Analysts say it's most likely connected to an uncertain economic outlook. Ian Sherr, a tech reporter and analyst pointed out that some of the layoffs aren't always related to economic just say the picture showed a cliff dive in terms of revenues and opportunities for people in the gig economy

Klarna is lying (again), and Sasquatch is now moonlighting as an economic forecaster. What’s next? This from the Economic Times, quote, during the town hall, this town hall we just listened to, Nicholas Then there's Firecrawl. mean, welcome to the attention economy. Toby predicts the U S economy will quote. Chad (42:31.492) Toby, Toby. Because of he was going to do great things for the economy.

But what I will say is there's going to be economic instability. Julie (16m 11s): That agreement that you have is going to be threatened in jeopardy because of the economic

There are fewer jobs, not only economically, but what the most, most glaring number that we heard in What's, what's the economic and the political environment. So people aren't moving.

"The macro-economic environment has dramatically shifted creating headwinds for many businesses, including We need to start talking about these CEOs, about ivory tower economics and then start looking at what heard last year, there has to be pain for the rest of everybody else except for us on our yacht for the economy Of that 55 billion or top 100 accounts, of that 55 billion, how much is being made in this creator economy

Economists have been sounding warning bells for months that tariffs kicking or scaring immigrants out The Chad (03:32.461) are you going to go into an economic war with the entire fucking world? Yeah, it's an economic war and we opened every single fucking front we could, right?

pulls together and then something unheard of happens Finland and Sweden joins NATO Trump starts at economic with countries like Mexico, South Korea and Indonesia. while we're having this bullshit trade battle economic

Not only do they get higher conversion rates, because they have higher conversion rates, the unit economics This whole premium pricing thing for greater risk is, it's economics and so it's...

Chad: Econo Lodge. Joel: Yeah, Econo Lodge, Holiday Inn Express, I don't know, I'm getting a little worried. The Econo Lodge Cheesman brand. Joel: That's my people. If you take a look at just basic economics, whenever "inflation" happens, we don't look at price gouging So this from the Economic Policy Institute, in the past two years, at least 10 states have introduced

Chad (27m 6s): Three words trickle down economics, or it also masquerades as supply side economics. more than ev and this is all started by a narrative that we would all enjoy the benefits of a bigger economy

three years leading to potential margin impact barriers to entry and implications for the wider service economy because in the 4000 jobs lost article, other listed reasons for the job cuts were things like market and economic Do we reverse trickle down economics, or do we just make sure that CEOs can't get paid at estimated 30

mean, this is a rough economy and it feels like it's going to get rougher. Julia Levy (18:46.998) reducing right now with so much economic uncertainty, the numbers of interns might

The CEO highlighted a slowing economy and internal inefficiencies as a top reason. inefficiencies as part of the reason why things were necessary to lay off people as well as the slowing economy Lieven (21:06.749) But if you are asking about the European economy, things don't look that good, to So when someone is graduating now from, let's say, economics, not economics, information technology,

Economic developments. And working with state government and working with federal government. Amid of economic challenges, in case you missed it, Checkr services include criminal record checks and

So, and I think in general, the admiration for the economic strength of the US I think at the same time 10 years from now, 20 years from now, you know, how relevant will we be and how healthy will these economies Do you see those types of programs, perspectively blowing up to be able to pull some of that economic Chad (36m 21s): This is the thing is that, you know, workforce economics, or at least the, the world Joel (40m 14s): By the way, doesn't this trend just support the gig economy?

We did have to make decisions in response to recent changes in market conditions and the uncertain economic With an uncertain economic environment where the Fed is trying to soften the labor market we need to And all the, while this was happening, the gig economy was growing exponentially. Joel (21m 33s): A battle the bold style attempt to rebrand and compete in the gig economy failed. And there may be even more than they were before because the gig economy is growing exponentially as

the convergence of EOR and staffing, the challenges of safeguarding intellectual property in the gig economy So you think about the economic impact of that. It's really growing and pretty substantial. percent, out of, you know, virtual. and, and also what are you seeing from a perspective of like the gig economy

And number three, on a macro level Europe's economy is headed for hard times. It's it's not, it wasn't an economical decision, they were forced. Joel (33m 37s): If they do it right, Poland will be an economic force, the likes of which they've never

They also dig into why investing in your brand during an economic dumpster fire isn’t just smart—it’s

Like the unit economics of acquiring an SMB versus an enterprise are wildly different, not just at the Joel: Talk about how you're looking at, I guess sort of the economy as a whole. Joel: What has been the strategy and how has the bigger economy at large or the marketplace at large

More importantly, here are the economic, the living wage in Des Moines. Chad: Yes. We need to see pain in the economy. We've got to kill that attitude and that has to come through hurting the economy, which is what the whole

could be state funding, that could be individual philanthropists, can be foundations, can be community economic And then on the other side of that, there's gonna be, we hope some of this economic development type

Is that gonna be, are you, I guess from an economic standpoint, are you seeing more startups come because I think you have a really good feel of the European market and the economy. Like what's sort of your sense based on startup interest and even maybe the big guys, what's the economy Marc (8m 18s): I think economy-wise, UK's going to take the brunt of it. I think all of this has been tackled along the way the economy has taken its hits.

