Yahoo Sells To Verizon In Saddest $5 Billion Deal In Tech History. In the '90s, Yahoo was a dominant technology powerhouse. Yahoo was one of the first companies that enabled users to find their way online. But, What Happened Now? Here is a presentation to describe their missteps.

1. The Rise And Fall Of Yahoo

2. Stanford University Wizards Jerry Yang and
David Filo founded Yahoo in 1994. It was a
prototype to explore World Wide Web
The runaway success came in the year 1996
when Yahoo made its search engine public.
Yahoo was unrivalled and even surpassed
competitors such as Alta Vista and Excite.
April 1996 - Yahoo Goes Public
Stanford University Wizards Jerry Yang and
David Filo founded Yahoo in 1994. It was a
prototype to explore World Wide Web
The runaway success came in the year 1996
when Yahoo made its search engine public.
Yahoo was unrivalled and even surpassed
competitors such as Alta Vista and Excite.

3. December 1999 – The Face of Dotcom
bubble
In 2001, Yahoo! Inc. rose to stardom being the second most popular name on the Internet
after AOL.
Its net worth had already exceeded $125 billion a year earlier.

4. February 2008 - Yahoo Rejects
Microsoft's $45 Billion Takeover
In 2008, Microsoft makes a bid to acquire Yahoo for $45 billion.
Yahoo rejects the offer citing the proposal simply undervalues its brand worth

5. Yahoo’s Losses
Geocities ($3.6 billion)
• Tumblr ($1.1 billion)
• Mark Cuban’s Broadcast.com ($5.7 billion)

6. 2012 - Yahoo sells shares in Alibaba
In 2012, Yahoo sold the shares held in Alibaba. In 2014, it sold more.
In 2016, Yahoo owns a meager 15% of Alibaba, which alone is worth $30 billion.

7. July 2012 - Marissa Mayer named CEO
In 2012, Yahoo hires Marissa Mayer as its new chief executive.
It was a bid to save the iconic brand from sinking.
Yahoo attempted to restore the brand's identity under Mayer.
Although initial efforts were promising, Yahoo could not sustain the surge longer
and quickly lost to competition.

8. Bad Acquisitions and Stronger
Competition
The damage from too many bad
deals failed to lift Yahoo from the
ongoing crisis.
It was evident; Yahoo was making
too many bad decisions year after
year.

9. July 2016 – The Wrap Up!
Verizon Buys Yahoo for $4.8 billion
That brand which once pioneered the dotcom bubble finally marked the end of its 21-
year long reign with the latest sale worth $4.8 billion.
Yahoo will now be part of Verizon-owned AOL.

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