Silicon Valley businesses who served the tech industry suddenly face blank calendars and layoffs
Joshua Weinstein and Basil Alsouqi, otherwise known as JungleJosh & RazzleBasil, are among a number of small-business owners who rely on the tech industry's parties and conferences and are now staring at blank calendars with no idea of when they will be able to return to their livelihoods.These business owners are stuck at home like everyone else, and they're trying to figure out how they can make money when live events are effectively banned.are a Las Vegas comedy duo.
"There's always another market to go to, and now we're just stuck at home and there's no place to go to," said Weinstein, who estimates that collectively he and Alsouqi have lost $27,000 in canceled gigs. "The whole world is shut down, and it's bumming us out. We're a comedy act. We like to be out and having fun."for tech events, including DJing, photography, videography, lighting and more.
"If this was something different where I knew that in two weeks if I became ill there was a ventilator for me and there was medical care … I would do it," Sofris said. "I'd like to work, but I'm not going to risk my health." Jordan Sofris is among a number of small-business owners who rely on the tech industry's parties and conferences and are now staring at blank calendars with no idea of when they will be able to return to their livelihoods.The sudden hiatus on events has forced many of these businesses to lay off employees, reduce salaries and tell their contractors they have no work for them.
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