Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Interview with Michael Arrington at Tech Crunch Disrupt

[G58]

It's really difficult to define what her issues are, but she certainly lacks something one might expect from a top level business leader. Whilst I'm sure everyone who meets Arrington wants to tell him to "fuck off" at some time or another, the power contained in not doing so is surely a mark of character and therefore credibility.

[nyc4044]

@G58 Well she stopped in a hurry once her husband stared "disciplining" her.

[seheart]

Arrington sounds like a snobby sob. I don't like either, but he just acts like a dbag.

[meotaku2]

How would she get techies to innovate when she tells people to F-off so easily.

Vile woman coming to work as a truckstop waitress near you.

[nyc4044]

@meotaku2 I don't know what the heck is wrong with you. She seems like a really sweet lady to me. Did you see what HE (ARRINGTON) said to her?

[lokalllize]

feel sorry for carol in the interview that man is like an idiot good for carol for telling him to fuck off

[PurpleSkyz]

lol, ironic, Both get fired, together...

[Joeaho]

Filmed with a banana.

[bensaidb]

she is not an internet person but she was not brought into Yahoo for that expertise, but to turn the company around. after 17 months in the company, she could have a vision but she first needed to clean up the culture, which she did apparently. Mike Harrington is anyway well known for being an ass. She lost it, but good for him, sends him back into his den, licking his wounds.

[sonac]

I only needed to watch this one interview to see why Leo Laporte got so mad at Mike Arrington. Mike looks to be an impossible person that should not be interviewing anyone.

[spdrklr]

She's a total moron. And yahoo sucks anyway.

[rbittenc]

To quote Gordon Gecko, blind w/o a cane.

[MrSpidermale]

hi there i'm the founder of buyfcbkfans com why don't interview me?

[angel2901]

Well, she clearly has no real vision. But she has balls!

[StartUPMarketing]

Bartz is an absolute IDIOT! She's full of inane buzzwords, and far more fascinated by her weak technology boasts and utterly preoccupied with Yahoo's fucking homepage. "Optimizing Page Optimization on the Fly?" who gives a shit! Put someone in a product VP role that can leverage your media assets by releasing COOL products.

Arrington's question is "Where's the producuts soul?" is brilliant - and sums up their problem perfectly, absolutely NO VISION, NO SOUL, NO CLUE.

[rasalghul5555]

Bartz does not really seem to understand the internet...it is obvious she might be familiar with platitudes but does not really have a strong grasp of what the hell yahoo is and what the hell she should be doing. WHAT THE HELL IS THE VISION FOR YAHOO CAROL????

[pepeluisbanda2]

this lady seems very cocky and prideful. I hope she gets fired. I like Mark Zuckerberg's (Facebook CEO) personality and business vision better. I am deleting my yahoo mail account and moving onto someone else, I'm tired off all the ads all over the place, it makes my email slow and shouldn't put up with it if this lady is leading the company.

[Danzamagu]

She's feisty! I like her.

Is it not just me if I suddenly have the urge to crawl Yahoo?

[SG0288]

How much are you getting paid by the government to manipulate information to their advantage??

[satyend]

the guy asked a lot of really stupid questions, she handled him just right..he has got to be the most boring interviewer asking the dumbest questions trying to look like he belongs

[LoryLandskipper]

"It probably takes a long time to even convince yourself of what the hell you do"

LOOOOOL

[justinalberta]

She nailed him with the small company part, but went over the edge with the F-Off.

[n7ekg]

No, Arrington tried to be a smartass and nail her to the wall, and she called BS on his behavior. Good for her.

[rr93455]

Why does everyone criticize Arrington so much? He is asking a lot of important tough, technical questions, and is a good moderator.

[LoryLandskipper]

@rr93455

he's an overcritical douche who comes off as someone who acts like they know how to run every single business better, but doesn't have shit to back that attitude up, let alone WOULDN'T if given an opportunity.

He's a blogger who tries to stay relevant, even if it means to go so far as to post absolute nonsense and hearsay.

[kynetx]

What the hell is wrong with you troglodytes? Why the hell is she supposed to account to her unfunny anti-science idiot husband for what she says? Is this 1950?

She put a douchebag yellow journalist in his place.

Awesome. If I weren't so entrenched in Google, this would have made me a Yahoo fanboy.

