All of our Crisis management articles

The Founder's Field Guide for Navigating a Crisis — Advice from Recession-Era Leaders, Investors and CEOs Currently at the Helm

We've tapped First Round partners, recession-era founders and our community of CEOs to put together the most comprehensive guide available about what it takes to lead a startup during this economic crisis. From extending your runway and reducing burn to supporting your team, this guide tackles the t

How to Fix the Co-Founder Fights You’re Sick of Having — Lessons from Couples Therapist Esther Perel

Renowned couples therapist Esther Perel now has her sights trained on helping a different kind of pair: co-founders in the startup world. Here, she reveals her playbook for resolving recurring conflicts and communication failures between co-founders by sharing her favorite techniques for getting to

Our 6 Must Reads for Cutting Through Conflict and Tough Conversations

Big ideas, strong-willed characters, impossible deadlines and close quarters — if you wrote out a recipe for conflict, it might bear an uncanny resemblance to the high-stakes, pressure-cooker environment of a startup. We spoke with top engineers, seasoned managers and experts in human behavior.

How to Lead and Rally a Company Through a Layoff

For decades, HR leader and Mensch Ventures' founder Beth Steinberg has tackled complex talent challenges at some of the biggest names in technology and retail. Here, she opens her playbook on a topic that many avoid before it's too late: layoffs.

Reddit and Facebook Veteran On How to Troubleshoot Troublemakers

Bethanye Blount shares her hard-earned tips on how to detect and debug troublemakers.

Practical Frameworks for Beating Burnout

After leading a massive division at LinkedIn, and now running three groups at a startup, Roli Saxena knows about burnout. Here's how she fights it with logic.

Square Defangs Difficult Decisions with this System — Here’s How

Gokul Rajaram shares a framework that he's used at Square and Caviar to make the most difficult decisions, all while assigning ownership, being inclusive and coordinating execution among all stakeholders.

Crisis Management — From the Man Who Helped Save eBay

Maynard Webb has become known as Mr. Fix-It for his crisis management at eBay, Salesforce and Yahoo. Here's how he did it.

The 5 Early Mistakes That Almost Killed This Founder’s Startup — and How He Survived

Ranker CEO Clark Benson readily admits that he made mistakes that almost destroyed the company. Here, he lists what not to do.