Humble Bundle Cuts Staff After 'Too Ambitious' Hirings

Charity organization Humble Bundle has laid off a dozen of its staff – 20 percent of its overall personnel – after a hiring phase that its co-founder admits was "too ambitious." 

"Unfortunately, last week Humble Bundle was forced to let go of some of our employees," John Graham, co-founder, told Polygon. "Despite strong revenue, and our community surpassing $65 million raised for charity to date, our past hiring was too ambitious and we had to make a hard call last week."

Humble Bundle sells packages of games and other products, with consumers deciding how much they want to pay. A portion of the sale goes to charity.

The current indie game bundle, number 15, has sold over 142,000 units with over three hours to go.

[Source: Polygon]

Our Take
Unfortunate for those let go, but hopefully the company's acumen secures its future.