Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 15, 2014
I could spend that time on Facebook, but at the cost of not writing. During this period, I helped Hewlett-Packard save on the order of ten million dollars a year on customer support costs, roughly a 100x return on my salary. They hired someone else to wash the dishes and clean the house. Guess what?
Feld Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
Convertible debt financings have become an increasingly attractive approach for seed rounds because it delays the valuation discussion, costs less from a legal standpoint, and is an easier financial instrument to “keep raising more small amounts of money” on. They close on the $750k, hire a buddy or two, buy some Macs, and get to work.
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Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 31, 2012
Year-over-year progress in resolution, frame rate, dynamic range and cost continues unabated. And, of course, I should say that Oblong is hiring. Historically, adoption in cars has been one important way that new hardware gets to mass-market economies of scale. The general consumer imaging market continues to amaze me, though.
Feld Thoughts
FEBRUARY 21, 2010
When I talked to a headhunter recently, in the midst of the worst market for legal jobs ever, she told me that the one employer who was always hiring people with experience in patents was IV. So, anecdotally, they hire a lot of lawyers. How many great companies have been sunk by the costs of patent litigation?
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 6, 2016
The consensus was “We don’t care what it costs – just solve the problem.” They had previously gotten my attention by breaking into several highly secure systems unrelated to me, sending me evidence of their break ins, and suggesting that they were for hire. . “I don’t give a s**t – just fix it!”
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 16, 2019
The budgets also have huge variability after financings, when suddenly the budget gets recast given the new money in the bank, or the constraints against hiring are removed and costs increase suddenly, even if this is only to “catch up” with the budget that was underhired to. Or, the opposite.
Feld Thoughts
OCTOBER 3, 2013
And larger law firms are significantly cutting back on their entry-level hiring. Challenge employers on entry-level hiring. Challenging employers to think differently about entry-level hiring and summer jobs is a critical to adjusting to the New Normal. And it’s no secret why. Law schools can couple a 2.5
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