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The Right Way to Lay People Off

Ben's Blog

Shortly after we sold Opsware to Hewlett-Packard, I had a conversation with the legendary venture capitalist Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital. outcome with no recapitalization. You cannot hire an outsourcing firm like the one in the movie Up in the Air. Kanye West. Here’s how. Step 1: Get your head right. Why so strict?

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The Entrepreneur Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve had the conversation of what will happened upon an exit with founders so many times I feel like a broken record. Let me outline the contra viewpoint, which is never expressed openly, but it what I believe gives our industry a bad reputation. My wife was actually mad at me for being so blunt. It’s the “entrepreneur thesis.”