Comments on: Zazzle Lays Off 15%, Corporate Office Hit Hard http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:22:43 -0800 hourly 1 By: مركز تحميل http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2957191 مركز تحميل Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:09:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2957191 it pays my rent. wooooooow it pays my rent. wooooooow

]]> By: منتديات http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2957184 منتديات Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:03:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2957184 They also accidentally copied me in on an internal email that was a weird garbled request that the mugs be re-printed “with focus on quality”….yeah, if they need to say that… No wonder they’re having trouble. They also accidentally copied me in on an internal email that was a weird garbled request that the mugs be re-printed “with focus on quality”….yeah, if they need to say that…

No wonder they’re having trouble.

]]> By: Zazzle Goes To The Dogs, Expands Business Abroad | Viningmedia Nieuws http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2754884 Zazzle Goes To The Dogs, Expands Business Abroad | Viningmedia Nieuws Tue, 19 May 2009 02:46:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2754884 [...] Zazzle is growing by expanding its reach and offerings. Earlier this year, the startup underwent a round of layoffs, letting 15% of the company’s staff go due to the sluggish economy. Competitors include [...] [...] Zazzle is growing by expanding its reach and offerings. Earlier this year, the startup underwent a round of layoffs, letting 15% of the company’s staff go due to the sluggish economy. Competitors include [...]

]]> By: Chandler http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2675402 Chandler Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:06:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2675402 ya man freefreebiefinder.com ya man

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]]> By: Anon http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2662504 Anon Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:31:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2662504 Good Call Web Bubble: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2005/tc20050721_5428_tc057.htm "John Doerr, general partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is one of the most successful VCs practicing today. His $12.5 million bet on Google (GOOG ) in 1999 has since ballooned into a $3.4 billion fortune, returning 344 times the investment. And that's only his most recent blockbuster. His track record includes such names as Amazon (AMZN ), Netscape Communications, Intuit (INTU ), Palm (PALM ), and Sun Microsystems (SUNW )." Good Call Web Bubble:
http://www.busi..._5428_tc057.htm

“John Doerr, general partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is one of the most successful VCs practicing today. His $12.5 million bet on Google (GOOG ) in 1999 has since ballooned into a $3.4 billion fortune, returning 344 times the investment. And that’s only his most recent blockbuster. His track record includes such names as Amazon (AMZN ), Netscape Communications, Intuit (INTU ), Palm (PALM ), and Sun Microsystems (SUNW ).”

]]> By: [The Far Edge] » Tech Layoffs Surge to 300,000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2628740 [The Far Edge] » Tech Layoffs Surge to 300,000 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:01:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2628740 [...] TechCrunch [...] [...] TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: Vicky http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2619155 Vicky Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:14:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2619155 Hahaha! I love Zazzle, it pays my rent. Hahaha! I love Zazzle, it pays my rent.

]]> By: Vicky http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2619151 Vicky Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:09:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2619151 Huh? Zazzle has grown hugely in the past year, while CP has declined...and is now only slightly bigger than Zazzle. Huh? Zazzle has grown hugely in the past year, while CP has declined…and is now only slightly bigger than Zazzle.

]]> By: Zazzle Lays Off 15%, Corporate Office Hit Hard ! | Recession Talks http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2616086 Zazzle Lays Off 15%, Corporate Office Hit Hard ! | Recession Talks Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:53:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2616086 [...] Source: [...] [...] Source: [...]

]]> By: Zazzle Now 15% Off…Its Staff | Militant Geek Custom Shirts http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2615015 Zazzle Now 15% Off…Its Staff | Militant Geek Custom Shirts Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:18:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2615015 [...] when it hits close to my 3rd-party-tee-creation-and-drop-ship home I really take notice. Last week TechCrunch had the story that Zazzle (one of the big three along with Cafepress and Spreadshirt) was laying 25% of its [...] [...] when it hits close to my 3rd-party-tee-creation-and-drop-ship home I really take notice. Last week TechCrunch had the story that Zazzle (one of the big three along with Cafepress and Spreadshirt) was laying 25% of its [...]

