Bill Flook, who covers the DC technology scene for Business Journals, just interviewed Blackboard CEO Jay Bhatt about last week’s layoff. The full article can be found here. From a quick read, it looks like Blackboard is executing on two key priorities:
Trimming the fat caused by years of acquisitions and redundant operations; and
Completing the acquisitions by centralizing core functions, particularly under new management.
From the article:
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https://mindwires.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mindwireslrg-whitepad.png00Phil Hillhttps://mindwires.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mindwireslrg-whitepad.pngPhil Hill2013-09-18 00:00:002020-11-20 12:41:21Layoffs and reorganization at Blackboard