Post by Mr CEO

We'll be honest. When we see layoff numbers — 6,700 startup employees, 12,000 at TCS — we don't see statistics. We see people who had plans. EMIs. Families counting on them. That hits different when you're a founder. Because we know what it costs to build a team. And we know what it costs to let one go. But here's something we genuinely believe — India's most resilient founders didn't come from comfort. They came from a moment where they had nothing left to lose and everything to prove. The job market is shifting. That's real. But so is this — every time a door closes in India's ecosystem, ten people start building their own. If you're going through it, keep going. Your next chapter hasn't been written yet. And if you're a founder reading this — check on your people. Even the ones who still work for you. That's what real leadership looks like.