socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Agoura-based THQ said Thursday that it is chopping 240 jobs as part of a "realignment" of its organization, as it exits the kids licensed video game market. The layoffs come after the firm missed Wall Street estimates, with revenues of $404.4M. THQ also cut the salary of President and CEO, Brian J.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Last week, we talked about layoffs and the Winklevoss rock gods. Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Welcome back to Chain Reaction. crash redux.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 30, 2019

asset management firm Birch Lake Associates and it is aimed at bringing Faraday’s flagship FF91 SUV to market. Part of the financing seeks to reassure Faraday’s suppliers after the financial turmoil the company has seen since late last year, and to “obtain their commitments” to ensure that the FF91 enters mass production.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The anonymous tipster said that an interim management team is now seeing to sell the company after a severe layoff by its investors. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 24, 2022

Tech companies like Coinbase, for instance – an exchange for blockchain -secured currencies like Bitcoin – reneged on offers due to “current market conditions and ongoing business prioritization efforts.”. Mass Layoffs Taking Place. The fintech firm has also laid off almost 20% of its workforce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2023

There are obviously pros and cons to working remotely , including productivity, costs, as well as balancing work and personal lives. Millions have bowed out of the labor market. Many of these retired from the labor market. Layoffs from bellwethers make headlines and scare us, but these are now mostly behind us.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

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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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

Harman International, a manufacturer of audio and entertainment products including Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, and other products, said Wednesday afternoon that it is shutting down its Woodbury, New York offices and consolidating them into its Northridge location. Tags: jobs employment layoff harman international.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Strategic threats, including new competitors, market changes, and environmental issues need deeper analysis and full resolution, before they jeopardize your business survival. These days, the market is moving so fast that it is rarely adequate to rely only on internal development to keep up with change.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2009

In a conversation with socalTECH, the firm's CEO and co-founder, Isaac Garcia, said the company had a record November and December, speculating that the economic environment actually drove adoption of its products. Garcia said that with the economic downturn and layoffs, he suspects there's been a push towards more virtual workers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

You may have gotten some articles that covered your product launch or may have gotten into industry rags but this might be your first time on TechCrunch, AllThingsD, PandoDaily, GigaOm, Business Insider or the equivalent. If you believe you have a market-leading position in your product space I would worry a bit less about it.

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socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2020

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. If you think about our product, there are basically three use cases. It's really a win-win-win product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2013

examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money. Past layoffs at big companies usually means more great employees on the market now for newer companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2012

examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money. Past layoffs at big companies mean that there's a surplus of great employees on the market now. Snap up top talent.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

A small percentage of people in each free-market society generate the jobs for everyone else. Thus, you can pursue new markets that are further from the mainstream and too small to interest a BDC. How did you establish and maintain your leadership position in the market? Product Name. Listen… Do You Want To Know A Secret?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The publicly held firm said it continues to maintain a sales force and will "protect the intellectual property position of its product", and will continue to market its product Silenor, while it seeks strategic alternatives. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

According to reports, Fisker has laid off 26 employees in Delaware, and 45 in California, after failing to meet DOE deadlines for its production goals. Fisker has been scaling back sales projections for its Karma luxury sports car, after a series of recalls and other issues in getting the car to market. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2013

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. The faster you grow, the more cash you need, to build product, facilities, staff, and service. Unanticipated expenses and emergencies drain cash.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2016

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. The faster you grow, the more cash you need, to build product, facilities, staff, and service. Unanticipated expenses and emergencies drain cash.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

We want to have startups we can get productive or generating revenue pretty quickly. So, how is it you ended up going from a technology infrastructure entrepreneur at SkyPipeline, to the consumer market with Visalus? I had a sales force when I was at SkyPipeline, selling telecom, networking, and broadband wireless products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2010

examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn. Viral marketing campaigns to lure new customers will cost you big money. Past layoffs at big companies mean that there's a surplus of great employees on the market now. Snap up top talent.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

At the gathering, Biden took verbal shots at scofflaw cancer researchers and at drug prices, while the FDA said it would take a shot at restructuring the way it evaluates oncology products. Traded on the London Stock Exchange, its shares held steady while the market went haywire, then climbed all week through Thursday’s close.

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Xconomy

JULY 15, 2016

Layoffs will hit two New Jersey sites and one in Pennsylvania, resulting in a loss of less than 10 percent of its “discovery, preclinical and early development” staff, a spokeswoman said via e-mail. —In other Merck news, U.K. . Korean life science equipment distributor SeouLin Bioscience Co.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

ResumeBucket hits the market with the idea and premise that simpler is better. Josh Stomel: We're seeing more and more layoffs every day. The good news, is a product like ResumeBucket actually grows in this economy. There are more people looking for jobs, resumes are coming on the market, and it's growing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

You don’t need to invent an innovative product to be a real entrepreneur. They are not the generalists required for new product startups. Here are a few examples: Marketing specialists. Many of these new entrepreneurs were regular employees a few years ago, focused on a skill specialty. It shouldn’t be a huge transition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

You don’t need to invent an innovative product to be a real entrepreneur. They are not the generalists required for new product startups. Here are a few examples: Marketing specialists. Many of these new entrepreneurs were regular employees a few years ago, focused on a skill specialty. It shouldn’t be a huge transition.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

The US government believes that keeping more workers employed, even if they’re not immediately productive due to WFH (work from home) or loss of revenue is better than all of these employees being laid off, where they will likely seek relief via unemployment insurance claims. The goal of the program is in the name?—?payroll

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Here are a few examples: Marketing specialists. As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. This world changes rapidly and needs a highly focused specialist to keep up.

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