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.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 24, 2021
This, of course, comes into play to signal openness or goodwill at the beginning of an interaction, and agreement at the end. But most business processes, like negotiating a contract, closing a sale, customer support, or managing employees, are much more complicated than just words. Good managers practice this one for personnel issues.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
Should we cut costs, do layoffs, close divisions and focus scare resources on fewer projects? And of course there are always the ineffective boards that have too many members, too many +1’s that speak up, too many customers on the board making it hard to discuss difficult issues. The founders of a company are fighting.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 26, 2013
It makes it easier to persuade others to join you, it alerts other angels & VCs that you’re a company to be on their radar screen, it helps potential customers know that you may be worth doing business with and it builds you up to announce other milestones down the line. Should I Bundle it With More Juicy News?
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 1, 2013
Of course, you can’t predict everything, but writing down what you know will identify existing problems sooner, and allow other team members to help. If you try to vary the number of employees to match, that costs even more cash for hiring, firing, and layoffs. On the other side, your new customers expect a free trial period.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 3, 2013
This, of course, comes into play to signal openness or goodwill at the beginning of an interaction, and agreement at the end. But most business processes, like negotiating a contract, closing a sale, customer support, or managing employees, are much more complicated than just words. Good managers practice this one for personnel issues.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 13, 2012
This, of course, comes into play to signal openness or goodwill at the beginning of an interaction, and agreement at the end. But most business processes, like negotiating a contract, closing a sale, customer support, or managing employees, are much more complicated than just words. Good managers practice this one for personnel issues.
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