16 Months After Acquisition, Yahoo Hasn't Made Tumblr Uncool

Exec says his team has been able to 'maintain our independence'

There's a large portrait of wild horses in the elevator lobby at 35 East 21st St., Tumblr's home in New York. And 16 months after Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer frankly promised "not to screw it up," the photo seems emblematic of the freedom that is still afforded to Tumblr's leaders.

Walking through Tumblr's four and a half floors of offices, filled with engineers, sales staff, community management teams and others, there's no sign of Yahoo, figuratively or literally.

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