Standout Companies and Breakout Phenomena

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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