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Startup news
Flock Safety offers buyouts to all 1,500 staff, deadline 2 October
The licence plate camera company, valued at $8bn, has put a voluntary exit package in front of every employee as cities cancel contracts.
№ 264 · 23 September 2026
Founder practice
Hastings: stop calling your company a family
Netflix's cofounder dropped the family framing after an early layoff. Two other founders of large companies have landed in the same place.
№ 163 · 31 August 2026
Founder stories
Gumroad cut 75% of staff, then became a good business
Sahil Lavingia raised $8m at 19 to build a billion-dollar company. He ended up running it alone from Utah — and says that was the better outcome.
№ 83 · 17 August 2026