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Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then.

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Interview with Minnie Ingersoll, TenOneTen Ventures

socalTECH

We write checks from $500K to a million dollars, and we like to fund engineers turned entrepreneurs. We had to do a reduction-in-force and layoff early in our career, and I thought we were done. I wanted to be part of that. What does TenOneTen Ventures invest in? Minnie Ingersoll: We do early stage investing. That's not any one thing.

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Alexander Kjerulf's Chief Happiness Officer blog, and surviving a downturn without layoffs

CEO Flow

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it – it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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Alexander Kjerulf's Chief Happiness Officer blog, and surviving a downturn without layoffs

CEO Flow

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it – it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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Alexander Kjerulf's Chief Happiness Officer blog, and surviving a downturn without layoffs

CEO Flow

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it – it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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Alexander Kjerulf’s Chief Happiness Officer blog, and surviving a downturn without layoffs

CEO Flow

By the way, I would never tell a CEO to do everything they can to avoid layoffs. Layoffs can hurt a culture, or it can help it - it depends on how they’re handled, and the unique situation of the company. Is there a better way out of a corporate crisis than layoffs? recession so far.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic. The funding rounds will also build customer confidence and they’ll help journalists feel air cover in writing your more important pieces when you brag about customers, traction, revenue or whatever. ” Funding IS the story. Funding is news.

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