Cloud-based productivity platform ClickUp laid off 22% of its workforce, but CEO Zeb Evans says the move is not about cost-cutting.
Instead, the company is channeling savings into a radical AI-first strategy that includes million-dollar salary bands for top performers.
In a more than 1000-word post on X this week, Evans said ClickUp's business is "the strongest it's ever been" and argued that companies must redesign themselves around AI rather than simply layering the technology onto existing workflows.
Employees who create "outsized impact" through AI systems could earn compensation beyond traditional pay structures, including salaries of $1 million a year, he added.
Today we reduced headcount by 22%.
