Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Ocho Cinco offers MBA to Jerry Yang CEO of Yahoo




I saw this funny article in one of my favorite silicon valley blogs, it details why Chad Johnson knows how to market himself and how Jerry Yang (CEO of Yahoo) could learn a thing or two from Chad.


I know some ex- OSU Head Coaches who should read this article. Kragthorpe? Is he even still alive?

My favorite:
2. Display confidence and superlatives in spades. Whenever Johnson speaks, you'd believe he singlehandedly led his team, the Cincinnati Bengals, to win five straight Super Bowls. In fact, with Johnson on board, they only made it into the playoffs once -- and barely -- and lost. When Jerry Yang stumbled over "a Yahoo that can win" in the recent earnings call, he just revealed that he, like everyone else, doesn't actually believe it's winning. That's got to change.


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1 comment:

Bryan said...

We miss you Chad Johnson!