https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/21/extra-crunch-live-navigating-the-pandemic-with-an-equitable-lens/ > Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech industry has yet again found itself in a vulnerable state. > As we saw in the dot-com era, when the economy takes a hit, so do companies, and they need to make critical decisions — whether it’s laying off or furloughing employees, pausing operations in select markets, taking on additional debt or some combination of all four.