Last updated: April 9, 2020
Today we released an extensive new guide for startup leaders navigating the COVID-19 crisis. We spoke to First Round's partners, current CEOs and folks who have built and led companies during previous economic recessions. In this guide, we weaved together their advice, in addition to other helpful resources and materials, to help answer some of your most pressing questions. There were a lots of links, tools and templates shared in the guide, so we thought it would be be easier to gather everything in a central hub.
Below, you'll find all of the additional resources we've included within the Field Guide - from First Round's original Scenario Response Planner, to hiring support for candidates and companies to recommended articles, videos and surveys covering how to handle the COVID-19 crisis.
Be sure to check out the full field guide (and subscribe to the First Round Review newsletter if you haven't already!)
A five-step plan to make sense of what the next 12 months might have in store for your business — and how to take action.
First Round's Scenario Response Planner
Additional materials from thought leaders, top media organizations and First Round Review regarding each topic we covered in the guide.
Recommended Resources from The Founder's Field Guide to Navigating This Crisis
Important links for candidates looking for the next role and companies with open positions looking for talent.
Hiring Resources for Candidates
Hiring Resources for Companies
Our curated list of recommended resources is organized by functional topic. Here's a sneak preview of the Twitter threads, decks, Google Docs and Review articles we've included:
Threads full of tactical advice
https://twitter.com/alexlmiller/status/1244036068715962371?s=20
https://twitter.com/shl/status/1237824468820480001
https://twitter.com/Suhail/status/1237035812916621312
https://twitter.com/avichal/status/1238298350077669377
https://twitter.com/stewart/status/1237815458386055178
Other resources to check out
2015 CEO Summit talk from First Round archives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Xn4OIhk9E&feature=youtu.be
Womply Slide Deck: 2020 Economic Apocalypse: The Effect On America's Small Businesses
2020 Economic Apocalypse: The Effect On America's Small Businesses
Howard Marks memo:
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/45d82a95-c076-4c88-aca7-b5eed8fb2882/Howard_Marks.pdf
LifeLabs' People Leader Resilience Playbook:
People Leader Resilience Playbook
Divinations newsletter:
Understanding the Covid-19 Recession
Lenny Rachitsky's newsletter:
This Week #20: Leading your company through a pandemic 🌪
Dorm Room Fund blog:
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