Techstars Startup Week Detroit 2018

As entrepreneurs, our success is never guaranteed. If business success was obvious to others, we'd have lots of competition. But if we can more rapidly identify and mitigate risk, discover and exploit opportunities, and create and sell value to customers, we will win. Sustained agility drove the success of Facebook and Berkshire Hathaway, of Obama and Trump. Whether you are a cutting edge entrepreneur or selling insurance, whether you are running a Democratic or Republican campaign, embracing agility drives success. Four actions create near-term business agility: agreeing on a big goal, measuring progress, experimenting to improve, and limiting work to adapt fast. A couple more create sustained agility. We'll talk about how sustained agility drove these successes and how you can create successes of your own.

How do entrepreneurs adjust and ensure their business survives and thrives when a death in the family, divorce, serious health problems, or other difficult personal crises occur?