Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. In stead of doing my typical big long post with 10 PR tips (like I did there), I’m going to break them up into individual (I hope more digestible) chunks.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

Divergent, the Los Angeles-based startup aiming to revolutionize vehicle manufacturing, has cut about one-third of its staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended startups and major corporations alike. The company’s No. “This was about making the company as totally weatherproof as possible,” Czinger said.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2022

“[W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Irvine-based electric vehicle maker Karma Automotive is laying off 60 more workers in Irvine, as the startup continues to shed workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report issued on Wednesday. The new cuts come on top of an earlier layoff involving 200 workers at the company.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2019

What's the hardest part of being a startup entrepreneur? Minnie Ingersoll: I grew up here in Southern California, in Pasadena, and have been in the Bay Area for a number of years, and just became a new partner at TenOneTen Ventures. Minnie Ingersoll: A few things, but most recently I started by own company, in 2013.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

One of the unavoidable realities of building a startup is having to fire people. But in startups this equals death. Death because just 3 extra non-performing employees in a company of 15 can either accelerate cash out date or can dramatically lower your productivity. I’m not saying you should, but you could. Undetected.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A new survey of over 4,000 laid-off tech workers has revealed that a remarkably large proportion start their own businesses shortly after being made redundant. Out of the 4,188 respondents to Clarify Capital’s 2022 survey , 1,007 had started their own company post-layoff, PC Mag reports. Quick out the Blocks.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Troubled, Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup Faraday Future has lost a key electric vehicle designer, among a number of layoffs at the company over the last few weeks, according to a report. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

I recently wrote a post about how to manage relationships when you’re at a startup or are busy executive. I had images in my brain of all of the stresses I had placed on my wife in the heyday of my startups. A spouse’s hints for surviving an incredibly busy start-up person. Help encourage him not to.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The layoffs--first reported by PlugInCars--apprently included a "substantial part" of its sales and marketing staff. The layoffs impact approximately 15 percent of Coda's workforce. The layoffs apparently come as the company has sold less than 100 of its automobiles since launching in March, according to the report.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Boulder Electric Vehicles , a startup developing electric powered has shut down its production facility in Chatsworth, as the company looks for a buyer. The DailY News reports that the family laid off around 50 people at the Chatsworth plant as a result of the shutdown, as the company has "mothballed" its operations.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2014

Los Angeles-based Zumbox , a startup which had been looking to store and deliver information which normally would be delivered via mail in a digital form, is shutting down its services, as of next Monday, April 14th. zumbox postal delivery mail shutdown employment jobs layoff' READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2015

The good news is that recent big company financial woes and layoffs have generated a flood of candidates with real experience seeking positions at startups. They are not the ones you need in the few key team positions to drive your startup. Practice an “up or out” growth policy to prevent role stagnation.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Initial news of the cuts, which were made in the last couple of days, came through recruiters and others close to the company. Citygrid did not respond to emails for comment yesterday from socalTECH, however, TechCrunch is placing the size of the cuts at 15 percent of the company. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2013

The amount of capital invested in Fisker makes the company the highest profile flameout ever in Southern California''s startup history, far surpassing the mere $375M in venture capital raised of of prior record holder Amp''d Mobile from back in 2007. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2023

Unions are making new inroads at sacrosanct companies, including Kickstarter and Amazon. Layoffs from bellwethers make headlines and scare us, but these are now mostly behind us. For decades, companies have restricted current and former employees from working for competitors, for up to two years after employment ends.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based ShoeDazzle has cut a significant amount of its staff, according to sources, saying that the company had "major layoffs" Thursday morning. ShoeDazzle's public relations firm could not comment on the report, and the company had yet to reply to requests forwarded to them at press time. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2013

It all looked good at the time: oil company Exxon needed to develop a more earth-friendly way to produce oil, and San Diego startup Synthetic Genomics needed funding to get its technology off the ground. But then, ExxonMobil cut back its original investment--worth up to $600M--in Synthetic Genomics. What happened? READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2023

But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. With a concentrated point of focus, your company might be well positioned for growth this year. Snap up top talent. Examine your pool of higher-paid contractors and freelancers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2010

I know that this will sound like a random post topic for startup advice but I promise it’s relevant. When I started blogging I had an idea. I would take all of the one-on-one conversations that I have with entrepreneurs from the things I’ve learned and just write them up for anybody to read. Tomorrow if possible.

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socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2013

The celebrity-driven e-commerce firm, which is based in Los Angeles, hit a rough patch last year with a major layoff, and even as recently as this week has been in the midst of reorganizing and restructuring its operations, streamlining operations, and letting go of people that haven't been a match to the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2020

But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. With a concentrated point of focus, your company might be well positioned for growth this year. Snap up top talent. Examine your pool of higher-paid contractors and freelancers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

Our interview today is with Greg Martin , co-founder of LiquidStock (www.liquidstock.com), an investment fund which offers up a way for employees of private companies to exercise their stock options before an IPO or acquisition. Tell us what you're up to now? Greg Martin: I raised a fund called LiquidStock, with three partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2019

The simple answer is that we all have to start thinking like entrepreneurs, rather than entitled employees. To me, that means treating your career more like a business than a job – with a continual and global focus on keeping up with competition, finding customers, preparing for changes ahead, and taking responsibility for your own finances.

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2009

Los Angeles-based MySpace has chopped 30 percent of the firm's staff, saying Tuesday that the company is laying of 30 percent of its employees, or 400 people. According to a widely released memo from CEO Owen Van Natta, the moves were made "for the long-term health" of the company, and will cut the number of employees at the firm to 1,000.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 6, 2013

Adam has been in the startup business for a long time and knows his way around on running a business. Adam sat down with us to talk about startups, the LA scene, and his company ScoreBig. TechZulu: Where did you get the idea to start ScoreBig? ScoreBig also recently teamed up with United MileagePlus.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. If things do fail harder and faster than before, the question is how quickly young startups and crypto communities can adjust to shifting fortunes. Subscribe to Chain Reaction on Apple , Spotify or your alternative podcast platform of choice to keep up with us every week.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2013

The sad truth is that cash flow surprises kill many startups, even though they should have been adequately funded to survive. Cash is king when it comes to the financial management of a growing company, so this is not the place for shortcuts and sloppy practices. Your startup may be profitable, but broke.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

He eventually founded and sold consumer health firm ViSalus to a public company and is now back making investments, in technology companies, as a venture capitalist here at Los Angeles-based HashtagOne (www.hashtagone.com). Tell us a bit of the story on how you started HashtagOne? What's the theme of your investments?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2013

But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. With a concentrated point of focus, your company might be well positioned for growth this year. Snap up top talent. entrepreneur startup Donna Fenn post-recession business' Marty Zwilling.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

There are only two types of companies -those which have achieved positive cash flow and those which have not. While it is easy to divide all companies into just these two groups, this simplification ignores whether management has made a conscious, strategic choice about their growth. By John Huston.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 6, 2013

Adam Kanner is the co-founder and CEO of ScoreBig and has set two goals for the company. With ScoreBig being Adam’s fourth startup, he certainly knows his way around a business. With ScoreBig being Adam’s fourth startup, he certainly knows his way around a business. Selling seats was very challenging.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In a larger public company, it’s all about making your quarterly numbers, versus investing in strategic growth alternatives that may not pay off until several quarters later. In my experience, even in startups, longer-term strategy often gets pushed off the agenda due to current challenges. Cote, former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 21, 2009

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it – it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 21, 2009

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it – it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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CEO Flow

MARCH 21, 2009

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it – it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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