Startup Guide Issue 18 | Page 12

How ha s t he c ur r ent COVI D- 19 s i t ua t i on a f f ec t ed y our bus i nes s ? We c l os ed down our of fic e a nd a l l owed a l l our empl oy e es t o wor k f r om home. Mos t of our wor k i s c l oud- ba s ed a nd a l l our empl oy e es ha v e t hei r c ompa ny - gi v en de v i c es , whi c h ma k es i t ea s y f or us t o wor k r emot el y . Howe v er , we ha d t o s t op t he on- gr ound oper a t i ons t o c ompl y wi t h gov er nment r e gul a t i ons due t o whi c h we c a nnot del i v er t he pr oduc t s t o our c us t omer s . Wha t a r e y ou doi ng t o k eep y our oper a t i ons up a nd r unni ng dur i ng t hes e t i mes ? At Pr i c eOy e, we t a k e c us t omer s a t i s f a c t i on v er y s er i ous l y . We ha v e s et up dedi c a t ed hel pl i nes a nd a r e k e epi ng c us t omer s up t o da t e r e ga r di ng t he s t a t us of t hei r pr oduc t . We, a s pa r t of t he Na t i ona l e- c ommer c e Counc i l , a r e a l s o wi t h t he gov er nment t o a l l ow pr oduc t del i v er i es s o t ha t c us t omer s c a n ha v e a l l t he i t ems t he y ne ed wi t hout ha v i ng t o go out a nd r i s k t hei r hea l t h. Whi c h t ool s a r e y ou us i ng t o s t a y pr oduc t i v e a nd f or k eepi ng i n t ouc h wi t h y our t ea m? We us e Sl a c k s o t ha t a l l our empl oy e es s t a y i n t ouc h wi t h one a not her a nd di s c us s a ny wor k or k e ep i n t ouc h wi t h one a not her a nd di s c us s a ny wor k or non- wor k r el a t ed t opi c s . We a l s o us e T r el l o t o k e ep t r a c k of t he t a s k s t ha t t he t ea m i s wor k i ng on a nd Sk y pe f or r e gul a r t ea m me et i ngs . Wha t a r e y ou doi ng t o s t a y pos i t i v e? D ur i ng t hi s s i t ua t i on, I t r y t o l i mi t our i nput s a nd not c ons ume t oo muc h ne ws , es pe c i a l l y s oc i a l medi a , whi c h ha s s o ma ny unv er i fied ne ws bei ng s ha r ed. I l ook a t Cor ona s t a t s a nd ne ws onc e a da y onl y . I ha v e ma i nt a i ned a hea l t hy r out i ne a nd a wor k - l i f e ba l a nc e dur i ng t hi s t i me. T hi s c r i s i s ha s s hown us t ha t t he wor l d wi l l be di f f er ent onc e we mov e pa s t t hi s s i t ua t i on. How wi l l y ou pi v ot a nd wha t woul d y ou do di f f er ent l y i n a pos t - Cor ona wor l d? N o one c a n a c c ur a t el y pr edi c t how t he wor l d i s goi ng t o c ha nge pos t - c or ona a s i t i s t he fir s t of i t s k i nd pa ndemi c t ha t t he l i v i ng gener a t i on ha s s e en. The onl y t hi ng c er t a i n i s t ha t t he wor l d wi l l not be t he s a me a f t er t hi s . Howe v er , we a r e e xpe c t i ng mor e pe opl e t o s wi t c h t o onl i ne s hoppi ng a nd pr epa y ment s . We wi l l ma k e t he ne c es s a r y c ha nges t o Pr i c eOy e t o ma k e t he c us t omer j our ne y a s s moot h a s pos s i bl e. ADNAN SHAFI FOUNDER PRI CE OYE Pr i c eOy e. pk i s Pa k i s t a n’ s #1 des t i na t i on f or c ompa r i ng onl i ne pr i c es of t hous a nds of pr oduc t s s ol d onl i ne. Thei r i nt el l i gent s of t wa r e a ut oma t i c a l l y finds pr i c es f r om t r us t ed s hoppi ng webs i t es , s o t ha t c us t omer s c a n r el i a bl y find t he l a t es t a nd l owes t pr i c es .