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AOL CEO’s Letter To Staff Regarding Layoffs

January 28, 2009

AOL CEO Randy Falco’s letter to the staff about laying off 10 percent of its workforce (around 700 people). Falco blames the economy flattening advertising revenue. Looks like pouring money into Platform A, AOL’s advertising network which launched September 2007, wasn’t a good idea. Here is the letter:

Dear AOL colleagues,
I’m writing to tell you about [...]

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Join TinyComb @ Startonomics

January 26, 2009

What’s Startonomics? It’s a one-day workshop designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs on how to create simple, actionable metrics; and how to use them to make better product and marketing decisions for long-term growth and startup success. You cannot miss the all-star lineup at the event set to begin February 6th @ 9am. I will be [...]

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Best and Worst Places To Work In 2009

December 30, 2008

Glassdoor, a site that surveys employees about workplace conditions has issued lists of the 50 best and worst companies of 2009 as rated by the 11,000 employees in its database. While that number is relatively small, the results seem about as accurate as Fortune’s annual 100 Best Companies To Work For issue. General Mills took [...]

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Learning Business From Poker

December 29, 2008

This was circulating around Digg yesterday, but I feel it’s an important quick read for any entrepreneur. It was written by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos on his company blog. Thanks Tony.

EVALUATING MARKET OPPORTUNITIES

Table selection is the most important decision you can make.
It’s okay to switch tables if you discover it’s too hard to win [...]

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Estonia Passes Bill To Let Citizens Vote Via SMS By 2011

December 13, 2008

It’s crossed everyone’s mind since the cell phone and text messages collectively became a new standard for communication; why not let people vote via SMS for the Presidential election? Given there is a certain pride that comes with standing in line for an hour to cast your vote, it would certainly increase poll numbers and [...]

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