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we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company.
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today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone.
first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay.
we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly.
i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures.
a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers.
we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold.
to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward.
to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow.
jack
@PleIQ_es, la startup chilena de edtech, ha sido nombrada ganadora del Impacta Spotlight Demo Day 2024. Este evento, organizado por #ImpactaVC, es el primer demo day público del fondo medioambiental y social. ✏️
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Extraordinaria experiencia en el Foro de la #FILBo2024 gracias a @prochileco con nuestro CEO @edisondl las perspectivas de como la #IA está transformando la Industria Editorial, contando la experiencia que desde #Chile hemos venido desarollando con los Libros Inteligentes #ODS4
Un honor representar la innovación editorial de #Chile en la Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá en #Colombia con nuestros Libros Inteligentes realizados junto a #Caligrafix y que ya ha impactado la educación de más de 200.000 niños y niñas #ChileEnFilbo
¡Ya quedan solo 3 días para reencontrarnos en el #CIEI2022! Especialistas e investigadores de 8 países nos compartirán sus experiencias y buenas prácticas en el uso de tecnologías educativas en la primera infancia. 100% gratuito. Inscríbete aquí: https://t.co/hoMJ1nO2fI
¡Amigos de #PleIQ! Hoy anunciamos el lanzamiento de los primeros cuadernos interactivos de actividades con #RealidadAumentada de #Chile y #Latam junto a la Editorial @caligrafix_cl para potenciar el aprendizaje de los niños a través del uso responsable de las pantallas
Ya comenzó nuestro #BlackFriday2019 pasa por nuestra tienda https://t.co/PGBg6xKJFi y elige un regalo 🎁 especial para esta #Navidad 🎄Estarás apoyando a un emprendimiento de juguetes Hecho en #Chile ¡Visítanos! Y si tienes dudas escríbemos a [email protected]#PleIQ
En #PleIQ queremos mejorar la calidad de las experiencias educativas durante la primera infancia a través del uso adecuado de los recursos tecnológicos.
Our dream is to improve the quality of education through the proper use of technology. Visit ❤👉 https://t.co/RipZztk5lW 👈🌈
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¡Estamos muy emocionados! ¡Ya está activa la campaña de PleIQ en @kickstarter! Queremos llegar a más lugares en el mundo, y desarrollar nuevas e increíbles actividades educativas para nuestros usuarios de #PleIQ
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Rice University y PleIQ colaboran en un estudio sobre el mercado de la #educación y #tecnología en #Latam Te invitamos a ser parte del estudio aquí: https://t.co/5MJx9pX1Lw Al finalizar encontrarás un cupón de 40% off para #juguetes en https://t.co/e1WJKIvMxF #Chile#Mexico
Gracias al Embajador de Chile Ricardo Hernández Menéndez y a @prochileco por recibirnos en #Colombia en el marco de la Cumbre Líderes por la Educación donde #PleIQ tendrá participación como expositor invitado. Ven a conocernos en la #CLE2019@ProChile@SemanaEd#Chile#Educacion