Slack CEO discussed navigating the workplace during the pandemic. Slack offers a workplace chat and file-sharing service. It hit 10 million simultaneous users on March 10, and just three weeks later hit 12 million due to the major global shift to working from home. [Intelligencer]
AppIt Ventures developed free app. The company makes apps for small and medium-sized businesses. Its newest creation simplifies the curbside pickup process for restaurants. [Built In Colorado]
LivWell Enlightened Health executives forgo pay for 90 days. The cannabis company runs 18 retail outlets in Colorado. To avoid laying off employees during the pandemic, the senior executive team agreed to defer their compensation for the next three months. [Denver Business Journal]
Guild Education made three-month no-layoff pledge. The startup helps other companies provide education benefits to their employees. Amid the coronavirus crisis, it pledged not to lay off any employees for at least 90 days. [Built In Colorado]
Exponential Impact offering emergency small-business loans. The Colorado Springs tech startup incubator and accelerator launched a $1 million fund. It now offers three-year, low-interest-rate loans for small El Paso County businesses to help them through the pandemic. [The Gazette]
