The best measures and tools for the German startup scene

Below you will find a list of Covid-19 measures and tools. If you have any questions, additional suggestions or ideas, please feel free to contact vanessa.gstettenbauer@btov.vc (on behalf of the German Startups Association).

Disclaimer: The content below is crowdsourced content, therefore it is not independently verified. It is intended as support for founders and management teams who are currently discussing their own actions on SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and want to learn from the ecosystem.

NOTE: THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT IS ORGANIZING A HACKATHON: Germany's Social Impact Hubs & the government are jointly organizing a hackathon focusing on non-medical solutions needed in such a crisis. You can submit proposals to the Federal Association of German Startups and mobilize your friends - it needs the best German technologists - at the same time you work together digitally on solutions that help society now! When? From March 20 to 22. Register here!

NOTE - STATE CREDITS FOR START-UPS: The BVDS is in contact with the BMWi and the individual state governments regarding funding and liquidity support. It is also currently preparing a list of demands for the government, which will be discussed with Ramona Pop (Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises) on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. If you have any points that should be addressed, please feel free to contact christoph.stresing@deutschestartups.org. The second meeting with KPMG will also deal with this topic. Thank you for your support!

NOTE - FREE LEGAL CONSULTATION: BVDS member advocado offers legal services from highly specialized law firms. The first legal consultation is free of charge. The service is available in several languages: You can find more information here!

NOTE - LEGAL QUESTIONS: A big thank you to the more than 550 participants who were able to attend the event. Here you can see the meeting transcript! Together with KPMG, the BVDS will organize a follow-up event on the topic of public bonds next Tuesday, March 24, 8:30 am.

SPECIAL ARTICLE: Charité app on recommendations for action and information on the coronavirus.

NOTE - VIRTUAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Information and best practices from DONE!Berlin's employment lawyer. The topics: Mobile working, short-time working, internal communication, government support etc. Wednesday, March 18 from 4:30 p.m. - register here!

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• International
  • Sifted.eu: Collected European-wide startup resources in the current crisis - 18.3.2020
• Medical information / contacts to the authorities
  • New Imperial college study - 18.3.2020 - and Twitter Summary by Jeremy C Young - 18.3.2020
  • COVID-19 Symptoms and what to do, incl. list of links and phone numbers in relevant geographies - 15.3.2020
  • KevinMD.com - A COVID-19 coronavirus update from concerned physicians - 14.3.2020
• Short-time work (new German legislation since Friday, 13.3.2020)
  • Meeting Notes of Town Hall Call with KPMG on legal questions regarding short-term work & liquidity - 17 .3.2020
  • Very Detailed Frequently Asked Questions on short-time work - 17.3.2020
  • Full Supplementary Agreement to Employment Contract - 17.3.2020
  • Short-term work: Legal Situation & Contract Amendment Template - 15.3.2020 - legally verified
  • Switzerland: Short-term work situation - Office for Economy and Labor, Canton of Zurich - 16.3.2020
• Insolvency
  • Obligation to file for insolvency due to corona suspended for companies in Germany - 16.3.2020
• Miscellaneous
  • List of startup products helpful in the current crisis - Jennifer Phan, btov Partners - 17.3.2020
  • Crowdsourcing list of US ecosystem - very helpful - long list of Response Plans, Travel Restrictions, Home Office etc.
  • Detailed Analysis of Elad Gil - 11.3.2020 - incl. measurement list for startups and summaries what US firms are doing
• Technology
  • Coronavirus Tech Handbook: Crowdsourced Resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak - 16.3.2020
• Mobile working
  • Extensive Remote work wiki - from Notion.so - 15.3.2020
  • Working from home playbook - from GetYourGuide
  • Remote work resources - from Gitlab
  • Work from home @REALTAINMENT - from ArtNight
  • Working from home playbook for employees - from Personio
  • Working from home playbook for leaders / managers - from Personio
  • List of companies working from home: https://stayinghome.club/
  • How to embrace remote work - from Trello
  • Working from home tips - from Gruenderszene
  • Remote work: 10 Dos and Dont's - from CodeControl (a fully remote organization)
• Recommendations for action
  • Detailed list of concrete operative measures for startups
• Personnel responsibility
  • HR & People Operations Prep Document

Employee communication

After school closures - information for parents:

• Guide for parents during daycare closures - GetYourGuide - Johannes Reck, CEO - 16.3.2020
• Statista - Sebastian Bourmer, CFO - 13.3.2020

BEFORE the first confirmed case:

• GetYourGuide - Johannes Reck, CEO - 11.3.2020
• ArtNight - Aimie Carstensen, CEO - 11.3.2020
• CODE University - Thomas Bachem, Chancellor - 11.3.2020
• Coinbase - 11.3.2020

AFTER the first confirmed case:

• GetYourGuide - Johannes Reck, CEO - 12.3.2020

Measures and stress tests of VC funds

• Global collection of VC resources, measurement lists, blog posts and other communications - 18.3.2020
• Cherry Ventures - Filip Dames, Partner - 10.3.2020
• btov Partners - Andreas Goeldi, Partner - 11.3.2020
• Sequoia - 5.3.2020
• a16z - Coronavirus Resources - updated regularly

Analyses, articles and podcasts

• Podcast with the Head of Virology at Charite - NDR, 11.3.2020
• Analysis of Tomas Pueyo on Medium - 11.3.2020
• Article in Süddeutsche Zeitung - 10.3.2020
• Interview with Infectious Disease Expert Michael Osterholm - 10.03.2020
• McKinsey Analysis for companies- PDF is updated every few days
• Statista Thematic Overview DE
• Statista Thematic Overview EN