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Discord lays off 170 people, blames growing too quickly | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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Discord lays off 170 people, blames growing too quickly | TechCrunch::Discord has become a mainstay for many online communities in recent years, but its relative success hasn't shielded the platform from the financial woes Discord is laying off 17% of staff, or 170 people.

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[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 10 months ago

growing too quick in the number of employees, not users/revenue.

We grew quickly and expanded our workforce even faster, increasing by 5x since 2020

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