Cloudy Thinking (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Howard Rheingold talks about what he calls “video vernacular” the many ways video is informally created and viewed. There’s a short ad at the beginning. It’s worth enduring the ad to hear what Rheingold has to say. [via Loic Le Meur]
The Next Web (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Recently, Benchmark Capital and Sequoia Capital advised startups to tighten their belts for the crunch times ahead. There’s no safe haven for startups. Except, to a degree, for those which already generate revenue and profit. Companies that have already raised money need to monitor every penny spent from now on. Those trying to raise money will [...]
Zac Bowling's Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Just after the laying off of 3 others at Seesmic last month, my friend Loic le Meur, the founder and CEO of Seesmic, came to the decision today to lay off another 7 people people at Seesmic. With the troubling economy and difficulty for start-ups to gain any capital at the moment, he made the [...]
Scobleizer (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Today Seesmic laid off seven staff members, after laying off three other members a couple of weeks ago. They have millions of dollars in the bank and are well funded. Why would they do that? Well, I went over and hung out with the remaining staff and CEO Loic Le Meur this afternoon to learn more and [...]
ZD Net Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Loic LeMeur, CEO of Seesmic has announced the company is reducing its headcount by seven people. That may not sound like a huge number but as LeMeur says in the video announcement: ...the longevity of the company is obviously of significant importance - and thus we must reduce costs now in order to establish Seesmic as a solid business and pursue success of the company for years to come. As recently...
Mary Trigiani (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
I don't know what kind of a response CNBC has received from business leaders, but I don't think anyone could do a better job than Seesmic's founder, Loic Lemeur, in showing how to deliver news candidly yet with great humanity. And English is his second language. Watch this or watch and read his blog post to see how one can execute one of the less attractive tasks of leadership: delivering bad news...
NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Personal video startup Seesmic laid off seven employees today, on top of the three employees it laid off last month. Seesmic founder and CEO Loic Le Meur explains in a video (embedded below) that the layoffs were mostly from the product side. September’s layoffs had been primarily on-camera talent. Tough times. Tough decisions.also read my blog [...]
Tech Confidential Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
Sign of the times: Noted Silicon Valley startup Seesmic has laid off seven employees, with founder and CEO Loïc LeMeur attributing the move to the souring economy. "Of course this...
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
It's time to start slamming the reality of the Silicon Valley situation home to everyone. Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur lets seven employees go, he says , which is more than a third of the company. This comes on top of three employees let go a couple of weeks ago. "We cut everything that wasn't outsourceable, core or absolutely necessary for the company." Le Meur says the company isn't in dire financial...
Webware.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Loic Le Meur, CEO and founder of video community service Seesmic , announced publicly on Friday that the company is laying off seven people from the start-up. Citing "market conditions and the recession," Le Meur disclosed that most of the let-go staffers are "behind-the-scenes" people who were building out the service. Le Meur said, "The worst is, we love them all." He says that "Seesmic is moving...
The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Tough times. Tough decisions.also read my blog post http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2008/10/tough-times-tou.html Social video service Seesmic has announced further job cuts today, in what founder Loic LeMeur describes as a getting “Seesmic ready for what most are anticipating to be a bleak economic outlook for the considerable time going forward.” Full video above. LeMeur did not specify which seven...
Down the avenue (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
I went to LeWeb3 in Paris two years ago and loved it. Loic LeMeur, now the driver behind Seesmic, was at Six Apart at the time and it was in its infancy. Even so, he was able to draw major...
Innovation Station (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
So its not everyday you meet someone famous, but tonight we did. In what must be a 'social network' first, John Cleese came onto Seesmic and invited questions. This 'hook up' was made possible by Dean Whitbread , Loic Lemeur [Head Honcho at Seesmic] and the great man himself. For a bit of fun, my daughter posted a question... Re: John Cleese on Seesmic Tuesday 7th at NOON Pacific Time Can you helpme...
Martin Varsavsky (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Image by Seesmic via CrunchBase A year ago my friend Loic Le Meur already had 5000 friends in Facebook and was complaining that he maxed out. Indeed at the Monaco Media Forum he asked Owen who since then left Facebook why wasn´t he able to export his friends into another more “friendly” platform. At that [...]
Climb to the Stars (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
[fr]Je suis très contente de vous annoncer que je suis chargée de gérer les accréditations "blogueur" pour la conférence de Géraldine et Loïc Le Meur LeWeb'08, qui aura lieu à Paris les 9 et 10 décembre. Cette conférence est réellement un événement qui vaut le déplacement. En tant que blogueur (ou podcasteur) vous aurez peut-être la [...]
