Timeline of Events
Salesforce Hackathon Scandal
As VP of Developer Marketing, Seligman oversaw the infamous $1M hackathon that turned into a PR disaster when it was revealed the winning team had insider advantages.
"The Dirty Secret Behind the Salesforce $1M Hackathon... just another marketing gimmick"
- Alicia Liu, Medium
Google Developer Relations Issues
As VP of Developer Relations, Seligman's tenure coincided with growing discontent in Google's developer community and internal challenges in the DevRel team.
Mozilla Mass Layoffs
As COO, Seligman was part of the leadership team that laid off 25% of Mozilla's workforce (250+ employees) just months after joining, despite hiring new executives.
"Mozilla is laying off 250 people and planning a 'new focus' on making money"
- The Verge
AWS Honeycode Failure
As head of Amazon Honeycode, Seligman presided over a product that was quietly phased out due to lackluster adoption and development stagnation.
"Amazon's Honeycode Cloud Service May Be on Its Way Out... providing bare minimum support"
- Business Insider