MARISSA MAYER'S $109 MILLION MISTAKE: Why She Hired COO Henrique De Castro In The First Place (YHOO)

Marissa Mayer just had her first major mistake as Yahoo CEO. She was forced to oust Henrique de Castro, her hand-picked, and highly compensated COO after just 15 months on the job. From the moment De Castro was hired, people warned that he was a big mistake for Yahoo. Yet, Mayer plowed ahead, hiring de Castro, likely because when she started at Yahoo she had a blind spot for how the ad industry really works. After almost two years on the job, she now understands the industry better and is trying...