We had to make tough decisions during the pandemic, including layoffs, but I aimed to do it with compassion and transparency.

I had to make tough decisions, including closing a thousand underperforming stores and laying off employees, which was emotionally challenging for me.

When faced with the decision to lay off employees, my co-founder George and I chose to uphold our core values instead and kept the entire team together, asking everyone to take deep cuts to weather the storm.

Laying off a third of the company was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it was necessary to focus our efforts on Discord.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we had to pivot quickly. Instead of laying off our team as advised, we chose to be transparent and asked everyone to take pay cuts to weather the storm together, which ultimately helped us find our product-market fit.

During the second crypto winter, we had to make hard choices, including letting go of team members, to ensure operational efficiency.

Advertisers are pulling out of Twitter due to concerns about the type of content their ads appear next to, leading to a decline in ad revenue.

After Posterous was acquired by Twitter but ultimately shut down, I realized that my own actions and inactions contributed significantly to the startup's failure.

The acquisition of Twitter was challenging due to significant debt and operational issues, likening it to being teleported into a nosediving plane.