Tag Archives: Philip James
• Kickstarter: Tiny Home Device Turns Water Into Wine In 3 Days
Last year, Philip James left the wine sale startup he co-founded, Lot18. The startup was once one of New York City’s most promising, raising tens of millions of dollars before undergoing a series of layoffs, product pivots and executive turnover. James rode a motorcycle 17,000 miles around the […]
• Lot18 Laysoff 15 % of Employees From Luxury Discount Site
Trouble in wine country? Lot18, the membership-based luxury item site that raised a whopping $45 million over the last year, just laid off 14 people, or 15 percent of the staff. “A lot of this is a natural part of the way a business grows and evolves,” Lot18 founder Philip James told Betabeat. “Some positions […]
