August 10, 2017 2 min read

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Improv is a lot like trying to start a business. In both settings, you might have an idea of where you want to go, but you have to think on your feet and react in real time if you want to get there. You have to win over an audience and get them on your side.

In both settings, you're probably going to meet with failure from time to time. But, in business just as with comedy, how you learn from those failures can be the difference between succeeding in the future and going through the same old motions you've always known.

Click play to watch as partner Kate Volman and improv comedian Anthony Francis explain how you can use improv strategies when building your business.

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