Convene raised over $280MM over 10 years and was on the path to an IPO. In response to the crisis, CEO Ryan Simonetti had to re-invent their business and launch a digital event services product in the span of months. 

When embarking on an entrepreneurial journey, you have to accept that things will break and go awry. Those moments have an outsized effect on the outcome of a business. Here's what Ryan learned.