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In the AI era, be a builder or a seller, not a measurer
Cloudflare reduced its workforce by 20% but increased engineering hires by 45%, reflecting CEO Matthew Prince's view that AI is reshaping job value in tech companies. Prince categorizes roles into builders (engineers), sellers, and measurers (managers, finance, operations), noting AI is displacing measurers while boosting demand for builders and sellers.
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