Switch — Send your laid-off talent to top startups looking to hire

Exactly 1 year ago, my startup was on the edge of bankruptcy and I had to let 30 people go... That was one of the most difficult decisions I had to take in my life 😔 Back then, we made a Google Sheet of these 30 names and shared it with other startups to find them a new home. It was an inefficient process that got hijacked by some headhunters that managed to get their hands on our list 🤬🤬 Today, our ecosystem is going through an unprecedented crisis. Startups are laying off like never before and some of my most talented friends are now unemployed😢 This is why we hacked together this platform. Already dozens of startups have agreed to upload their list of laid-off talent on it and more than 20 VCs are among our supporters 💪💪 We are announcing it here today so it can serve a broader community of makers and startups in the world. Whether you need to let some people go or you need to hire new talent, we hope it will help 🤝 Let's be united, let's be efficient, let's find our friends a new job! ❤️❤️💛

Already hundreds of talent have given permission to receive job opportunities on Switch -- considering the current situation this was a very needed service we're addressing to entrepreneurs, CEOs and VP of People. Hope you all like it!

Startups in Travel, Hospitality, Entertainment, Restaurant Tech, Mobility (to name a few) are drastically reducing staff, while others in Healthcare, Mental Health, Education, E-commerce, Cloud, Supply Chain Management, Insurance (to name a few) can't even cope with the demand right now and must hire. For the first ones, the minimum is to make sure that people let go won't stay unemployed and can find their next dream job right away. When you're in this position as an Entrepreneur, you want to help and you want reach out to all other Entrepreneurs you know and recommend these talents. But it's hard to know who is recruiting and who is not in this crazy environment. Switch is just taking this to the next level, connecting all startups that are letting people go to all startups that are hiring, creating a global and free talent marketplace.

well done and much needed, where are you sourcing the startups on this platform though?

Great initiative!! This will really make the difference for lot of people! Stay safe!

Really excited to see people find jobs thanks to you guys!

Great initiative! We are living in tough times. Thank you so much for being supportive at this moment.

Sounds interesting! Is a key part of the idea to allow former employers to recommend people they lay off, as opposed to laid off people submitting their profiles independently?

Is your company ...?

Do you manage the permision of the talent to be in the list somehow? Great idea btw

Great idea guys. Was just wondering why don't you allow individuals to make use of the service as well?

Solid product. A work relationship should not end after a lay-off. Even if you let someone go for other reasons than bankruptcy, I believe it's still important to give them all the necessary resources to find another challenge. Great job!

Good idea !

great concept

this is more useful than the various google sheets that get sent around after each layoff. good to see this as a cetralized repo. hopefully there's some sort of expiration so folks that are hired don't clog up the site (or there's a freshness indicator)

Great contribution to the crisis, thanks for offering this service !

I am heartbroken to see friends losing their jobs. This is a great initiative to help them now!

Thanks for being proactive and most of all: fast to act! Whereas the problems stemming from the job losses are obvious, solutions are scarce and scrappy (emails to founder community etc) slow and frustrating for everyone. Love the simple idea and execution 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you so much for your work !

Very good idea!