Discord, the beloved social chat and messaging start-up for gamers, is cutting 17 percent of its staff. The layoffs will affect roughly 170 jobs, according to an internal memo from Jason Citron, Discord’s founder and chief executive. Mr. Citron wrote that the company needs to sharpen its focus and bring more agility to the organization. The layoffs come at a time when many tech companies, including Google, Amazon, and Meta, have also made significant reductions in their workforce. Discord attributed the layoffs to overhiring and growing too quickly, which resulted in taking on too many projects and working less efficiently on them.
