Startup Rescue Kit Moldova

Disclaimer: The content below is crowdsourced content and not independently verified. It is intended as a resource 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. The list includes resources in English and Romanian.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live our lives and do business in just a few weeks. It seems that life will never be the same again, but we are confident that things will get back to normal soon.

That being said, getting through this pandemic can be especially challenging for Startups. That is why we prepared a list of resources we think could be useful for startups and not only.

This is not a definitive list and we would love to hear your suggestions with more useful resources. All you have to do is reply to this email and we will complete de document.

If you have any questions, additional resources, or suggestions to make this document more useful, please contact mnemciuc@ict.md (representing the Startup Ecosystem in Moldova).

In order to understand how to help in these challenging times, we need to know what problems your business has to deal with due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Please fill the COVID-19 Survey for IT Companies and Startups

LEGAL (MOLDOVA)

• Recomandările MSMPS în contextul situației epidemiologice din țară: https://bit.ly/2WIDcKc (RO)
• Comisia pentru Situaţii Excepţionale a Republicii Moldova: Dispozitia 1, Dispozitia 2, Dispozitia 3, Dispozitia 4, Dispozitia 5 (RO)
• Întrebări și Răspunsuri Frecvente cu Privire la Forță Majoră: https://bit.ly/2wDZulI (PDF)

FREE RESOURCES FROM STARTUPS, FOR STARTUPS

MOLDOVA

• The results of the first online hackathon in moldova Hack the Virus, aimed at identifying solutions against the COVID-19 pandemic: https://c19.md/
• Disease Control. A tracker of available beds for patients in critical condition: http://c19md.xyz/login
• Startup Academy Moldova, Full Program Online for free: https://bit.ly/2JjllS2
• Răspunsuri juridice gratuite online în Republica Moldova — https://yavo.md/
• Upfactory.co. An online accelerator for idea-stage tech startups

WORLDWIDE

• List of startup products helpful in the current crisis — Jennifer Phan
• Crowdsourcing list of the US ecosystem — very helpful — a long list of Response Plans, Travel Restrictions, Home Office etc.
• Elad Gil’s Detailed Analysis- 11.3.2020 — incl. Statistics, summaries, and resources for startups.
• Coronavirus Tech Handbook: Crowdsourced Resource for technologists building things related to the coronavirus outbreak — 16.3.2020

REMOTE WORK

• Working Remotely fro Facebook
• HR & People Operations Prep Document
• Extensive Remote work wiki — from Notion.so — 15.3.2020
• Working from home for Marketing Teams — from Planable
• Working from home playbook — from GetYourGuide
• Remote work ressources — 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
• Remote work: 10 Dos and Donts — from CodeControl (a fully remote organization)

HOW TO STAY ENTERTAINED

• Shared Breakfast, a regular morning coffee event for the tech community every Thursday at 9:30, switched from offline at Tekwill Cafe to live on Tekwill Facebook page.
• Silicon Drinkabout is a regular after work drinks evening for startups and interested in startups people, every Friday, that took place in pubs switched to online meeting on Zoom.
• N.O.R.O.C Națiunea Ocrotită Responsabil Oprește Coronavirusul

EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS AND TOOLS

• Invat.online https://invat.online/ Built on the model of crowdsourcing, the platform aims to aggregate appropriate educational content and connect the material to the actual curricula of different school subjects.
• Studii.md an online platform for schools
• eBook-uri gratis timp de 30 de zile
• Tekwill Academy online courses.

MEDICAL SOLUTIONS

• Consultații medicale la telefon- Linia fierbinte „Medpark Acasă”
• Grup de prim ajutor psihologic voluntar
• Docdoc.md — serviciu de programare la doctor

GRANTS AND CALLS FOR PROJECTS/STARTUPS

• List of COVID-19 Funding Opportunities: https://bit.ly/investorCOVID19
• Government-backed resources for startups in Europe impacted by coronavirus, including grants, loans and other measures
• Wefunder — up to $1M for each startup tackling the coronavirus crisis https://wefunder.com/fight-the-virus
• UnitaidExplore is new funding seeking ideas from across spheres to develop innovative products that can be modified, repurposed, or re-imagined for the goals of global health. UnitaidExplore aims to invest in the range of USD $500k to 2M.
• Headstart Accelerator accelerates the market launch of selected healthcare start-ups through grants as well as support with networking and developing a project plan. The application period ends on the 30th of March.
• IBM launched a 200K+ competition for projects that mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and climate change by creating sustainable solutions using open source technology.
• Anticrisis Lab21 a platform comprising solutions capable of overcoming the crisis in Ukraine, Moldova and Eastern Europe
• Call for Proof of Concept projects as part of the Regional Development Programme, up to 200k Euro, 10% confinancing, to be launched in the upcoming month
• Healing Solutions for Tourism Challenge a global call to reach the most disruptive startups, entrepreneurs and drive solutions to mitigate Covid-19 impacts on tourism
• Startup Accelerators Around the World

HELP IN NEED COVID-19

• Purcari aloca 2 Mln lei
• Moldova Agroindbank doneaza 500 000 lei Spitalului „Toma Ciorbă”
• Încă 250 de mii lei pentru Spitalul „Toma Ciorbă” de la Victoriabank
• 150 de mii de lei pentru Spitalul „Toma Ciorbă” de la „Family Market”„SALAT” și „Mezellini”
• 100.000 MDL pentru produse de primă necesitate destinate din partea Kaufland, Misiunea Socială “Diaconia”, The Moldova Project
• Mai multe bănci au comunicat deciziile pe care le-au luat referitoare la amânarea ratelor: https://bit.ly/39n7dli
• 100 mii lei pentru Spitalul „Timofei Moșneaga” de la Iute Credit
• Linella contribuie cu o donație de 100 000 lei către Spitalul „Toma Ciorbă” și 50 mii la Institutul de Medicină Urgentă

HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CUSTOMERS

• You have some good tips about how you can speak to your customers, written by Forrester, Pushkinpr and Snewsnet.

TOOLS TO MANAGE YOUR REMOTE WORK

• Meet, create & communicate on Webex
• Video conference on Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Privesc.eu/conference, Whereby
• Create & host podcast episodes with Anchor, Discord
• Track your time with Harvest
• Avoid distracting websites with Self Control App
• Boost your creative brainstorming with Mural
• Live & high-quality streaming with Restream,belive.tv

HOW CAN YOU HELP

• If you want to help you have more available platforms: Inițiativa Împreună Împotrivă Covid-19 and Initiativă pentru susținerea medicilor

UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT COVID-19

• Ghid de prevenire si Tratare a COVID-19, exemplul Chinei (RO)
• https://dumitruciorici.com/ si canal pe telegram — dumitruciorici.com
• http://info.c19. Info centre about COVID-19 in Moldova
• Un studiu statistic de Dorian Postevca

ABOUT THE TIME AFTER COVID-19

• Business leaders should respond promptly and with urgency