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AUGUST 24, 2009

Newport Beach-based Conexant reported Monday afternoon that it has completed the sale of the firm's Broadband Access product lines to Ikanos. Tags: ikanos acquisitoin merger employment jobs layoff conexant. The deal was worth $54M. Conexant had said it would sell the unit in April. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The cuts are part of a reswizzling of Sony''s electronics business, which includes the sale of the company''s Vaio personal computer business--which dramatically affects the company''s retail operations. sony electronics jobs employment layoff' READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2012

Agoura Hills-based THQ , the embattled videogame maker, is finally seeing some good news, reporting today that it is expecting to report non-GAAP net sales of $160 million to $170 million, above its previous outlook of $130 million to $150 million.

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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.

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JULY 3, 2013

BeachMint said that the firm has grown 40% year over year, in both sales and subscribers. beachmint executive layoff ecommerce reporting' According to BeachMint, the story is "not accurate", and that Berman and Berdakin remain 100% focused on the firm, and are fully backed by the company''s board. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 16, 2020

Are you salespeople making few if any sales because your prospective customers are distracted by their own problems? Act boldly to address painful layoffs, reductions in salaries, cuts in trade shows already contracted (even if cancelled or reset to the fall months.)

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

According to RealD, the cuts include the elimination of certain sales and marketing and research and development expenditures. reald layoff jobs employment hollywood movie projection theater' The number of employees who will be affected by the cutbacks were not disclosed by the company. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Another, Vista Equity owned San Diego company--Active Network--recently announced the sale and split of its business products group, which it is merging with another Vista Equity owned company, Lanyon--also based in Texas. websense jobs employment texas layoff' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2010

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APRIL 23, 2009

According to the firm, the cuts were a result of a "continuing weak outlook in 2009" for sales of its equipment, particularly in the U.S. Tags: sequenom genetic analysis employment layoff jobs. The firm said the cuts were made in its Genetic Analysis business.

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JUNE 6, 2013

The firm said it retains 93 full time equivalent employees at the company, including 57 in sales and marketing; the firm is now hoping the FDA will provide action on its NDA sometime this summer. zogenix pharmaceutical lifescience jobs employment layoff disorder drug development' READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

MAY 3, 2018

Many executives and managers have made the mistake of using the financial and sales forecast to plan and execute hiring of new employees – so that they could be trained and up to speed when the demand arrives. Well, you may not be alone. The balance between preparedness and cost.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The company also said that its EVP of Marketing and Sales, Mr. Claude Shores--as well as other, un-named employees--have resigned and left the company. cytori therapeutics executive biotech lifescience biopharma biopharmaceuticals layoff jobs employment' READ MORE>>.

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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. Tags: employment jobs layoff video content game. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 23, 2009

The revelation came as part of the firm's Q2 2009 results, when the firm said it had net sales of $91.2M, a 39% decrease from the $149.3M in sales it had in Q2 of 2008. Tags: power-one power supply employment jobs layoff. The firm said the cuts bring the company's reduction in headcount to 1300, or 29 percent of its staff.

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JANUARY 15, 2009

Harman said the move will affect about 130 employees, including sales, marketing, and administration staff. Tags: jobs employment layoff harman international. Harman said that a limited number of its employees will be offered relocation.

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APRIL 22, 2009

The announcement came as the firm reported first quarter 2009 sales of $440.3M, down from $451.8M The firm said that it had a sales decrease due to contracting commercial markets and the global recession. Tags: teledyne technologies employment jobs layoff aerospace electronics. in the same period last year.

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JULY 29, 2009

on sales of $243.5M and sales of $137.6M The quarter, which ended June 30th, reversed a string of big losses and declines for the company over the last year, which resulted in major layoffs and studio closures at the firm in November and February. The positive results compared with a loss of $27.2M READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 16, 2009

TorreyPines said that Merriman Curhan Ford will help the firm assist in evaluating "strategic options," including sale of the company or its assets. The hiring of the bank follows the layoff of most of the firm's employees earlier this month.

