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A day in the ER: Perspectives from Advocate Aurora providers on the frontline

April 24, 2020

What is it really like to work in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic?

While people and industries around the world are in a state of lockdown, hospital workers have been working non-stop for weeks developing new solutions, processes and workstreams to care for COVID-19 patients.

As innovators look for the best ways to support those workers, it’s difficult to gauge exactly w…

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Money matters: Scenario planning and positioning your startup for funding during a crisis

April 17, 2020

The economic landscape is rapidly changing — so how can startups ensure that they are prepared for financial success in both the short term and the long term?

At the latest webinar in our member-exclusive Navigating COVID-19 series, Sue Mulligan, founder and CEO of Agile Advisors, joined us to share her insights into best practices for scenario planning and financial modeling and how startups …

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Marketing during a crisis: Public Communications Inc. shares tips to help startups survive — and thrive — during COVID-19

April 10, 2020

How do you get media attention in a world with a 24/7 COVID-19 news cycle? If you had a launch or press release planned, should you continue as normal?

At the the latest webinar in our member-exclusive Navigating COVID-19 series, MATTER partner Public Communications Inc. (PCI) shared their answers to these questions and more. PCI is a full service public relations and integrated marketing and …

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Think like a CFO: Four cash management strategies for startups during a crisis

April 3, 2020

Last week, we kicked off a new webinar series to help MATTER startups navigate the changing innovation landscape as a result of COVID-19. For one of the first conversations in this series, Lee Shapiro, managing partner at 7Wire Ventures and CFO of Livongo, shared encouragement and insights into how entrepreneurs can develop a quality survival plan hinged on strong cash management practices.

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Three focus areas for health system innovation leaders in the face of COVID-19

March 30, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread, health systems are racing to ramp up their innovation efforts. Last week, MATTER hosted a virtual roundtable with innovation leaders from a dozen health systems so they could share what they are learning and doing to help their communities address the pandemic. The discussion included leaders from around the country — including New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles,…

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