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Nature 457, 961-962 (19 February 2009) | doi:10.1038/457961a; Published online 18 February 2009

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Recession Watch: Cut costs and sell what you can

John Browning1

  1. John Browning is a writer and consultant. He co-founded the First Tuesday networking forums for venture capitalists and innovators.
    Email: jb@poyais.com

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Technology start-ups need to trim their sails in rough economic times, says John Browning.

The bell tolls in Silicon Valley. "RIP Good Times" was the epitaph that greeted elite Silicon Valley entrepreneurs — executives of companies invested in by Sequoia Capital of Menlo Park, California — at a meeting in October 2008.