And I'm so glad you asked it because economic disaster exacerbates differences and it impacts the most actually can show up, typically it's people who don't have kids, aren't caring for elderly parents, socio-economically And I think, you know what we're seeing, I mean, like that, like the world economic forum saying, it's

I'm sorry this is the world economic forum that puts on rich white dudes. So, my wife was published in the world economic forum newsletter this week. Speaking of gig economy, this is why travel is so important. Chad, are you buying background checks for the gig economy? It doesn't have to be the gig economy from a digital perspective.

talk about the boomers and having 40 years with the company and whatnot, back then before trickle down economics

And my parallel to this is, go figure, has to do with an industry power hungry economic hegemony, which Okay, well, I feel like 2008 is coming because it's not sustainable in a K shaped economy. We hear about the K-shaped economy. Now Delta is a recipient of that economy. I don't think it's their fault. Now your forebodance on the greater economy and where things are going, I think you're spot on.

recently released its global Talent trends report, where they surface data insights from both LinkedIn's economic of the highlights include: hiring is leveling off after historic highs, workers are bracing for an economic

can you explain the historical and political significance of an East Asian island renowned for its economic So the economic contributions, global significance, and then the actual conclusion itself.

Economic data? They trust it about as much as a used car salesman’s handshake. And I think that's what we're seeing a lot in the economy. So Beth Finbo, God bless you. And there's going to be this huge economy that nobody's talking about that's all digitally run, right And if you believe that it's the economy, stupid, well, then the economy should be the first thing that And in that, in that economy, if you have the most brains that understand this business, you're probably

Our goal is to be as competitive as we can be, but we have to operate within the confines of the economic

Unfortunately, unless your name is Upwork, Uber and DoorDash - darlings of the gig economy - the numbers Revenue fell at Indeed and Glassdoor amid uncertain economic conditions and the new pricing model at When the economy was good, these stocks did very well. In any given vacuum, times are good. And the fourth horseman of the apocalypse is the gig economy. We didn't talk about those stocks. So those four horsemen of the apocalypse, Google and LinkedIn, AI, automation and the gig economy spell

Sowash (08:49.27) It's baked into society now. mean, we started, this all started with trickle down economics

I'm guessing that in two years, one, the economy is gonna be better. The biggest economy in the world. But then again, those are the growing economies. A few are thinking about the economic impact her death has and will have Queen Elizabeth's state funeral Guys what are your thoughts on the Crown's impact and the British economy?

Last year's cuts were more a response to macro economic conditions as big tech firms cut in response volume hiring businesses to safely screen, verify and onboard workers at scale, particularly in the gig economy

And we've been actually defending the strategy of herd community by believing it was to protect the economy , economic growth and to save jobs. So since both economic growth and unemployment rates had suffered from that. including PhDs are going to be pushed out of Sweden, which I'm guessing you think is not great for the economy

The economy, of course, is different. Of course, there's questions with the global economy, but at least today, US tech hiring, hotter than that building a mature ATS takes years and extremely difficult, and that it is a relatively limited economic Chad : So, you're believing the economic models didn't match up?

European commission said young people were among the most negatively affected by job losses during the economic And before you say, let them join the gig economy. Younger Europeans, like you said, are likely the first to get punched in the mouth, but this economy The economy will have to look sometimes for solution, but they'll find it. Lieven (17m 1s): I'm just in a selling mood because of the economy, I'm going to sell.

There are so many the the economy has been shit, which has kept companies from spending money, right? can turn the corner and we can stop all this bullshit that's that's literally just st suffocating the economy I mean, it's happening more than ever, which is compounded by inflation, tariffs, an economy that's paying I mean, again, the economy itself. Chad Sowash (51:40.504) to to get those jobs so that we can spend money in the communities and drive economic

reasoning for less robust hiring were due to a tightening labor market the rise of AI and a broader economic It was so many different daggers that were actually thrown into the economic system Unfortunately, that

And it used to be we're laying people off because of the economic environment. then we're doing well, I've been playing the whole economics thing game. I could be 100 % wrong.

So we're really focused on building and connecting moms with, with economic opportunity and really unlocking this, in my opinion, dormant strength in our economy. The World Economic Forum states that it's going to take about 257 years to actually reach pay equity.

In this  economy? They're going into areas that are diminished, that are challenged, that are economically struggling. Lieven (33:43.496) And Amazon claimed they will provide stable jobs, will stimulate local economies,

Economists argue that immigration has been a major boon for the economy, boosting employment and consumer buy shares of Truth Social, I will divorce you so this is Donald Trump's lifeline, I think, to his economic at major firms on Wall Street argue it has been a major Boon for the economy and added trillions of We can't keep pace and drive an economy if our infrastructure is worn and our products are not being They should look for the gaps Immigrants are filling the gaps in our workforce economy by filling positions

discussion also highlights the alarming trend of prime-age men leaving the workforce, attributing it to economic So this is a, a lot of this is a pendulum where the economy is really tight. Joel (54:03.054) This trend linked to lower educational attainment reflects economic shifts like job

We have some estimates, two billion people wanna come north because of climate change and economic and

They had cheap college, they had great economies for the most part, right? I'm a big fan of EPI, Economic Policy Institute, right? Joel: We talk a lot on the show about the gig economy and gig economies tend to be marketplaces that This gig economy is... And every 20 years, we just changed terms, terminologies. It's just a consulting economy that's what a gig worker is.

And that, you know, that hurts entire economies, know, local economies. So I watched that. Europe in particular, tourism is a major part of their economies. And the, the economics of it is so far from selling songs to the tours and the sponsorships.

Thursday that we record this and basically said that we've dropped the equivalent of an atomic bomb economically He is an economic software development expert and former CEO of crowdsourcing marketplace, Top Coder.

So there's bound to be an impact, especially with the, if you look at the economic landscape and the Joel (21m 56s): And I think that does help drive people to Upwork and Fiverr and the gig economy and people, a lot of people won't be comfortable with it, which I think is going to drive a lot of the gig economy