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APRIL 16, 2009

TorreyPines said that Merriman Curhan Ford will help the firm assist in evaluating "strategic options," including sale of the company or its assets. The hiring of the bank follows the layoff of most of the firm's employees earlier this month.

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DECEMBER 12, 2008

in the fourth quarter for the layoffs, including severance for Riesenbach. The firm also reiterated its interest in a sale; the firm said it is still pursuing "strategic alternatives" with RBC Capital Markets. The firm will take a charge of $4.5M

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 10, 2010

It might be a VP of Sales, Marketing or Technology. Or it may just be a junior programmer, sales rep or accountant. Sales people are normally tossed out the door when they quit their jobs. Trust me, if they were doing layoffs they wouldn’t keep you an extra month just to be nice. The reality is the same.

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JUNE 10, 2009

The move follows the sale of its hallmark FAX business in February to j2, and turmoil and layoffs over the last two years as the firm's Internet call waiting service declined with the rise of broadband connectivity and corresponding drop in dial up usage.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Usually leading up to the time positive cash flow is initially reached, the management team is not taking a market wage, payables are stretched, and any slowing of receivables collections would likely cause layoffs. So, rarely will this strategy or outcome enable investors to reap their target in a sale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2021

But most business processes, like negotiating a contract, closing a sale, customer support, or managing employees, are much more complicated than just words. I’m supportive of using text messaging for agreeing on a time and place for a customer visit, but when I read that text messages are the new pink slips for layoffs, that’s just wrong!

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 30, 2019

The company has yet to enter mass production five years after its launch, mainly as a result of a series of financial issues that have ended in layoffs, unpaid wages, furloughs, property selloffs and much more. It has also put its 900-acre, $40 million property in Las Vegas up for sale.

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JUNE 21, 2019

It's not necessarily to be the sales person, but to be able to sell me on the vision. We had to do a reduction-in-force and layoff early in our career, and I thought we were done. We aren't just technology, exclusively, but we're definitely on that side of it. What do you look for in entrepreneurs? That's not any one thing.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 3, 2016

These same CEOs sit in their corner offices and email the COO in the next–door office and call their VP of Sales rather than walking down the hall. Overnight, just about every company went into a hiring freeze and massive layoffs dominated the news. In just over eighteen months, we were on track to double in size.

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

The cuts were due to "weaker than expected" sales of the gaming accessory. Agoura Hills-based THQ , the developer of videogames, has cut 30 of its staff, due to poor performance of its uDraw tablet for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

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. 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. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 25, 2016

San Diego-based residential solar installer OneRoof Energy has cut its staff, and says it is in a major realignment of its business operations to tap into consumer services providers and partners, rather than invest in its own direct sales. Size of the cuts were not announced by the company. OneRoof Energy is backed by Black Coral Capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Tomorrow, a similar change is likely to happen to sales personnel, customer service, even manufacturing and construction jobs. The days when these roles were stable careers for company employees are gone. Today we are seeing a rapid transition to independent specialists. We are becoming a society of entrepreneurs. Marty Zwilling.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

In a statement, the company said it has identified "sales and operating synergies that exist between itself and Myspace" and is "consolidating forces" to align the workforce with the direction it is headed. Specific Media would not confirm the exact extent of its cuts, but reports say the cuts were less than 8 percent of the firm.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

In addition to the sale, Kofax said it is taking a charge of $2.6M Irvine-based Kofax , a provider of document management software and hardware, said Sunday that it is selling its hardware business to a German private equity firm, and cutting staff.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2012

But most business processes, like negotiating a contract, closing a sale, customer support, or managing employees, are much more complicated than just words. I’m supportive of using text messaging for agreeing on a time and place for a customer visit, but when I read that text messages are the new pink slips for layoffs, that’s just wrong!

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Tomorrow, a similar change is likely to happen to sales personnel, customer service, even manufacturing and construction jobs. The days when these roles were stable careers for company employees are gone. Today we are seeing a rapid transition to independent specialists. We are becoming a society of entrepreneurs. Marty Zwilling.

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