5 Miami Startups That Are Helping You Get Through Self-Quarantine

While we’re all navigating this new WFH life, here are 5 local startups that are working to make your time at home more pleasurable.

Don’t pretend this isn’t what your desk looks like now that you’re working form home… Photo credit Dillon Shook

Building a startup is hard. Add global crisis to your list of things to deal with and it’s enough to make you want to throw in the towel completely.

Luckily great startup founders are often very resilient — and even if resiliency doesn’t come naturally — Nassim Taleb has been preparing us for uncertain times for the past 10 years. Smart startups are built to be anti-fragile.

So when the coronavirus started changing the way we live and work, I was excited to see many of the startups I work with at WeWork Labs spring into action. Pivoting, reorganizing, and shifting priorities to deliver on their vision within our new shared reality.

Here are five of the companies (in no particular order) that have shifted their focus to help us get through this difficult time:

1. Friendspire

Friendspire is an app where you can easily find recommendations from your friends within movies, TV shows…