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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

7:01) The importance of both customer and employee experience, brand building, and pivoting to anticipate the new normal that's coming. (9:33) 18:21) Carl on optimism and what he did as head of stores at Home Depot post-Katrina to take care of customers and employees, including selling products out of the back of a truck via an IOU system.

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Managing Risk and Improving Efficiency of the Supply Chain

Up and Running

This is because your employees are required to handle that inventory more often, thereby increasing the risk that damage will occur. As Ryan Vinyard, engineering lead for Highway1 recently stated in an interview with Line//Shape//Space , clear communication with vendors is a critical component of managing supply chain risk.