by John Rake | Mar 31, 2020 | Bootstrapping In Crisis
https://youtu.be/IF_vacBXwjA Helping businesses recover through video One thing that struck me immediately during quarantine is the need to adapt to shifting consumer demands. Some businesses are more suited than others. Take for example Zoom, they enable companies to...
by John Rake | Mar 27, 2020 | Bootstrapping In Crisis
Read original email source direct from Eric Ries 1. Make a clear declaration that people come first, ahead of any other business priority. I couldn’t agree more with Eric more on this point. You are the founder and the one who has absorbed risk in, but...
by John Rake | Mar 26, 2020 | Bootstrapping In Crisis
There’s no question about the effect COVID-19 has had on retail spaces around the country. It’s bad and businesses are at risk of collapse. It turns out that if you lock the country in their house for a month physical stores can’t sell them stuff....
by John Rake | Mar 25, 2020 | Bootstrapping In Crisis
If you’re like me you probably have a million reasons (i.e. excuses) why you can’t make time for the gym. Ewww, exercise. I’ll get all sweaty! I’ve got a meeting in 4 hours – I couldn’t possibly squeeze that workout in. But fear...
by John Rake | Mar 24, 2020 | Bootstrapping In Crisis
Dishing out weekly meals in a quarantine Months ago I signed up for a unique service – an in-home weekly chef service. My goal was pretty simple – I wanted better, higher quality food. Oh, and I didn’t want to do any dishes! Dishes are THE WORST. Shortly after a...
by John Rake | Mar 23, 2020 | Bootstrapping In Crisis
Working in the midst of a crisis, stock pilling your business content for a future surge, and why you should get out of the house for a...