What challenges have you all faced in light of COVID and how have you adapted models/forecasts?

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Depending on the business, forecasting is generally impossible, you can just reduce your expenses / allocate marketing dollars to where you think you’ll get a good return. But like if you aren’t a nice recurring revenue business, good luck

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