Marc Andreessen: Marissa Mayer Faces Steve Jobs-like Challenge

Marc Andreessen, co-founder of the groundbreaking Netscape browser and now one of Silicon Valley's best-known VCs, had some very qualified praise for new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on Monday.

"I'm super happy for Marissa," Andreessen said on stage at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, noting that it clearly marked a pivot in Yahoo's strategy from a focus on media or ad sales to a focus on tech products.

But the top VC pivoted quickly to a much more wary outlook. "It's a big job she's stepping into," Andreessen said. "A big commitment. A big challenge."

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Indeed, he added, the challenge was comparable to the one Steve Jobs…
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