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
AUGUST 7, 2020
Even a million users on your social media site won’t pay the bills until you sell some advertising or a premium service. Strategic threats, including new competitors, market changes, and environmental issues need deeper analysis and full resolution, before they jeopardize your business survival.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 7, 2019
Every employee or entrepreneur needs to build a competitive reputation on the Internet, through a website, blog, LinkedIn profile, and social media. Market your business expertise. In today’s gig economy, your professional reputation, references, and your ability to market yourself are the keys to success.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
this requires a strong knowledge of market data, employee performance, company performance relative to market and available resources?—?cash Should we cut costs, do layoffs, close divisions and focus scare resources on fewer projects? I call these “filibuster” boards. I’ve seen both quite a bit.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 26, 2013
One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. If you believe you have a market-leading position in your product space I would worry a bit less about it. Why does that matter?
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