# A CEO's Experience During the nCoV Crisis -- Part I: Safety First

DevFeed: [A CEO's Experience During the nCoV Crisis -- Part I: Safety First](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-ceo-s-experience-during-the-ncov-crisis-part-i-safety-first-13797.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/a-ceos-experience-during-the-ncov-crisis-part-i-safety-first/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2020-02-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [Espressif](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/espressif.md>), [Processes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/processes.md>)

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## AI overview

Espressif CEO Teo Swee Ann describes how the coronavirus outbreak affected the company and explains the initial safety considerations and decision to delay the company's start date.

## Source excerpt

As Espressif is a company with their main offices in China, the recent coronavirus outbreak has affected us as well. Even though there is an obvious impact on the way we work, the blow is cushioned because we have offices outside of China. Additionally, the way our IT is structured allows most of our staff to work from home, and even for the jobs that do need people to be at the office, there are ways to work around the current issues.