When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we had to pivot quickly. Instead of laying off our team as advised, we chose to be transparent and asked everyone to take pay cuts to weather the storm together, which ultimately helped us find our product-market fit.

During the pandemic, we lost 80% of our business in just eight weeks, which was a shocking and challenging experience for Airbnb.

The pandemic hit just as we were launching our travel app, which was designed to allow users to easily discover and book hotels. Despite the shutdown of hotels worldwide, I focused on the future, believing that people would want to travel again.

During the pandemic, trends that previously fueled business growth suddenly reversed, leading to a dilemma about how to engage potential investors.

In 2020, we were six months away from having to shutter our doors due to running out of money, which was a feeling of desperation.

Due to our excellent service, we've increased our weekly orders by over 30% week over week and generated over 1.5 million dollars in annualized sales for our restaurants.

During the pandemic, we received unexpected calls from companies like A&D Networks and Viacom CBS, who needed our help with remote collaboration. This led us to redefine our service from a general file access platform to a creative content collaboration tool, significantly increasing our annual recurring revenue.

During the pandemic, we faced significant challenges, but we emerged stronger. We learned to focus on efficiency and maintain a startup mentality, which helped us navigate the crisis successfully.

We had to make tough decisions during the pandemic, including layoffs, but I aimed to do it with compassion and transparency.