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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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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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. Seasonal sales fluctuations eat cash. Fluctuating sales means more inventory is required to cover the ups and downs. You can be on budget, and still run out of cash.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2010

It might be a VP of Sales, Marketing or Technology. Or it may just be a junior programmer, sales rep or accountant. Yet they of course need to serve notice. No, of course not! Sales people are normally tossed out the door when they quit their jobs. You just made an offer to a new employee to join your company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2016

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. Seasonal sales fluctuations eat cash. Fluctuating sales means more inventory is required to cover the ups and downs. You can be on budget, and still run out of cash.

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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.

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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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