layoffs

5 statements across 5 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Nov 10, 2022 by Matt Mochary · across every show →

Everything said about layoffs, oldest first

Nov 10, 2022 positive
Insight
Mochary: Even poorly handled layoffs result in better performance within two months
“Even if it's handled incredibly poorly, the company ends up performing better. It just takes a little longer for people to recover who the state team to recover emotionally, but the worst case scenario, it's handled terribly. Within two months, the company wil…”
Matt Mochary Nov 10, 2022 ▶ 53:49 How to work through fear, give hard feedback, and doing layoffs with grace | Matt Mochary
Feb 16, 2025 positive
Insight
Levine: Layoffs are probably better than broad salary cuts
“I, in general, I would say letting people go is is probably better than reducing salary for everyone, right?”
Uri Levine Feb 16, 2025 ▶ 54:57 A founder’s guide to crisis management | Uri Levine (Waze co-founder, serial entrepreneur)
Feb 27, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Baxter: X simplified its systems by deleting code after major layoffs
“So I think we did have to do this across the company after the big way offs and you know, systems are leaner now and they can be worked on by fewer numbers of people.”
Jay Baxter Feb 27, 2025 ▶ 1:04:50 An inside look at X’s Community Notes | Keith Coleman & Jay Baxter
Jan 1, 2026 negative
Opinion
Lemkin: Most reported AI layoffs are just corporate downsizings in disguise
“AI has led to some layoffs. But even though most of the ones we read, it's just a justification to do layoffs. It's just a reason to blame it on it.”
Jason Lemkin Jan 1, 2026 ▶ 1:28:57 We replaced our sales team with 20 AI agents—here’s what happened next | Jason Lemkin (SaaStr)
Feb 15, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Halligan: Private valuations will retrench and drive widespread tech layoffs
“I think within the next couple years, There'll be a real retrenchment in valuations in some will live up to valuations a lot. And like, if I look at the public markets, they're very tight right now. It's like the anti bubble. I look at private valuations. It's…”
Brian Halligan Feb 15, 2026 ▶ 38:44 How to be a CEO when AI breaks all the old playbooks | Sequoia CEO Coach Brian Halligan
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