Atlassian cut 1,600 jobs despite 23% revenue growth and record cloud revenue. This issue breaks down the real drivers behind the cuts, where HR likely fell short on compensation strategy and workforce planning, and what startup HR leaders should do now to avoid the same mistakes as AI reshapes headcount decisions.
Atlassian cut 1,600 jobs despite 23% revenue growth and record cloud revenue. This issue breaks down the real drivers behind the cuts, where HR likely fell short on compensation strategy and workforce planning, and what startup HR leaders should do now to avoid the same mistakes as AI reshapes headcount decisions.
Block cut 40% of its workforce, and everyone rushed to blame AI. But the data points to a simpler explanation: three years of unchecked hiring that tripled headcount without meaningfully increasing output per employee.
Block cut 40% of its workforce, and everyone rushed to blame AI. But the data points to a simpler explanation: three years of unchecked hiring that tripled headcount without meaningfully increasing output per employee.
Most startup HR advice comes from people who've never built HR from zero. This issue breaks down three things startups should stop copying from big companies and what to do instead: principles over policies, speed over perfection, and relationships over processes.
Most startup HR advice comes from people who've never built HR from zero. This issue breaks down three things startups should stop copying from big companies and what to do instead: principles over policies, speed over perfection, and relationships over processes.
