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The BetFair exodus continues. — [LINK]

Nobody wants to work under David Yu anymore. Via a faithful reader. Previously: BetFair employees believe that David Yu and the other top brass are a bunch of schmucks who are incapable of delivering leadership. — [NEWS]

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BetFair employees believe that David Yu and the other top brass are a bunch of schmucks who are incapable of delivering leadership. — [NEWS]

Via a reader, The Guardian lists the execs who have recently fled BetFair HQ: – Mathias Entenmann – Charlie Palmer – Robin Osmond – Lee Cowles – Tim Phillips – Emily Foge – Rob Glynne – Alex Deacon – Tony … Continue reading

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Enterprise prediction markets give voice to serious, technology-minded professionals who really know their vertical (engineers, analysts and contractors) —and reveal how frivolous and unpertinent most horizontal managers are.

- Via prediction market pioneer Emile Servan-Schreiber of NewsFutures [*], the New York Times (2 pages): At InterContinental Hotels, Zubin Dowlaty, vice president for emerging technologies, decided to create an online market last fall to “harvest and prioritize ideas” from … Continue reading

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