[nyc4044]

@kynetx Why do you feel that you must resort to calling us and Ms. Bartz's husband names? As a matter of fact, some things were better in the old days. I, for one, long for the day when ladies behaved like ladies and gentlemen behaved like gentlemen. Ms. Bartz needs to be accountable to someone, and that someone should be her husband. He is the one to whom she made the wedding vows, "to HONOR and OBEY." Dropping f-bombs is anything but honorable and obedient.

[nyc4044]

@kynetx Also, how would you know that her husband is unfunny, anti-science, and an idiot? Even if he is all three of those things, I don't see how that disqualifies him from having the right and ability to spank his wife.

[doboru]

That was Robert Scoble laughing.

[t4altman]

@pancakehumper i'm pretty sure that's robert scoble laughing his *ss off sitting next to the person filming this.

[pugay69]

Amazed at how such an unfocused, insecure woman could gain such a high position.

[nyc4044]

@pugay69 I think she's more undisciplined than unfocused or insecure. But, the only one who has power to do anything about this is her husband.

[pugay69]

@nyc4044 That's nonsense, lady.

[nyc4044]

@pugay69 I'm afraid you have me confused. Do you mean that it's nonsense for me to expect a certain standard of behavior from a lady? I guess that's just a sign of the times. Expect little, and you will receive little. Ms. Bartz's husband needs to demand a higher standard of her.

[chernobila]

@pugay69 that and I am amazed how this stupid people who commented here are on her side for no reason. She is the reason why yahoo is going down day after day

[nusgo]

@mrjoemeca totally agree, they left that ship sail, and it is not coming back

[JeremyPwnstall]

why is everybody attacking the interviewer when he sits there like a professional and takes it when he could've rebuddled against her sudden cuss word to get here outta a question that she couldn't answer. I personally never go on yahoo just because it is dead. Google actually thinks in that they do instead of just adding an extra feature. People want more just a monotonous search engine thats a bit customizable. MARK MY WORDS YAHOO WILL DIE SOON

[nyc4044]

@JeremyPwnstall Well, to be fair, he really is trying to get a bad reaction out of her. His questions are silly and pointless, and it's clear that he looks down on her. However, there was no excuse for her very crude language. As I posted in my initial comment, I certainly hope that her husband dealt with that inappropriate behavior by giving her a good spanking.

[evenplayn]

wow, what a boring interview!

[PadreLE88]

I think Michael Arrington is an absolute moron but I don't know if he deserved that. I still like her style anyway.

[nyc4044]

@PadreLE88 He is a moron, but he did not deserve that. Worst of all, what she said, made her look bad. She was very unladylike and is in need of male guidance.

[nyc4044]

She shouldn't stoop down to his level. He may be a jerk, but if I were her husband I'd give her an old-fashioned bare-bottom spanking for that outburst.

[cjose24]

I like that woman. She's got balls.. she destroyed that idiot.

[TheSpinWorld]

@towerclimber37 This is funny

[houndeyex]

Get your cell phone the hell away from the recording equipment. Jesus.

[autumforest]

He started off the interview with "How the Fuck are you?" Is that the way to talk to a 61 yr old woman let alone be to the CEO of Yahoo and EX ceo of Autodesk. Its shame to see such a high profile woman, answering a freak who calls himself a leading technology blogger. But He got what he Deserved from her starting at 22:58. I repeat with her FUCK OFF! FUCK OFF MICHAEL ARRINGTON!

[dragonfishusa]

arrington is a douche interviewer.

[kmostrach]

Yahoo's one they always stop at??  Really???

[kutuluu]

I haven't used yahoo in 15 years! Why would I?

[TheBrodie31k]

@kutuluu - you probably use other sites that yahoo owns, like Flickr

[markelsoft]

She was right to respond after TechCrunch, a good blog but a blip on the tech radar, insulted her and Yahoo with his "Is your pitch kind of BS though?...

[echadesi]

@markelsoft I agree, and its not just that. The interview transcript says he started the interview it with "How the fk are you?" I haven't used Yahoo in many years, but this guy deserves what he got.

[fernando10001000]

Her behavior just confirm the despair of an executive of a company going thru lots of problems.

