Robin hood is laying off 20% to 23% of its employes as retail trading slows. Two rounds in total have cut more than a thousand jobs from the company. Bill gurley had an interesting tweat about lay offs, which he euphemistically calls reduction in force. But since people are using riff, riff is like you're not coming and laoffs can become riffs.
BIG show! First up, our co-hosts break down why YC cut its summer cohort size by 40% (2:13), Robinhood letting go 23% of its employees (12:40), Michael Saylor out as MicroStrategy CEO (32:09), and Airbnb earnings. (42:07) Then, Jason is back with another edition of The Blueprint, where he covers the benefits of having a bias for action! (48:52)
(0:00) Jason and Molly intro today's topics!
(2:13) Y Combinator cuts its Summer 2022 batch size by 40%: what does this mean for the early-stage market?
(11:35) iTrust Capital - Visit https://itrust.capital/twist to create your Crypto IRA today
(12:40) Robinhood terminates 23% of employees: RIF vs layoff vs furlough explanation
(27:42) Brave - Download today at https://brave.com/twist to browse faster, search privately and so much more
(29:02) Jason gives a Jay Trading recap and lays out his reasons for doing it
(32:09) Michael Saylor steps down as MicroStrategy CEO
(39:14) Visa - Learn more about Visa’s online Small Business Hub at Visa.com/smallbusinesshub
(40:10) Jason's predictions for MicroStrategy's direction
(42:07) $ABNB earnings, comparing $ABNB and $UBER p/s, $COIN and $HOOD p/s
(48:52) The Blueprint Part 4: The Benefits of Having a Bias for Action
(54:12) How bias for action relates to other cognitive biases
(1:02:50) How founders can have a bias for action: Product velocity