Episode 28
The Founders' List: Yahoo Memo: The 'Peanut Butter Manifesto' (Famous Memos)
August 24, 202011m 50s
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This is The Founders' List - audio versions of essays from technology’s most important leaders, selected by the founder community.
In October 2006, Yahoo Senior Vice President Brad Garlinghouse wrote an internal memo, urging the company to narrow its focus and clarify its vision. The memo, now famously called the "Peanut Butter Manifesto," pointed out Yahoo's lack of focus, using peanut butter as a metaphor for spreading its resources too thinly.
Read the full memo here - https://sriramk.com/memos/garlinghouse-peanut-butter.pdf