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@jhtscherck

@jhtscherck
8 posts
2022-10-12
I'm sorry, Noom has 4500 people working on it!? That seems like way, way, way too many people for a fairly simple consumer app. Headspace is sub 500 still. What am I missing here? https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-12 View on X
TechCrunch

Sources: NYC-based health coaching app developer Noom, reportedly valued at $3.7B in May 2021, laid off 10%, or ~500 people, mostly from its coaching team

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch :

2021-03-06
Can't wait for many, many SEOs to claim that the 25-250 links they built Shutterfly were instrumental in their long term growth. https://twitter.com/...
2021-03-06 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: digital imaging company Shutterfly has held talks to go public via SPAC at a valuation between $4B-$5B, including debt

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2020-03-07
This is great, and doesn't just apply to business owners. If you are cancelling things like dog walking and house keeping services, continue to pay those people. Let them know you will do so right now. They are *stressed* about their health AND their income. https://twitter.com/...
2020-03-07 View on X
Bloomberg

Apple is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley and Seattle to work from home as an “additional precaution” against the outbreak of coronavirus

Apple Inc. is encouraging employees in Silicon Valley to work from home as an “additional precaution” against the outbreak of coronavirus …

This is great, and doesn't just apply to business owners. If you are cancelling things like dog walking and house keeping services, continue to pay those people. Let them know you will do so right now. They are *stressed* about their health AND their income. https://twitter.com/...
2020-03-07 View on X
Axios

Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter plan to pay their hourly workers regular wages as they ask their staff to work from home

Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Twitter all told Axios on Thursday night that they plan to pay their hourly workers regular wages even as they encourage …

2020-02-19
I could see this being good for creators, but am curious if this was initiated because Patreon saw a need for creators to get cash to produce original work...... or if they just really, really need to make some venture sized returns and want to get into the loan game pronto. https://twitter.com/...
2020-02-19 View on X
Hot Pod News

Patreon has launched Patreon Capital, which provides creators with cash advances they pay back with slight interest using income earned on the platform

I was tempted to kick this story off with a platitude along the lines of: “Starting something is the hardest part.”

2020-01-26
All common stock holders (i.e. employees that helped build the damn thing) are getting zero out of the Galvanize acquisition. Sad. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2020-01-26 View on X
The Information

Galvanize to be acquired by education company K12 Inc. for $165M in cash, according to an email to shareholders; some shareholders won't get proceeds

Kate Clark / The Information : Tweets: @rfern_____ , @jasonlk , @kateclarktweets , @frankcatalano , @kimmytaylor , and @jhtscherck Tweets: @rfern_____ : My former employer was acq...

2020-01-25
All common stock holders (i.e. employees that helped build the damn thing) are getting zero out of the Galvanize acquisition. Sad. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
2020-01-25 View on X
The Information

Galvanize to be acquired by education company K12 Inc. for $165M in cash, according to an email to shareholders; some shareholders won't get proceeds

A wave of consolidation in the education technology market appears set to continue this year.  —  K12 Inc., a publicly-traded education company … Tweets: @jhtscherck , @frankcatala...

2019-09-10
Best take I've read on the @jasonfried tweet: extortion can arise when you have a drawbridge industry (lots of vendors trying to reach lots of buyers & they have to cross a bridge to do so) where the consumers are relying on the bridge operator to make curative decisions for them https://twitter.com/...
2019-09-10 View on X
Alex Danco

E-commerce and other internet companies can take cues from industries like retail and commercial aviation to build loyalty businesses

Each day on Tech Twitter, we get up in the morning, open up the website, and then go see what it is we're mad about.  A few days ago, it was this: Tweets: @nikillinit , @simoncarle...