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I’m proud of what we achieved at Yahoo. That said, we had a quickly decaying legacy business. All we really managed to do was offset the declines.

— Marissa Mayer

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It's really wonderful to work in an environment with a lot of smart people.

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I think that the big piece here is that it really allows us to partner. Yahoo! has always been a very friendly company.

You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.

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