Comments on: Harsh economy is biting: Loic Le Meur’s Seesmic lets go 7 employees http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/11/loic-le-meur-seesmic-let-go-7-employees/ International technology news, business & culture Thu, 24 May 2012 18:33:18 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Short Sale Assistance http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/11/loic-le-meur-seesmic-let-go-7-employees/#comment-368439 Short Sale Assistance Mon, 11 May 2009 17:38:31 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5276#comment-368439 Awesome post. I will be sure to come back and also tell others about your site. Nice Post Awesome post. I will be sure to come back and also tell others about your site. Nice Post

]]> By: Allan http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/11/loic-le-meur-seesmic-let-go-7-employees/#comment-368438 Allan Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:34:19 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5276#comment-368438 This is a nice survey of all the recent reactions in the blogosphere regarding the market downturn. Please try and get some interviews with bootstrapped startups that are not venture funded. I'd like to know how this market is affecting them besides having a harder time finding funding. This is a nice survey of all the recent reactions in the blogosphere regarding the market downturn.

Please try and get some interviews with bootstrapped startups that are not venture funded. I’d like to know how this market is affecting them besides having a harder time finding funding.

]]> By: Drivingsouth http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/11/loic-le-meur-seesmic-let-go-7-employees/#comment-368437 Drivingsouth Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:47:21 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5276#comment-368437 Had the same feeling Patrick, and top management had way better salaries, difference without justification IMHO. I believe the backbone technology supporting a service is vey relevant in these market conditions/sentiment, since the possible "need to change" and productivity behind it may play an important role when you are tighten. I believe Seesmic may be more exposed here due to their flash-everywhere site but that's my opinion. Had the same feeling Patrick, and top management had way better salaries, difference without justification IMHO.

I believe the backbone technology supporting a service is vey relevant in these market conditions/sentiment, since the possible “need to change” and productivity behind it may play an important role when you are tighten. I believe Seesmic may be more exposed here due to their flash-everywhere site but that’s my opinion.

]]> By: Frederik De Wachter http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/11/loic-le-meur-seesmic-let-go-7-employees/#comment-368436 Frederik De Wachter Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:03:04 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5276#comment-368436 I was @ Popkomm where the questions obviously came up in a panel discussion with VC. Charles Grimsdale of Eden Ventures predicted a 30% shrimp of the available capital. For now Popkomm is still flourishing of announcements, innovation and concrete deals. But nobody knows how long this crisis will last and I'm sure we should anticipate a walk through the desert. We just started (better than your money on the bank right? :) and will focus on the local market. Build a good application and prove our business model. If that works, than investors will always be interested. If it doesn't, why would it work on a larger scale? I was @ Popkomm where the questions obviously came up in a panel discussion with VC. Charles Grimsdale of Eden Ventures predicted a 30% shrimp of the available capital. For now Popkomm is still flourishing of announcements, innovation and concrete deals. But nobody knows how long this crisis will last and I’m sure we should anticipate a walk through the desert.

We just started (better than your money on the bank right? :) and will focus on the local market. Build a good application and prove our business model. If that works, than investors will always be interested. If it doesn’t, why would it work on a larger scale?

]]> By: Patrick de Laive http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/11/loic-le-meur-seesmic-let-go-7-employees/#comment-368435 Patrick de Laive Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:44:09 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5276#comment-368435 Interesting. When I was in San Francisco I noticed that the startups there have a lot more employees than the average startup in Europe. I was at the Seesmic office as well, I feel sorry for the people who have to leave the company. Interesting. When I was in San Francisco I noticed that the startups there have a lot more employees than the average startup in Europe.

I was at the Seesmic office as well, I feel sorry for the people who have to leave the company.

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