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How I Built Resilience: Live with Julia Hartz

How I Built This · 16 Jul 2020 · 24m

What this episode covers

Julia Hartz, founder and CEO of Eventbrite, discusses how her company navigated the sudden collapse of the live events industry due to COVID-19. She details the difficult decision to lay off 45% of the staff in early April to preserve capital, while simultaneously pivoting the platform to support virtual events, which saw an 8,000,000 ticket surge in April. Hartz explains how creators are monetizing through hybrid models, physical kits, and donations, and reflects on her evolution as a leader who learned to slow down and rely on her team.

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large enterprises

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Eventbrite, U.S. Bank, Craft Jam, Sequoia Capital
Also
The Art of Gathering, Overwhelmed

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