Hoo-Ya – I take the package
February 12th, 2008
Well, after a bunch of soul-searching, I’m leaving Yahoo. I have a couple of startups that I want to look at and I took the opportunity to take a decent package. The folks at Yahoo have been fabulous and I’ve got a very nice and very gracious goodbye. I had a total blast and it was a great year at a really great company.
Even though I’m going, I’m going to continue to help the team launch Fire Eagle as needed. There’s also a truckload of threads to tie up. This’ll wind out over the next few weeks while I stir up my next gig.
My personal email address is my first name at this domain if you want to get in touch. I don’t know how many days longer my Yahoo email will be on…
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1. kellan | February 12th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Good luck!
And keep us updated on your new projects.
2. Yahoo Brickhouse Left Hea&hellip | February 12th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
[...] Ismail, who has led Yahoo Brickhouse since since March 2007, left the company today as part of broader layoffs at Yahoo. Layoff packages were being offered, he said, [...]
3. Yahoo Brickhouse Left Hea&hellip | February 12th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
[...] Ismail, who has led Yahoo Brickhouse since since March 2007, left the company today as part of broader layoffs at Yahoo. Layoff packages were being offered, he said, [...]
4. Kevin Burton | February 12th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Once a startup guy, always a startup guy.
Best of luck!
5. Tom Raftery | February 12th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Shame it ended like this Salim but good luck with the startups
Looking forward to seeing you in Cork in a couple of weeks for the BlogTalk 2008 conference.
We’ll throw back a few Murphy’s and talk about the good things to come!
6. Sean Ammirati | February 12th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Hi Salim,
Best of luck!
Can’t wait to see what you focus on next!
- Sean
7. Tom Coates | February 12th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Don’t let Valleywag get you down and remember that everyone on Fire Eagle appreciates all the work you’ve put in. I’m sure I’ll see you in the office over the next few weeks, but good luck in all future ventures anyway.
8. David | February 12th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Salim,
Good luck to you! Keep in touch!
9. Seth | February 12th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Best of luck! It’s been great working with you! I’m looking forward to seeing what you end up doing.
10. Marc Meyer | February 12th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Good luck, Salim. Can’t wait to see what you cook up next. Catch you soon.
Marc
11. Ben Clemens | February 12th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
best of luck salim!!
12. rabble | February 12th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Good luck on your coming adventures. I’ve enjoyed working with you this past year. Maybe now valleywag will give you some peace if you can keep your next startup in stealth.
13. Gordon | February 12th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Good luck Salim, thanks for your work on helping BravoNation get to launch. On the plus side, now you have all that time to look for the perfect 911.
14. Anwar | February 12th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Intriguing title to your post… what next? Yahoo!, or what remains of it, ogling at Google?
Apropos the comment, “once a startup guy, always a startup guy”, I disagree, very gently. Flying to the moon takes daring, getting back to earth takes capability. You have both qualities.
So Good Luck moving on, and with setting up your own house.
15. Fred Oliveira | February 12th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Good luck, Salim! I’m looking forward to your next move – and to catch dinner with you when I hit San Francisco again.
16. Jean-Paul | February 13th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Good Luck Salim! Lots of fun out here! Look forward to hearing about your next startup.
17. John Furrier | February 13th, 2008 at 1:06 am
Good luck with your next venture Salim. It’s a great startup environment.
John
18. Allen Tom | February 13th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Good luck on your next venture!
19. Beach | February 13th, 2008 at 1:22 am
Salim,
It’s been a pleasure getting to know you and working with you the past year. I’m sure I’ll see ya around. Keep in touch brother.
-beach
20. Farhad | February 13th, 2008 at 2:54 am
Salim,
Sorry to hear you leave. Good luck in your next venture.
-farhad
21. mary hodder | February 13th, 2008 at 2:55 am
hey salim.. very best good luck!
i’m sure whatever you do will be great.
mary
22. Dave McClure | February 13th, 2008 at 3:00 am
best of luck Salim… i’m sure you’ll land on your feet, and in the midst of several cool startups
23. Tim | February 13th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Good luck, and thanks for all the great events hosted at Brickhouse.
24. Mor | February 13th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Go get them, Salim. Good luck. See you in Superbowl 2009.
25. Sameer Shaikh | February 13th, 2008 at 3:32 am
Its sad to hear you are leaving yahoo… but I am sure you would bring the best to the industry with the start up…. thanks for so much of hard work at Yahoo…
26. marc | February 13th, 2008 at 4:15 am
Good Luck Salim! Pleasure workin’ with you albeit brief.
‘Good Times’ indeed.
27. Matt Biddulph | February 13th, 2008 at 4:38 am
Good luck! We’ll all be watching with interest.
28. Yahoo Massive Layoff, Los&hellip | February 13th, 2008 at 4:46 am
[...] Salim Ismail, who has been brought to lead Yahoo Brickhouse since March 2007, is one of the leaving executives. Also Bradley Horowitz head of Yahoo’s Advanced Technology Division will be leaving as well, having accepted a position at Google, to work with Joe Kraus (of JotSpot fame) director of product management and head of Google’s OpenSocial initiative [...]
