Founder Crisis Response

Crisis is inevitable in frontier markets and fragile economies. Supply chains break, political winds shift, funding cycles stall, and key personnel exit. For founders, these pressures can trigger more than strategic challenges: they can provoke emotional responses that ripple outward. A crisis doesn’t need to derail a project, but when…

Founders often appear steady during early-stage growth. But when real crisis hits—whether legal, operational, or reputational—the pressure exposes new fault lines. Panic sets in quickly. Public silence gives way to frantic outreach. Decisions start stacking without coordination. In fragile environments or donor-facing operations, this isn’t just disruptive. It’s dangerous. Stakeholders…