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How I Built Resilience: Niraj Shah and Steve Conine of Wayfair

How I Built This with Guy Raz

English - August 29, 2020 04:01 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 29.3K ratings
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Despite the economic crisis, Wayfair has seen an 84 percent sales spike, leading them to profitability during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, co-founders Niraj Shah and Steve Conine have also dealt with unexpected challenges, from hundreds of layoffs in February to employee-staged protests outside Wayfair's office in June. These conversations are excerpts from our How I Built Resilience series, where Guy talks online with founders and entrepreneurs about how they're navigating turbulent times.

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