One Crisis Away From Finding Out What You're Made Of
In February 2020, Willie Litvack had his biggest month ever. Squadup — the self-service ticketing platform he'd spent six years building brick by brick — had just crossed $400K in monthly revenue. The business was profitable. The momentum was real.
Then the phone rang.
Within nine days, revenue went from $400K to zero. Willie had to furlough 17 people on a call with a lawyer billing $700 an hour — a lawyer he couldn't afford. And he had to figure out how to keep the lights on with almost nothing in the bank.
What he did next is a masterclass in leading through chaos.
In this episode, Willie…
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