. He calls for heads to roll and a staff reduction of 15-20%. Personally, I hope they focus on search again - they’re going to be beat by not only Microsoft, but also ASK if they keep on the current path. Maybe we’ll see some innovation out of them again - behavioral targeted text ads - branded rich media ads on search - anything besides buying more companies and not really doing anything with them.

And lose the 10 cent minimum bid already.