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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

TechCrunch LA

Glossier, the popular beauty brand led by former blogger Emily Weiss, let go of 80 of its corporate employees today, according to an internal email obtained by Modern Retail. The cuts, which amount to around one-third of Glossier’s corporate workforce, will primarily impact the company’s technology team. “[W]e

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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

” Of course, it’s more complicated than just checking boxes on a question list. Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? Will you validate new members’ email addresses and/or phone numbers? Do they generate emails or push notifications? What are some sites or companies in the same space?

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Stock options or more cash?

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] One of the items on Cohen’s list of twenty-five was stock options. That of course jumps to the top of the list for young, fast-growing technology companies. and stock options as a perk?

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Meetings insight: Just three actionable items!

Berkonomics

How to make it work for you: [Email readers, continue here…] Our CEO encourages her group to make fast, fact–based decisions on which alternatives to pursue, prioritizing their actions and those of their direct reports toward achievement of a goal or a solution quickly and efficiently. The lesson is powerful but simple. .

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Should you battle the dragon? Or just avoid the encounter?

Berkonomics

So, when do we know which course to take? In one industry I know well, the dominant player with 22% market share was acquired by one of the largest companies in the technology world. Email readers, continue here…] But doesn’t it take seemingly unlimited resources to compete against the gorilla in a niche?

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Wow! Are your relationships important!

Berkonomics

Of course, the response depends upon lots of variables, including whether the company is in a fund-raising mode (in which case the CEO may be spending up to 80% of their time on this alone).

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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

Time and fixed overhead: [Email readers, continue here…] That relationship between fixed overhead and production time is as critical as any other factor in the success of a young company. The financial pain of unplanned delays. We often accept that development schedules for young companies are almost always too optimistic.