PerkyTaco
PerkyTaco

Dale Vaz, Swiggy CTO has resigned

There are multiple VPs and Directors leaving in parallel. Is this a mass exodus of senior leadership any indication of the state of the company?

20mo ago
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DerpyBurrito
DerpyBurrito
Gojek20mo

Layoffs are coming in these companies, these type of trends indicate layoffs are coming here

PerkyTaco
PerkyTaco
Swiggy20mo

Not necessarily, in some cases it’s just burnout - chasing profitability and operational excellence for years at a stretch. Leaders also have immense pressure to turn around the company, and it takes a toll on everything. The joy of building new is replaced with daily fire fighting, and that’s one reason folks like Instamart Karthik are taking a break.

https://m.economictimes.com/tech/startups/building-instamart-has-taken-a-toll-outgoing-head-of-swiggys-quick-commerce-business-karthik-gurumurthy/articleshow/99135801.cms

FuzzyNarwhal
FuzzyNarwhal

Yeah, you are right. Chances of them feeling burnout at the same time is far more than layoff possibilities.

BouncyMarshmallow
BouncyMarshmallow

Yes, Same is happening in Upstox, Byjus, Unacademy, Fampay and multiple startups

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JumpyHamster
JumpyHamster

How long before they go bust?

PerkyTaco
PerkyTaco
Swiggy20mo

Swiggy is surprisingly a success story, till now. They have 1B in the bank, and strong signals of turning profitable across verticals lately. An IPO is expected next year.

JumpyHamster
JumpyHamster

Zomato a public company is struggling. It obvious that something is not working as planned. If its profitable, the senior leadership will take sabbatical not exit.

MagicalBurrito
MagicalBurrito
Swiggy20mo

Don't think Swiggy will be having another round of layoffs. This might well be part of their IPO readiness plan to shake some more big bucks cost or Dale already had a plan to leave by himself and though leaving now as compared to near IPO launch is better. I am more inclined towards the latter as he would be having a lot of Swiggy stocks (~100 Cr) and doesn't want Swiggy (his Stocks) to get impacted negatively from the news.

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