ROTSA - How are tech companies navigating the global health crisis?

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This questionnaire will help us understand how you are weathering the COVID-19 storm - where it has impacted you and what steps you are taking to fight off negative impacts.

We'll also share the results so that other startups can learn about best practices and success stories of their peers.

What is the name of your brand or product? *

What is the name of your company (startup)? *

It can be the same as the same as your brand/product name.

Website: *

Tell us the Twitter pitch of your startup *

Full name of the company representative *

Email *

Phone number

How many full-time employees do you currently have? *

1 - 10

11 - 50

51 - 100

101 - 200

200+

In what year was the company created? *

Where do you have offices? If you are present in different cities, let us know the main responsibility of each office *

From which countries do you draw your customers? Which countries are your biggest market? *

What are your financing sources? *

Self-financing

Business Angels

VC from other companies

VC from private equity firms

Bank loans

Crowdfunding

Public Funding

Would rather not say

Other:

Required

Has Covid-19 impacted your business? *

Yes

Partially

How would you evaluate the Covid-19 impact on your business? *

extremely negative, the pandemic had only negative effects on my business

very positive, my business thrived during the pandemic

Was your turnover for 2020, affected by the pandemic? How much has it increased or decreased compared to the year prior? *

Increased by more than 50%

Increased by 30% - 50%

Increased by 20% - 30%

Increased by 10% - 20%

Increased by 1% - 10%

Stayed the same

Dropped by 1% - 10%

Dropped by 10% - 20%

Dropped by 20% - 30%

Dropped by 30% - 50%

Dropped by more than 50%

Would rather not say

How long do you estimate the Covid-19 impact on your business will last? *

Under 3 months

3 - 6 months

6 - 12 months

12 - 18 months

18 - 24 months

More than 24 months

Other:

Required

How did your company adapt to Covid-19? *

Augmented tech team

Augmented sales team

Augmented marketing team

Augmented management team

Freeze on hiring

Layoffs

Freeze on bonuses

Freeze on salary increases

Salary cuts

Cut down on administrative costs such as office space

Tested new pricing models

Changed business strategy

Cut marketing budgets

Increased marketing budgets

Decreased CSR spending

Increased CSR spending

Postponed investments and new acquisitions

Cancelled investmens and new aquisitons

Increased investmetns and new aquisitions

Other:

Required

How will your business develop in the next months? What are your business priorities for the next 3, 6, and 12 months? *

How did you make these decisions? *

Consulted with the entire management team

Consulted with the entire company, from management to employees

Consulted with mentors, coaches or advisory board

Consulted with other entrepreneurs

Followed what competitors did and applied it within my own startup

Took these decisions on my own

Other:

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What Covid-19 associated risks will threaten the development of your business? *

Limited access to financial resouces

Legislative and bureaucratic changes at local level

Cyber security threats

Legislative and bureaucratic changes at European level

Inability to hire the needed talent

(Continued) drop in sales and/or orders

Late payments from clients

Rapid changes in the market

Competition from other similar companies

Digitalization

Knowledge theft

Another lockdown

Other:

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What type of support would your startup need in 2021? *

Coaching/ mentoring - I have tough decisions to take and would need the help of a more experienced advisor

Access to a community of fellow startup-upers to share lessons learned and other advice

Acceleration/Incubation program to help me faster test and validate business decisions

Programs dedicated to improving customer relations

Support in entering new markets (legal, marketing, market analysis, etc)

Access to private funding (VC, equity crowdfunding, business angels)

Access to public funding - government grants to cover salaries

Access to public funding - government grants to cover investments

We are in a good position to make it on our own

Other:

Required

What problems in your personal life affect you during this period?

Would you be interested in joining a communication channel with curated educational and practical resources for entrepreneurs? *

Yes

Maybe

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