TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Salesforce did a round of layoffs , the DOJ seized $3.36 Image Credits: GPC Smart Tags (opens in a new window). According to Syneroid, a startup that makes smart tags, 10 million pets are lost each year in the United States, but “less than 30% are returned home.” Pitch Deck Teardown: Syneroid’s $500K seed deck.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Layoffs.fyi , a crowdsourced tech startup layoffs tracker, shows that 60 companies executed layoffs within the past month or so, with over 16,000 employees laid off. ModernLoop can also detect and tag calendar events that are moveable, Han says, such as internal one-on-ones and meetings with external attendees.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

Crunchbase customers can now sync new accounts that meet their criteria to Salesforce and get email alerts on “priority” accounts, or created lists, saved searches, notes and tags for matches. Image Credits: Crunchbase.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Tag, you’re it : Handoff is creating a more equitable workforce through job sharing, Catherine reports. With Elon Musk’s deal to acquire Twitter now seemingly approaching the end, Taylor reports that layoffs at the social media giant might now be larger than originally expected. Manish has more.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

The executive’s tone and body language conveyed no remorse around the layoffs and he even issued what felt like a veiled threat that going forward, any employees deemed to be non-productive too would be exited. With the funding market slowing down, we’ll likely see more layoffs and shutdowns, unfortunately.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice startup technology vc. A good friend of mine was features on the front cover of the LA Times business section with a glowing article. Strike one up for subtlety.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

Since Musk bought Twitter and took the company private, the news around the microblogging platform has been a whirlwind, rife with verification chaos, API access shakeups, ban reversals, staggering layoffs, and most notably, rebranding to X. Musk also transitioned from his role as Twitter (X) CEO to serving as its executive chair and CTO.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2010

Trust me, if they were doing layoffs they wouldn’t keep you an extra month just to be nice. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. My argument to the incoming employee was always, “look, BigCo is never really going to miss you materially once you’re gone – it just feels like that. Don’t.

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TechCrunch

MAY 13, 2022

More layoffs : Natasha and Amanda were already busy last week catching up on the myriad tech layoffs, and unfortunately have another list today that includes Section4, Carvana and Latch. Here’s hoping the price tag is a little bit more friendly to my budget than the bike was. Even Meta is not immune. Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

For comparison, the site tracked 12,463 layoffs in October. An unexpected layoff introduces an element of chaos into anyone’s life, but when an H-1B worker loses their job, a very loud clock starts clicking: unless they can land a new position or change their immigration status within 60 days, they’ll need to leave the country.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2022

First, Natasha M brings us some additional layoff news from On Deck, which is cutting another third of its staff after cutting a quarter a few months ago. Wally World layoffs : Inflation has even the largest of companies examining their budgets, and in this case, Ivan reports that Walmart cuts 200 corporate employees. Startups and VC.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2023

Happily, though, Darrell from the TechCrunch team was sitting next to us on the show floor so we tagged him in for some rocket knowledge. And layoffs. Sadly, our dear friend Natasha Mascarenhas took ill, and we had to lean on Alex for the episode. Anyhoo, here’s the run of show! Meta is cutting staff. Insider is cutting staff.

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Forward Cities

AUGUST 18, 2021

Keep distribution and audience lists, tags, segments, and groups accurate and up-to-date. Create and maintain a multimedia library for the organization that houses all assets including photos, videos, and graphics, and ensure each asset is properly tagged, searchable, and organized for ease of use internally.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 1, 2023

It’s an impressive price tag for a job role that would’ve blown minds just one year ago. “AI whisperer” jobs are roles made for people who are savvy prompt engineers and able to manipulate ChatGPT or other generative AI tools to get what they want from it.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2022

How does Spotify’s acquisition play a role, if any, in its recent layoffs and shuttering of some original podcasts ? Forward it to a friend, share it on Twitter and tag me so I can thank you for reading myself! We also have a special for those impacted by layoffs. If you like this newsletter, do me a quick favor?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 19, 2023

Amid layoffs and other cuts, the delivery giant said it was ending its AmazonSmile program to focus on other philanthropic endeavors of its own, Romain reports. Rita reports that Shein is reportedly accepting a lower valuation as it seeks to raise $3 billion in new funding.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Fintech free fall : Mary Ann and Kyle tag-team a summary of what’s happening in the land of fintech in our newsletter the Interchange. “ The fintech layoffs just keep on coming ,” they report. More money from more places : Ron explores the story behind the folks who are working to bring more diversity to the venture LP investing pool.

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Forward Cities

AUGUST 18, 2021

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2010

I’ve already covered some such as changing geographies, going through layoffs, changing career direction, etc. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Later in the post I will talk about how to avoid being filtered out if this description matches you. Are there any exceptions to your job hopping rule?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The news of a media startup raising money was paired with rumors of an exit for email media darling Morning Brew for a price tag of up to $75 million. It’s nice to report on some media news that isn’t fresh layoffs. Undergirding each story was recent reporting concerning the revenue success that Axios is enjoying.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 28, 2022

After some months of layoffs and a CEO exit, the company confirmed that it not only made yet another round of layoffs — this time of 100 people — but it also slashed its valuation by over $100 million. Alex breaks down what the new value of social media companies might be thanks to Twitter’s $44 billion price tag.

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