Tech companies in Asia have been rocked by layoffs this year, as sectors across the industry face the biggest economic downturn in two decades. 

And yet hiring continues to grow in the same sectors, at a rate more than twice that of the layoffs. 

How do we make sense of this? What does it mean for startup founders and tech talents in the next quarter?

In this episode of Deep Dive, our analysts Collin Furtado and Simon Huang break down the comprehensive data of layoffs and hires that they have collected across Asia, and explain what the patterns could suggest about the future.