The Founders' List: Yahoo Memo: The 'Peanut Butter Manifesto' (Famous Memos)

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In October 2006, Yahoo Senior Vice President Brad Garlinghouse wrote an internal memo, urging the company to narrow its focus and clarify its vision. The memo, now famously called the "Peanut Butter Manifesto," pointed out Yahoo's lack of focus, using peanut butter as a metaphor for spreading its resources too thinly.

Read the full memo here - https://sriramk.com/memos/garlinghouse-peanut-butter.pdf