Navigating a Crisis and Adapting Your Business with Scott Case

The Founder's Mind

Whether your business has been around for years or you just got in the game, no one could have anticipated the COVID-19 pandemic to effectively wipe out business revenues by 50% or more overnight. But that’s the situation we’re in right now - our new normal - and it’s time for you to take a step back to figure out what routines to put in place and what decisions need to be made to keep your company afloat.

This week on The Founder’s Mind, Adam talked to Scott Case, Founder of Upside Travel and a sponsor of this show. Scott is a serial entrepreneur and also has experience with public health thanks to years serving as CEO and as a board member of Malaria No More. Scott shares his deep knowledge and offers concrete strategies that every business should take right now to ensure they weather this storm. Listen in to learn about the similarities to the fight against malaria and how the CARES Act can help businesses.

• [02:17] – Why companies need to plan for the worst right now
• [06:18] – Don’t wait for new information, start making decisions
• [09:08] – Establishing new routines for work and social connections
• [17:51] – Playing offense against the disease: CARES Act
• [18:31] – How fighting malaria is similar to fighting COVID-19
• [24:08] – Identify how your unique business can contribute
• [31:02] – A breakdown of steps to be taken to secure your business

Scott Case is a technologist, entrepreneur and inventor and was founding CTO of priceline.com, the "Name Your Own Price" Internet service. At the Walker Digital Invention Laboratory, he helped build a portfolio of intellectual property. In November 2015, he rejoined Jay Walker to transform the way we buy business travel at Upside (www.upside.com).

In 2006, Scott joined the Malaria No More team (www.MalariaNoMore.org) to inspire individuals and institutions to end deaths caused by malaria. He also serves as the Chairman of Network for Good (www.NetworkForGood.org), a national nonprofit that has distributed more than $1.4 billion to 100,000 nonprofits.

The Founder's Mind is a podcast for entrepreneurs wanting to gain insights and tactics from founders of all kinds to learn, grow, and be better equipped to navigate the inherent challenges of entrepreneurship. The podcast is hosted by Adam Mutschler, a Leadership Coach and COO at The Kedar Group.

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