Since the Coronavirus was labeled a ‘pandemic’ on March 11th, over 372 startups have laid off more than 39,000 employees. The latest big announcement being yesterday with Airbnb and 25% of their staff being cut (equating to 1,900 employees), even after they just took on $2bn in debt. Airbnb also cuts deep as it's a… Continue reading Venture Deals in 2020
Tag: Covid19
Startup Resources During #Covid19
I believe that the US will have more Covid19 cases than China. Its a byproduct of a country passively watching this across the seas for a month before taking it seriously. Now hard decisions are being made and more will be made in the next few weeks. Time to get over it and make smart… Continue reading Startup Resources During #Covid19
When Life Gives You Lemons
I love this. With no Rugby to narrate, Nick (a professional) takes to the streets. He's got another dozen of these on his Twitter page. https://twitter.com/nickheathsport/status/1241405476522336256?s=20 https://twitter.com/nickheathsport/status/1240285121707638785?s=20
#remotework
I've been in a role requiring extensive travel the past few years. I also consider the entire team I work on to be distributed. A lot of companies are now asking employees to work from home given #covid19. With that, my unsolicited advice is to establish the following guardrails if you're not used to being in… Continue reading #remotework
Black Swan
It seems like the VC/ startup community is blowing up over this "Black Swan" post by Sequoia. https://giphy.com/gifs/filmeditor-mean-girls-movie-3otPoLJJdKNEZQw9jy In reality, this is a pretty level headed memo. Especially if you put that against their RIP Good Times deck. The large points are: Ensure you're not running fat Prepare that your business model is about to… Continue reading Black Swan
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