Canva co-founder Mel Perkins is “deeply sorry for the pain and disruption” caused by the layoffs. But is it genuine?
From opting to build Canva in Australia, rather than the global tech centre of Silicon Valley, to refusing to hire an external chief executive during the company’s steep growth, Melanie Perkins has always done things differently.
Now the Canva co-founder and chief executive is being (mostly) lauded for the way she has handled the announcement that the $44.5 billion design company would purge almost one quarter of its workforce.
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