]]> By: Zazzle despide al 15% de la plantilla http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2613686 Zazzle despide al 15% de la plantilla Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:00:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2613686 [...] tienda online que permite al usuario comprar artículos personalizados como ropa o tazas de café, ha despedido al 25% de su personal corporativo, el 15% de su personal [...] [...] tienda online que permite al usuario comprar artículos personalizados como ropa o tazas de café, ha despedido al 25% de su personal corporativo, el 15% de su personal [...]

]]> By: T-Zone http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2613039 T-Zone Sun, 01 Feb 2009 09:19:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2613039 I wonder if this explains why I never got my check for November to the tune of $2K (they are issued 45 days after sales month) I should have received it this month and after over a week of trying to get a response form the accounting dept still no check. Not Happy. I wonder if this explains why I never got my check for November to the tune of $2K
(they are issued 45 days after sales month) I should have received it this month and after over a week of trying to get a response form the accounting dept still no check. Not Happy.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1079422871">Melvin M. Tercan</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2612811 Melvin M. Tercan Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:19:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2612811 Would I invest in a company that takes these measures? Probably. Would I invest in a company that takes these measures? Probably.

]]> By: Scott http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2612646 Scott Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:05:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2612646 Zazzle sends out REALLY BAD stuff. I ordered a shirt that was completely unreadable--the registration was way off and should have been caught by "QA". I ordered 5 mugs. Two were perfect, 3 were crap--faded, splotchy, fuzzy as hell. They OVERNIGHTED me replacements that were JUST AS BAD. They also accidentally copied me in on an internal email that was a weird garbled request that the mugs be re-printed "with focus on quality"....yeah, if they need to say that... No wonder they're having trouble. Zazzle sends out REALLY BAD stuff. I ordered a shirt that was completely unreadable–the registration was way off and should have been caught by “QA”.

I ordered 5 mugs. Two were perfect, 3 were crap–faded, splotchy, fuzzy as hell. They OVERNIGHTED me replacements that were JUST AS BAD.

They also accidentally copied me in on an internal email that was a weird garbled request that the mugs be re-printed “with focus on quality”….yeah, if they need to say that…

No wonder they’re having trouble.

]]> By: Zazzle sier opp 15 % av de ansatte - IdealTees blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2612112 Zazzle sier opp 15 % av de ansatte - IdealTees blog Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:57:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2612112 [...] den vanskelige beslutningen å si opp 15 % av de ansatte for å sikre fremtiden til bedriften. TechCrunch skriver at 25 % av oppsigelsene kommer i hovedkvarteret, blant annet i markedsavdelingen, [...] [...] den vanskelige beslutningen å si opp 15 % av de ansatte for å sikre fremtiden til bedriften. TechCrunch skriver at 25 % av oppsigelsene kommer i hovedkvarteret, blant annet i markedsavdelingen, [...]

]]> By: obamamania http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611948 obamamania Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:42:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611948 same ones who invested in google and amazon.com, apparently. so, yes. same ones who invested in google and amazon.com, apparently. so, yes.

]]> By: Another stupid country... http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611920 Another stupid country... Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:27:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611920 Try googleing the words "job cuts". If you think that a company cutting 28 people causes it to "bite the dust", you are in for a big shock. Half the companies in the US seem to have cut jobs and many of them have cut in the thousands. I'm sure that it is worse for a small company to cut jobs than a big one. However, as "B Haughey" so eloquently (although unintentionally) demonstrated in his bitter comment, every company has at least some know-it-all dead weight. Try googleing the words “job cuts”. If you think that a company cutting 28 people causes it to “bite the dust”, you are in for a big shock. Half the companies in the US seem to have cut jobs and many of them have cut in the thousands.

I’m sure that it is worse for a small company to cut jobs than a big one. However, as “B Haughey” so eloquently (although unintentionally) demonstrated in his bitter comment, every company has at least some know-it-all dead weight.

]]> By: Zazzleが15%をレイオフし、オフィスは大騒ぎ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611869 Zazzleが15%をレイオフし、オフィスは大騒ぎ Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:01:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611869 [...] ［原文へ］ [...] [...] ［原文へ］ [...]

