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This is a short transcript excerpt from a March 3, 2025 YouTube video titled "Clutch's painful downsizing" (created/uploaded by Mark MacLeod). The speaker recounts a January 12 layoff of 150 people that reduced the company from about 350 employees a year earlier to 87, and says the company exited multiple markets and reversed prior growth. Despite the setback, the speaker and founder (Steve) decide to continue because of confidence in the product and core team.

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January 12

Cut 150 people; headcount fell from ~350 a year earlier to 87

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