2007 Conversion Employee Technical Review 
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 14, 2010
It is the new cocktail party conversation. Remember it was only 2008 where Microsoft and even Google were laying off employees. I believe that huge financial, productivity and technical gains come from new innovation rather than derivative thinking. I’ve lived through two tech market corrections at close range.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
And is moving the company into augmented reality and conversational AI. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.
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Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
And is moving the company into augmented reality and conversational AI. Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights.
ConversionXL
MARCH 19, 2020
It can also keep your employees employed or help you retain your job—a modicum of security in uncertain times. A Harvard Business Review (HBR) study of 4,700 public companies looked at the three years before, during, and after recessions. These companies tend to over rely on reducing the number of employees. Pragmatic.
Austin Startup
AUGUST 20, 2017
There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Your Cap Table is something that deserves constant care and attention.
Agile VC
APRIL 17, 2011
AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. 5) High Productivity: Kayak had 148 employees at the end of 2010. 166M round closed Dec 2007. April 17, 2011.
Up and Running
MAY 10, 2017
We also wanted to get our Spanish speaking skills from conversational to fluent. If not, it’s time to get good at finding employees and hire an expert. We typically envisioned technologies that would make language learning obsolete, or scenarios where a big competitor with deep pockets got into our space and crushed us.
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