]]> By: Web 2.0 Bubble http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611862 Web 2.0 Bubble Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:49:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611862 Another stupid startup bites the dust. This startup received $46 M funding? Wow .... must be funded by some stupid VCs who had to much money to burn. Another stupid startup bites the dust. This startup received $46 M funding? Wow …. must be funded by some stupid VCs who had to much money to burn.

]]> By: sivam http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611772 sivam Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:18:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611772 Zazzle is one of the few US companies with a manufacturing base in the US. Its good for the US - bad for Zazzle ! Zazzle had done a great Job developing the user generated product category - which needs to go beyond printing technology. 2D printing seem to have hit saturation point in the US. I can see Zazzle moving into more complex products. I am sure they will succeed in this. I believe that the future is in more complex products, more exciting products with better margins. Zazzle is one of the few US companies with a manufacturing base in the US.

Its good for the US – bad for Zazzle !

Zazzle had done a great Job developing the user generated product category – which needs to go beyond printing technology. 2D printing seem to have hit saturation point in the US. I can see Zazzle moving into more complex products. I am sure they will succeed in this.

I believe that the future is in more complex products, more exciting products with better margins.

]]> By: B Haughey http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611759 B Haughey Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:58:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611759 As a former employee of Zazzle, I know for a fact that they traditionally cut a ton of jobs in the manufacturing in January. Right after Christmas, business would be so dead that they would cut entire shifts. Another thing wrong with them was biting off more than they could chew. The entire mantra was that they wanted to have as many products as CafePress had, so they lost a ton of money product testing and spending millions of dollars on equipment that didn't work, not to mention sending out substandard crap. The corporate side was even more botched, they resided in their own building and they thought they were Google. There were so many chains of command with their heads up their a$$. I may be biased because there was a clear shelf between the overpaid engineers and the blood and sweat of the company. When I heard about them taking over a company that customizes shoes (I think it was an offshoot of Reebok), it was one of the stupidest ideas I ever heard. Without their franchising, which started with companies like Disney and has gradually gone downhill (Jason Mraz?), they would be nothing. As a former employee of Zazzle, I know for a fact that they traditionally cut a ton of jobs in the manufacturing in January. Right after Christmas, business would be so dead that they would cut entire shifts.

Another thing wrong with them was biting off more than they could chew. The entire mantra was that they wanted to have as many products as CafePress had, so they lost a ton of money product testing and spending millions of dollars on equipment that didn’t work, not to mention sending out substandard crap.

The corporate side was even more botched, they resided in their own building and they thought they were Google. There were so many chains of command with their heads up their a$$. I may be biased because there was a clear shelf between the overpaid engineers and the blood and sweat of the company.

When I heard about them taking over a company that customizes shoes (I think it was an offshoot of Reebok), it was one of the stupidest ideas I ever heard.

Without their franchising, which started with companies like Disney and has gradually gone downhill (Jason Mraz?), they would be nothing.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="607912425">Raúl Zepeda</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611710 Raúl Zepeda Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:01:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611710 hola hola

]]> By: cp http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611695 cp Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:46:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611695 Have you looked at the traffic comparison charts for the last 6 months on alexa.com for these two companies? It's pretty obvious CP is dying and Zazzle is growing. Have you looked at the traffic comparison charts for the last 6 months on alexa.com for these two companies? It’s pretty obvious CP is dying and Zazzle is growing.

]]> By: cowboyannie http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611691 cowboyannie Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:44:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611691 Zazzle seems to have made these cuts to stay lean and competitive - something a lot of businesses are having to do right now. Personally, as a gallery owner at Zazzle, I couldn't be more pleased with my sales figures. I thought this economy would be putting a damper on my sales. On the contrary, business for me at Zazzle has been much much better than I even anticipated. Zazzle seems to have made these cuts to stay lean and competitive – something a lot of businesses are having to do right now. Personally, as a gallery owner at Zazzle, I couldn’t be more pleased with my sales figures. I thought this economy would be putting a damper on my sales. On the contrary, business for me at Zazzle has been much much better than I even anticipated.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="607912425">Raúl Zepeda</fb:name> http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/30/zazzle-hit-hard-by-the-economy-lays-off-15/comment-page-1/#comment-2611658 Raúl Zepeda Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:03:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=40362#comment-2611658 good work good work

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