Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff

http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/04/marissa-mayer-t.html

by gscott • 18 years ago

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mixmax• 18 years ago

In the end all companies that grow to a certain size turn into the equivalent of psychopaths. There's nothing you can do about it.

weezus2• 18 years ago

Nothing? Sandra Bullock could hack them.

weezus2• 18 years ago

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113957/

mattjung• 18 years ago

One reason more to create a startup that sweeps away the colossus ;-)

Goladus• 18 years ago

Gah another article about this?

Don't be evil simply isn't a mission statement. You can't define a purpose by simply stating a behavior to avoid, especially something as vague as 'evil.'

technoguyrob• 18 years ago

But then again, when Google first wrote up its corporate philosophy, it said that the company "does not do horoscopes, financial advice or chat."

For "horoscopes", they linked to a Google module by a non-Google developer (californiapsychic.com).

Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff

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