this post was submitted on 29 Jul 2023
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It's definitely the high interest rates. All of tech has been built on venture capitalist money with "grow at all costs" as the primary strategy. With sustained higher interest rates, VC money is much harder to get. The focus has gone from "grow at all costs" to "become profitable at all costs." It's jarring, and it's happening everywhere at the same time.