[muzani]

Haven't been laid off but plenty of friends have and that affects me for sure. Some are just tired of the environment of fear and quit to do non-tech. Which is quite sad as many of them are brilliant engineers.

Statistically, VC money is worst in late stage startups and actually higher in early stage ones. Since the big ones hire more, including contractors, more people are affected overall.

It is a great time to start a startup, though, if you're into that. Cheaper and higher quality talent on the market. I know some are cringing about the low startup rates, but some techies are selling insurance and essential oil.