TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. “ Kik is one of those amazing places that brings us back to those early aspirations,” the blog post read. .” Now we know the the company: MediaLab.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The layoffs will result in a staff of about 30 people by year’s end, Tocagen (NASDAQ: TOCA ) said in the press release. Following the late-stage failure of its lead program, an experimental gene therapy treatment for the most aggressive form of brain cancer, Tocagen will reduce its workforce by 65 percent, the company said Thursday.

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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. This is true on all of the major tech blogs. So your goal should be a steady stream of news across many different news outlets and your own blog.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2018

However, in a blog posting , Jaunt said it is "letting go of a significant portion of our staff." Jaunt's backers include Disney, Evolution Media Partners, and China Media Capital (CMC). Jaunt is based in San Francisco.

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Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Customers in the new normal may face lingering challenges brought on by the pandemic, such as layoffs or other financial struggles, which directly affect their ability to consistently pay for service. Offer Greater Service Flexibility.

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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. Don’t wait for your next company layoff to get you started. With one of these, the step into the gig economy will be much less painful. Market your business expertise.

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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. In another post I’ll talk about how PR has changed dramatically in the past 10 years or you can just read Brian Solis’s blog or buy his book on the subject. Press doesn’t mean anything other than free advertising.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

Anyway, as I winnowed my way through the comments section of my blog post on relationships I realized my own wife has posted a response! ” That way you aren’t hitting him up on an important topic when he might be stressed out about company layoffs, fund raising or some other major stress at work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Recruiting is the inverse of layoffs, which reduces motivation in everyone. Marty Zwilling Disclosure: This blog entry sponsored by Visa Business and I received compensation for my time from Visa for sharing my views in this post, but the views expressed here are solely mine, not Visa''s.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 7, 2016

—Merrimack Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: MACK ) announced layoffs of 22 percent of its staff and the resignation of CEO Robert Mulroy. . —Ra Pharma filed for an IPO , looking for more cash as it prepares to take on rare disease drug developer Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN ). CLINICAL NEWS.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Hollywood-based, music-related blog and content firm Buzznet has reportedly cut employees, according to a report from Digital Music News. According to the publication, citing a representative of the firm, Buzznet has eliminated 10 employees, from a total of 89 staff. This publication has not yet confirmed the cuts with the firm.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Uber developed software used to upload, organize, and share content through a free web site; the site also provided photo galleries, slide shows, videos, and blogs. Uber blamed the crisis in the economy for the shutdown. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2008

Santa Monica-based Mahalo, the search and news site run by Jason Calacanis, has cut 10 percent of the firm's staff, Calacanis said in a post on his blog Wednesday. Calacanis said that the moves were due to a "challenging economic environment."

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2010

When I started blogging I had an idea. Trust me, if they were doing layoffs they wouldn’t keep you an extra month just to be nice. I would take all of the one-on-one conversations that I have with entrepreneurs from the things I’ve learned and just write them up for anybody to read. Don’t.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics. Amid Leadership Changes, NY Biotech Braces for Its Pivotal Moment. Ben Fidler chronicles the rise of New York’s life sciences scene, from startups and investors to universities and nonprofits. Bruce Bigelow lays out the business challenges of drone companies such as 3D.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2010

What happens when I write blog posts is that I type really quickly what is in my brain and hit send with very little revision. I’ve already covered some such as changing geographies, going through layoffs, changing career direction, etc. Are there any exceptions to your job hopping rule? Of course there are.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

An experimental Halozyme Therapeutics treatment for pancreatic cancer has failed a pivotal study, and the company is stopping further development of the drug and closing its oncology operations as part of a corporate restructuring.

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Xconomy

JUNE 17, 2016

Familiar biotech names—not necessarily familiar for the right reasons—made news this week in biotech. Data from a hematology conference stoked dreams of approval, though still on a far horizon, for a couple drug makers. Long anticipated, Walgreens officially cut ties with Theranos , and the FDA both gave and denied approvals.

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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.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

It won’t be long before another round of layoffs comes, and these new tools will create new jobs to fill the gap. The true value to us will be in analyzing unstructured data, estimated to be 80% of all data stored, from blogs, social media, pictures and video. We bypass the middle person for services and information.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

—In the pink slip department, Cambridge-based Infinity Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INFI ) announced 100 layoffs , more than half its workforce, after it terminated its partnership with AbbVie (NYSE: NYSE ) around the cancer drug duvelisib. Buzzfeed reports that Katze is still drawing his UW salary, but his lab has been shut down.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 25, 2019

In a week of big personnel moves, none was more surprising than Editas Medicine CEO Katrine Bosley’s departure.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Speculation swirled this week around the incoming U.S. president’s intent to make good on his angry campaign rhetoric on drug prices, while the Associated Press reported that naming-and-shaming—that is, Congress hauling executives into hearings and penning angry letters—certainly hasn’t done the trick.

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Xconomy

MAY 22, 2017

When Donald Trump heralded Ford’s announcement earlier this year that it would invest $1.2 billion in its Michigan plants, it was seen by some as the fulfillment of campaign promises to “bring jobs back” and put America first.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

It was a week of realignments. President Trump, who used to be known as “The Donald” but now goes by “ Amnesty Don ,” kept up the parlay-voo with his new friends Chuck and Nancy. Martin Shkreli, who was once known— and still is!

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Xconomy

MARCH 3, 2017

In an address to Congress this week, President Donald Trump outlined many of his near-term goals, including an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, even as public opinion has begun to shift in favor of the law.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The 21st Century Cures Act is now law. New York wants to play in the biotech big leagues. The FDA under Trump will have license to approve drugs faster and could have a former top official back on board as commissioner. An eye drug failed, an Alzheimer’s drug got scrutinized, and a new antibiotic passed two key tests.

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Xconomy

JUNE 30, 2017

There is no Obamacare replacement, at least not as of this writing. The Senate Republicans are fractured, with a handful of conservatives and moderates each giving a cold shoulder to their chamber’s version of healthcare reform, the Better Care Reconciliation Act.

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