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CManu — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:58:17 -0000

As you said tough times for the good guys...

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Comment draguer — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:54:56 -0000

Really sorry about that. I wish you very good luck

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Loic Le Meur — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:26:13 -0000

thank you so much Golf Girl!

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Golf Girl — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:06:02 -0000

The entire script for the future has suddenly changed...for pretty much everyone. No one really saw it coming either, though many will now say they did. Yes, some did predict a slowdown but few foresaw a meltdown. Few foresaw this. Even now most don't realize or won't admit it: this really, really isn't like anything else that's ever happened before.

You're a great person Loic... a caring, hardworking, kind, person. Seesmic is awesome and has made a difference in people's lives. That's for sure. Hoping for the best for all of us, in these difficult times.

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clark — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:05:40 -0000

You raised 4 millions, stop wining, enjoy the excuse to justify the failure

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dave — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:03:58 -0000

Start up problems are the same as the financial system, how to make less with more. How is it possible to fire 7 persons after raising 5 millions for an internet company with half of the coding staff outsource in east europe. Banks tried to get even richer with nothing, not investing anymore in REAL biz generating cash, they failed, the web2 is doing the same thing today, build and hope to sell, no biz model, no revenue, just cross your finger and put all your energy convincing people that you just created the new google. How many of the company that will attend web2 are generating good old fashion money, Meetic or Ebay style ? This crisis is the best thing that ever happen to the net since the last bubble, back to reality guys

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RMK — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:34:12 -0000

I'm quite sure that in these 7 guys that your fire, there is no usability/accessibility expert, nor graphic-designer (yes, I know the story of your logo).
Maybe that will be a good occasion to think about these aspects of your product, instead of just capitalizing on the buzz you created around it ?

For me its Seesmic resolute ugliness and non-functional interface that always kept me miles away from it.

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Trev — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:41:14 -0000

Sorry for this situation and best of luck to you and your team. I think you guys have a great product and I wish you success.

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Trev — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:41:03 -0000

Sorry for this situation and best of luck to you and your team. I think you guys have a great product and I wish you success.

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Lola Deluxe — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:23:21 -0000

Oh f*** ! Toute ma compassion pour votre équipe... Au Luxembourg, l'immobilier stagne aussi. Qui l'aurait cru ?! Environ 30 % à la baisse, ça brade et vu le prix du marché ici, ça nous laisse encore de la marge. Nous tenons le coup grâce à la diversification de nos activités qui ne sont pas que la promotion mais faudrait pas que ça perdure dans notre secteur principal... sans quoi, nous serons contraints d'y arriver et 30% de notre effectif, ce serait 18 personnes ! On n'ose pas encore de l'envisager... :(

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Alex — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:06:50 -0000

Je découvre votre blog et l histoire de cette start up ce matin grace a 20 minutes.
Je suis très étonné de la virulence de certains commentaires à votre égard, certainement le prix d une exposition choisie par vous...
Vous avez les bonnes réponses en tous cas; et le plus sympa , c est qu en les traduisant tout en lisant , on voit tout de suite le francais qui est en vous .
Keep it up, that s just a bad cycle! Je suis moi meme dans la situation d un des 7 qui partent... ce n est pas si grave, les bons retrouvent toujours, les moins bons, vous les aiderez et tout ira bien.
Je reviendrai m enquérir de l'évolution. Bon courage il faut aller chercher du new business now!!

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Edouard — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:33:30 -0000

Dear Loic
I hope that your decision will help you ton continue to build your service. Good luck !

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Lee Wilkins — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:35:30 -0000

Loic - keep your head high. These times will pass and I am certain you'll still be there.

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dom — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:29:55 -0000

Loic, we all appreciate your transparence and you are really an amazing guy: during bad time most of the people are just staying hidden. You are a true leader: you face your obligations. Not so many Fortune 500 CEOs are like you....

I think it is a bad thing to link these layoffs to the financial crisis. *There is no link!* The root cause is for sure elswhere. It can be technical, it can be income growth, team members casting, etc.

Like the Onasis, the people staying positive and with a good business will start their success story during this uncertain period.

Remove the emotional part of the journalists propagenda and only trust the fundamentals!

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WebPixie — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:29:49 -0000

Absolutely agree with you, Francine! She's a lady who knows what she's talking about, Loic. Your service is fabulous. Trolls are never satisfied. The BEST they can do for you is just give you a splitting headache. Rock on! You will be able to hire all your people back, plus more, probably much sooner than you think.

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Marc JESTIN — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:19:08 -0000

Loïc,
Tous nos encouragements et nos voeux de continuation heureuse pour Seesmic.
No doubt you'll have better news on the exciting road to success for entrepreneurs in this tough world.
Bien à vous,
Cheers,
Marc

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jlancon — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:13:07 -0000

Loic, you have my most sincere good luck wishes here. Things are not easy these days, and sometimes tough decisions have to be taken. These times are not win-win, they are lose-lose. So be strong to go through that crisis.

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mrboo — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:34:10 -0000

Bon courage à ceux qui se retrouvent sur le carreau ainsi qu'à toute l'équipe Seesmic, les beaux jours reviendrons, le web a besoin d'innovation et donc des startups qui portent cette innovation.
Désolé pour ce message en français mais mon anglais ne m'aurait pas permit de transmettre le fond de ma pensé.

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Loic Le Meur — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:23:08 -0000

thank you Daniel, really appreciated. Hanging tough.

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obscurelyfamous — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:21:05 -0000

Hang tough, Loic. I'm sure you thought this through hard and made the right decisions. Everyone is going to have to make similar assessments sooner rather than later. We just need to keep our heads up and focus on the core of our services.

Here's looking to a better 2009.

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Loic Le Meur — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:59:03 -0000

thanks Francine, you are right.

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hardaway — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:42:16 -0000

Seesmic video reply from Disqus.

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hardaway — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:38:55 -0000

Loic, Please don't feed the trolls by continuing to answer people who can't even have the courage to put their names on their posts. The economy is going to be in an L-shaped bottom, and everyone knows it. You did the necessary thing. Truthfully, I think Twhilrl might end up being the monetizable part of the company.

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Manuel Muller — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:38:30 -0000

Come on, that's a ridiculous complaint. Visibility is very important for a startup. I'm tempted to say it's the second most important thing apart from having a good product. What's the worth of a business plan now? You can shred it and you need to write a new one now. WOM, in contrary, has kept its value. People that heard of seesmic through one of Loic's appearances will not stop knowing it, just because of a financial crisis.

We should also remember that it isn't bad if work is fun. In fact, that's the ideal we're all striving for. Work should be fun, for all parties involved from the VCs, management to the employees. I for one would love to have Loic in my company.

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fred2baro — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:54:59 -0000

@andres
The mobile client works really fine I've been using it a lot. so far so good. There's features that are .missing maybe but so far it's the only kinda of it and it may stay this way for a long time.. Because it took time to devellop and it was also a great demand from the community.
Being the first to expose the laid off looks odd in the beginning of hard time, It's visionnary few days /weeks later... and after the crisis even more.
I'm sad for the guys tho (because some of are valuable members of the community), and i had wished that the money would come earlier to help seesmic go thru the hard times.
Good luck my seesmic friends.