29. Conor O'Neill | February 13th, 2008 at 5:25 am
See you at BlogTalk Salim. Can’t wait to hear about your plans.
30. Niall Larkin | February 13th, 2008 at 6:48 am
Loving the ´watch this space´feeling here and now. Can´t wait to find out what your next move will be. See you for dinner in Cork on the 2nd March.
31. Repubblica.it - Blog - Sc&hellip | February 13th, 2008 at 7:05 am
[...] Ore 13. Continua il racconto on line del dramma dei licenziamenti, ma non ci sono lacrime: si tratta di gente che ha un mercato. Qui (inglese) .” E io mi prendo l’incentivo…” (qui) [...]
32. John Breslin | February 13th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Salim – see you in Cork at BlogTalk – take care,
John.
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33. Exodus at Yahoo! | YugaTe&hellip | February 13th, 2008 at 7:24 am
[...] employees have been given the pink slip early today. Some Twittered their imminent exit, others blogged about [...]
34. Jeremiah Owyang | February 13th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Best of luck to you Salim, I know you’ll land on your feet
35. Farhan Lalji | February 13th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Wow. Can’t to see what comes next. Stay in touch dude.
36. Niyaz PK | February 13th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Looks like everybody is wishing you best of luck.
Here is what I would say: buy Yahoo.
37. John | February 13th, 2008 at 8:57 am
“Well, after a bunch of soul-searching, I’m leaving Yahoo.”
Uhm, you didn’t leave, you were LAID OFF like a bunch of other people at Yahoo?
At least be honest with people.
38. Yahoo Loses New Product C&hellip | February 13th, 2008 at 9:17 am
[...] Over at his personal blog, Ismail has confirmed his departure. It appears he has plans for two new [...]
39. ace | February 13th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Good luck, man. Always exciting times in Interactive! Look forward to hearing what you’re thinking of next…
40. ace | February 13th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Good luck, man– always exciting times in Interactive! Can’t wait to hear what you’re thinking of next.
41. RealityCheck | February 13th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Dude, you got fired. Tell the truth.
42. Kent Brewster | February 13th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Now get back to work!
43. Dave Mac | February 13th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Best of luck for whatever life serves you next. Hope to catch you next time you’re in the UK.
Dave.
44. Scott Gatz | February 13th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
good luck and have fun post yahoo (I certainly am).
45. Jeff Nolan | February 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Best wishes in your next endeavor!
46. Wendy Pfeiffer | February 13th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Salim,
It was a pleasure working with you. Your leadership and professionalism are well known inside of Yahoo!, and we will miss you. Wherever you land next, they’ll be lucky to have the chance to work with you.
47. Fergus Burns | February 13th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Best of luck Salim with new projects
Talk Soon
Fergus
48. Memo to Microsoft: Yahoo&&hellip | February 13th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
[...] Still, many talented people departed Yahoo with the layoffs. Casualties include Randy Farmer, who was a community strategy analyst at Yahoo and a virtual worlds pioneer, and Bradley Horowitz, who headed up Yahoo’s Advanced Technology Division and oversaw Brickhouse. Horowitz, who could not be reached for comment, may have taken a voluntary severance package and is reported to be joining Google. Salim Ismail, one of his top managers at Brickhouse–a program dedicated to launching innovative products–left voluntarily. [...]
49. BA | February 13th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Best of luck with your next venture.
http://nobosh.com/
50. Shreyas Doshi | February 13th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Salim – good luck on your future endeavors. I am looking forward to seeing your next big project!
51. Eknowledge-base.NET &raqu&hellip | February 13th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
[...] Ismail, who has led Yahoo Brickhouse since since March 2007, left the company today as part of broader layoffs at Yahoo. Layoff packages were being offered, he said, [...]
52. ayman | February 14th, 2008 at 12:48 am
best wishes yo.
53. emre sokullu | February 15th, 2008 at 4:36 am
best of luck, salim!
54. edward Jang | February 15th, 2008 at 9:40 am
even if you leave there, people still know and never forget what you done.
One day, I really want to work with you.
Good luck!
55. Robin Ford | February 15th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Good luck to you Salim!!
I went through a major layoff a few years back. It seems you have the drive to continue on with work. All the best in your new endeavors.
56. Prakash | February 17th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Good Luck !!
57. Scott | February 19th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Good luck!
58. Malcolm Pollack | February 28th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Good luck to you, Salim! Onward and upward.
59. paul pluschkell | March 3rd, 2008 at 12:29 am
good luck – please get back in touch.
paul
60. Chronologie de l'affaire &hellip | April 18th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
[...] Google. De la même manière, Salim Ismail qui dirigeait le laboratoire de recherches Brickhouse s’est retiré pour fonder une [...]
61. David Esrati | June 24th, 2008 at 2:04 am
Salim-
We met at WebContent 2007. You had just landed this gig-
I was wondering how long a serial entrepreneur would last at a big company- now I know.
Had to be fun for a bit- but, then reality sets in.
The turmoil of corporate M&A is never good for the people doing work that matters.
I’m sure this little stint in the majors only gave you more tools to work with.
Now, go build something else insanely great.
And- keep us better informed here… once a month posts don’t get it (of course, if I was keeping up with my feeds- I’d have commented earlier….)
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