Chris Yeh

Nov 19, 2023 | linkedin.com | Chris Yeh |Jeffrey Pfeffer

By Chris Yeh and Dr. Jeffrey PfefferThis weekend, the entire technology industry has focused its attention on the drama (or perhaps tragedy) unfolding at OpenAI. On Friday, the board fired CEO Sam Altman. By Saturday evening, news outlets were reporting that Altman might return as CEO. Even by startup standards and the frequent twists and turns of Silicon Valley, that’s a lot of change and uncertainty in a short time.

Aug 5, 2023 | chrisyeh.com | Chris Yeh

The answer, as always, is money. Former Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott bet on creating the Pac-12 cable network. That failed, which left the Pac-12 in a bad position when it came to TV rights. In addition, with the existing TV rights expiring after this season, there was no penalty to leaving the conference. Seeing the writing on the wall, USC and UCLA defected to the Big 10.