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Qualstar Continues To Look At Strategic Options

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The company reported a net loss of $1.2 The company says it has been seeing competition in the data storage industry which has "create pressure" on maintaining market share, saying that "market headwinds" have been challenging the company. According to Qualstar, it had a loss of $0.4 million on revenues of $2.2M

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THQ To Lay Off 600

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Agoura Hills-based THQ , a developer and publisher of video games, said Wednesday that it is making "additional cost reduction actions" which includes the layoff of approximately 600 people, or 24 percent of the company's workforce. THQ said the move was a response to the continuing uncertainty in the market. READ MORE>>.

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10 Cash-Flow Surprises That Could Kill Your Startup

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If you try to vary the number of employees to match, that costs even more cash for hiring, firing, and layoffs. Sales volumes are still ramping up while marketing expenses are at max. Every dollar in inventory is a dollar less in cash available, maybe even two dollars less if your gross margin is 50%.

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Interview with Greg Martin, LiquidStock

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Grega longtime veteran of venture investingalso shared his thoughts on the current pandemic, how investors are viewing the current market, and what startups can do now to survive through these unusual times. Tell us what you're up to now? Greg Martin: I raised a fund called LiquidStock, with three partners. We closed in January of 2019.

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Is Your Startup Growing Too Quickly For Cash Flow?

Startup Professionals Musings

If you try to vary the number of employees to match, that costs even more cash for hiring, firing, and layoffs. Sales volumes are still ramping up while marketing expenses are at max. Every dollar in inventory is a dollar less in cash available, maybe even two dollars less if your gross margin is 50%.

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