Showing posts with label Yelp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yelp. Show all posts

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Whitman visits Yelp, hit with tough questions


Meg Whitman went to online startup Yelp on Wednesday and held a question-and-answer session with employees.  Media reports say Whitman got peppered with tough questions by a number of the employees.

"Young staffers at the online review site Yelp on Wednesday bombarded the former eBay chief executive with questions about her negative ads, her record-breaking spending and her stance against gay marriage."

Below is a tweet from an AP reporter at the event:



It looks like this forum in front of a "tough, liberal crowd" allowed Whitman to showcase her strengths as a sturdy chief executive.

Update: Joe Garofoli interviewed one employee - 24 year old Susan McKay - who didn't like Whitman's answer to a question about negative ads.  The employee admits to being a Democrat, so her reaction is understandable.