BTW, I'm sure the laughing filmmaker is one of her ballsucker execs- oh, wait - she doesn't really have balls..., or maybe she does...

[whactya]

She will not succeed. She is thin-skinned and cannot accept challenges. Instead, she bullies using acquired power and position. She is in over her head, and as the business falters under her, her behavior will become more extreme and erratic. Very difficult for someone with this personality to make sound decisions under pressure as they increasingly react emotionally instead of rationally.

[openuniverse2003]

@whactya POST OF THE DAY! Damn right, son! She lost her cool, in public, with regards to her company. Tsk tsk tsk!! LOL!

[xng14]

She has a mental problem...

[mnagmobile1]

who uses yahoo anyway?

[atlanticl]

@mnagmobile1

over a billion people.....

[SnowboardPlata]

She is a bitch very bad never going to like yahoo again.

[nyc4044]

@SnowboardPlata It is demeaning and insulting to refer to women in such terms. I do believe, however, that she acted in a very unladylike fashion. Such is the result, however, of the rejection of traditional gender roles. I do hope that her husband took her out to the woodshed for that atrocious behavior.

[thetaxlienspecialist]

CEO's have many responsibilities. One of those is maintaining a professional public persona. CEO's are suppose to be experts at putting out fires, not starting them. She was completely emotional throughout the entire interview. Her behavior is concerning for anyone invested in Yahoo. The Yahoo stock holders would fire her if they knew what was good for them. She's clearly unqualified to run Yahoo... and better suited to a 'tiny' company.

[SpaceMel00]

Very smart lady. But not ladylike behavior. She comes across mean and haughty. The shocking thing was not the f-bomb. The shocking thing is lack of emotional control. I would expect better of her. He may be vanilla pudding trying to dose out the fire of feminine power...but she would have been better off taking the higher road. Where have our public persona morals gone?

[ss11s]

She was wrong to use that term in that context. She should apologize. The guy asked a legit question about how she is pumping using financial tricks instead of innovation and she answers with an f-bomb? come on. If this is an indication of "leadership" at Yahoo, you may want to short it.

[adidas4275]

when you have an interviewer who is known for goating people and gets Leo Laporte to cuss him out you know there is something wrong...

Mike is still bitter about failing to produce a tablet device, ala CrunchPad/ JoJo

[nyznicca]

That was awesome....this glenn beck looking faggot was way over his head....shes not in gitmo where hes grilling her and putting her down.....bitchass motherfucker deserved.

[mazsenior]

Interesting that when a woman drops the F-Bomb, that so many folks get all bent out of shape, or don't know how to react, or judge. NO, it wan't a classy move. But if this was a male CEO, nobody would really care.  Too bad she didn't make her comment to the CEO of BP....LOL

[thetaxlienspecialist]

@mazsenior It's not that she's a woman, it's the fact that she's CEO of Yahoo. People make a big deal about it because it never happens with other large companies.

[iMiiTH]

"what's the soul?" wtf? what kind of interview question is that? 10:50

[NoyzyBoyZ3]

How did this asshole get that job?

[wakefield666]

@NoyzyBoyZ3 He started TechCrunch, so that's how he got the job.

[MrGoto10]

God, he's the WORST interviewer EVER! He's almost trying to grill her or something like she's on the stand in his eyes. What a douchebag he is.

[andy16666]

That interviewer is a total douche. He isn't even asking her decent questions...he's just trying to make her look stupid.

[tntsniper]

I'm sorry but Carol was wrong. What the hell was she thinking? How professional is that? I like the spark and the energy she can bring, but really? It was a simple question, thats his job. Why tell him to fuck off? To be honest, Yahoo has some phenomenal potential, but it seems they are way to scattered to compete. They need to really consolidate and work towards one main goal and regrow.

[letsjam2]

Geeeee !! I wonder if this womens Doctor prescribes her with "Anti Anxiety drugs "  It might explain her bizzare attitude and behaviour

[sidgirl22]

Screw you Arrington!!!!!

[pancakehumper]

Guy filming has one of the worst laughs ever

[JmactheAttack]

@pancakehumper I think that was Robert Scoble lol!

