Youngme Moon , Felix Oberholzer-Gee , and Mihir Desai discuss companies that are standing out during the coronavirus crisis, including Zoom and World Central Kitchen (founded by Chef José Andrés‎). They also discuss breakout phenomena associated with the widespread shutdown.

Recent picks, and recommended reading/websites:

Just Capital
“The Korean Clusters” (Reuters)
World Central Kitchen
“Spillover” (David Quammen)
Podcast about Spillover (Scientific American
“From Bats to Human Lungs, the Evolution of a Coronavirus” (Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker)
DonorsChoose.org

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Standout Companies and Breakout Phenomena

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