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title: "Innovating in Challenging Times: A Fireside Chat with Ro & Valqari"
description: Award-winning startups share their growth stories, plus how they pivoted in 2020 to build innovative tech products, teams, and solutions to this year's biggest challenges.
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# [Innovating in Challenging Times: A Fireside Chat with Ro & Valqari](https://motionrecruitment-4229238.hs-sites.com/blog/tech-innovation-2020)

 Written by [Tech in Motion](https://motionrecruitment-4229238.hs-sites.com/blog/author/tech-in-motion) | Dec 10, 2020 5:00:00 AM

Innovation is a tricky process – hard to manage and even harder to measure. When revenues and earnings decline during a crisis, it’s easy write off your innovation efforts as ‘too risky’ or ‘just not worth it’. But if this year has taught us anything – it’s that when done right, innovation is our secret weapon against market slowdowns and a beacon for rejuvenating growth.

In this fireside chat, we hear from Benjamin Novak, Angel Investor and Partner at Morgan Lewis (*Best Tech Startup Judge*), Ryan Walsh, Co-Founder & CEO at [Valqari](https://www.valqari.com/) (*2020 Best Tech Startup Timmy Award Winner*) and Chloe Pi, Chief of Staff at [Ro](https://ro.co/) (*2020 Best Tech for Good Timmy Award Winner*), as they share their growth stories, plus how they have pivoted their strategies to build award-winning products, teams, and solutions to this year's biggest challenges.

### In this webinar you'll:

- Hear how these award-winning startups have pivoted in response to both threats and opportunities in 2020
- Explore some of their biggest takeaways and lessons learned from their industries and other sectors
- Learn what new or fluctuating consumer behaviors will impact growth & innovation plans for 2021
- Get tips on building effective partnerships
- Receive expert advice for creating a culture of innovation and risk-taking
- Pick these Timmy Award winners' brains during our live Q&A following the discussion

 

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