8,000 of the sharpest minds in tech just hit the market.

8,000 of the sharpest minds in tech just hit the market. Meta restructured this week, roughly 10% of the workforce as they go all-in on becoming AI-first.

Here's what's getting me excited: There are over 100,000 US companies in the 75–150 employee range from apparel brands, manufacturing companies to home service providers, the exact sweet spot of SMBs hungry to bring on AI Technologists, AI Wranglers, and AI Implementors.

This talent isn't disappearing. It's about to flow out of one giant and into thousands of smaller, nimbler companies that can actually move.

The talent gets to own bigger outcomes, drive real innovation, and grow faster than they ever could inside a 70,000-person org.

That's how transformation actually happens, elite talent meeting hungry, entrepreneurial companies.

If you're one of the affected Meta folks: your next chapter could be the most impactful one yet.

The SMB world needs exactly what you bring.

If you own or work at an SMB ready to level up: This is your moment.

Change is rarely easy. But this one feels like the spark for the next wave of innovation across thousands of businesses.

Who else sees this as a massive opportunity?

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