AOL Roughs Them Up
from the big-bad-bullies dept
The engine behind AOL's impressive revenue growth has always been called into question due to the ridiculously favorable deals they've tended to make. Now a few ex-AOL employees have revealed how they basically used their status to bully smaller companies into signing these unfavorable deals. I was sort of shocked when one executive described how he was made to cry during a deal making session (come on guys it's just business don’t be such a wimp).
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