Bolt CEO: "We got rid of our HR team"

Name: Bolt CEO: "We got rid of our HR team"
Uploaded: 2026-05-20
Duration: 53 s
Description: Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow defended major workforce cuts—including layoffs affecting roughly 30% of employees—saying the fintech company had shifted from “peacetime” to “wartime” mode and needed to return to a more “gritty” startup mentality.

May 20, 2026 14:00 PM UTC

Bolt CEO Ryan Breslow defended major workforce cuts—including layoffs affecting roughly 30% of employees—saying the fintech company had shifted from “peacetime” to “wartime” mode and needed to return to a more “gritty” startup mentality.