[DainMiller]

@pancakehumper Hahah dude .. that is Scoble bro. He is the shit, and he is laughing overly-intensely because the harder they laugh the harder the crowd is in agreenace with the yahoo ladies statement... and therefore puts arrington in his place all the more. Scoble is one of the most inside baseball players of this game they are in, so he finds it not only INTENSELY personally funny, but is laughing to backup the girl - cause it is arrington; he's a douche. lol ;)

[srl7741]

Watching that video simply confirms he has no skills as an interviewer. He should not even show his face on any stage. If he's TC best then they are never going to be anything other than just "another" one of them. You would think they would want to put their best foot forward and not in their own mouth.

He's a sad person who carries a bitter resume everywhere he goes.

[Oigwayo]

BTW...Carol, you are a classless bitch.

[wakefield666]

@Oigwayo Next time, if you're going to talk trash post it using your full real name. At least Carol Bartz has the balls to put her name to her words.

[ohitsjono]

@Oigwayo Ok... shows your STUPIDITY!! Stock price has NOTHING to do with size of a company!! Two different companies can have different stock prices but be same size, they just have differnt amounts of shares... its Market cap that shows somewhat the size of a company... ex. 5.00 share for 10,000 shares and 5,000 share for 1,000 shares are same price!!! this is directed at oigwayo BTW

[wakefield666]

@Oigwayo Berkshire Hathaway (symbol: BRK.A) is $105625.00 a share. I guess you think Google must be a tiny, tiny company. But just wait until they do a 2:1 split of their stock... Google will lose half its value immediately!

[StreetyKing]

That dude is so frustrating - I would of told him to F off as well. Knob head.

[parg0]

he deserved that for the flaccid interview to that point. He has no personality and he should not be interviewing professionals at all.

Nice going, Lady. Less people are putting up with other peoples' bullshit. I'm sure he has been antagonistic towards her in his blog judging by her attitude and comments.

[DFTaker]

This guy tried to pin anything he could but it would not stick, Carol was right on this. He was a horrible journalist/interviewer.

[xvj2006]

This guy is a fucken douchebag! He doesnt know anything about running a company. LOSER!!!!!!

[iluvdesmond]

Just went to Yahoo - terrible first page. I wonder how long it'll be before Google clutters their home page with ads and so called celebrity nonsence. The cluttered web.

[uncleleo1million]

That guy's a moron.

[srednivashtar]

Well, so much for modeling for the young'uns, i,e,. taking the high road, showing your own good breeding and manners. I'm ashamed for business women everywhere. She's a graceless, snarky, fishmonger's wife. Think this is scary, think about having her Valkyrie twin, Whitman, for a governor...

[ulozr]

he actually starts off with "Well, how the fuck are you?"

really? he's a total idiot. this interview sucked

[pixelbat]

He was on a witch hunt, she was condescending. Nothing more to see here.

[fygery]

I thought Yahoo went out of business a long time ago. She must be doing a great job.

[iluvdesmond]

@fygery Ha! I did, too. Seriously, I didn't think Yahoo was around anymore - no ads in my country so it doesn't even cross my consciousness. Now Google, it's everywhere! Oy vie.

[chernobila]

@fygery you mean great blowjob right?

[seanodotcom]

The part you're looking for (F-Bomb) begins at 22:58

[miggimonkey]

nasty people being nasty to each other. Clash of egos as overinflated as the tech bubble was in 1999.

[gangslayer420]

That guy is a dingleberry and a very bad interviewer. What a douche-bag lol.

[mischa0386]

she kinda looks like martha stewert

[MrNiceHk]

Quite possibly one of the most uncomfortable interviews i have seen, who was the fucking douchebag sitting up front ..my god .. the whole affair was a little disrespectful to a CEO of a company as large as Yahoo .. oh wait shes a chick ... i get it ... gobshites

[Doisneau40]

I love this woman!

[jacobbondre]

She is a vert smart woman. Really, anyone with a good sense of humour is gonna rib people. sad1th, a little insecure? Dude from tech crunch doesn't know as much as he thinks he is.

[sad1th]

can't stand this feminazi... just another sign of the end times when you see women in positions of power trying to demoralize men.. sorry lady yahoo sucks..

[tubeturds]

@sad1th You're so right. She should be at home making cakes, babies, and ironing someones clothes.

Backwards thinking moron...

[MrNiceHk]

Love this lady .. haha she cracks me up .. do not mess with this women

[olewasama]

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