How the founder of Zillow and Hotwire led his startups through major crises, layoffs, and a down round to massive exits

. AP Images Spencer Rascoff is the CEO of Zillow, a real-estate website and app. Before that, he helped create and lead the travel website Hotwire. Zillow went public in 2011 and has grown tenfold since. Today, the company generates over $ 1 billion in annual revenue; it has made 16 acquisitions and has 3,500 […]

Why Microsoft’s layoffs aren’t reason to panic

GUEST: Microsoft announced today it will lay off a number of employees — reportedly 3,000 — mostly in field sales operations at non-US locations as it realigns its operations. While some see this as surprising and an indication of trouble in Redmond, I don’t. I actually see this as a positive development that indicates management […]

ESPN announces new shows and an overhauled lineup in the wake of its recent layoffs

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Some of ESPN’s recent, highly publicized layoffs — about 100 employees, including dozens of on-air personalities — were part of an effort to reshuffle its daytime TV lineup and save its flagship program, “SportsCenter.” We now know more about what the new daytime ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN Radio schedules will look like, […]

Deadspin A Running List Of ESPN Layoffs | The Muse Isn’t It Relevant That the Star of The Handmaid’s

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Ubuntu creator takes CEO role again after layoffs and death of Unity

Enlarge / Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth during an interview in 2011. (credit: Getty Images | Gallo Images) Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth will once again be the CEO of Canonical as the company reduces its staff and narrows its focus to profitable projects. Canonical CEO Jane Silber announced her departure yesterday, seven years after then-CEO Shuttleworth […]