If Jordi Hays is right here (and he usually is), Windsurf exec team deserves some shame - but details are not totally clear
UPDATED POST
Looks like vested employees will get paid out for their shares, though still very unclear what happens to the unvested equity and employees who hadn’t hit the 1-year cliff (which was most of the employee base).
Will the left-behind employees simply split the negotiated fee and close down the business?
Still uneasy about this one but looks better now than it had in the original X screenshot.
OLD POST BELOW
Screwing over employees as you walk into a cushy Google gig is beyond crass.
Giving them the husk of Windsurf with all top talent gone and saying bye is atrocious.
Sets a terrible precedent, hurts the unwritten but very important rules of startups…it’s all bad.
Founders should watch out for the best interests of their employees.
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