<ul><li>Google executive Ruth Porat, who worked at Morgan Stanley during the 2008 financial crisis, shares important lessons she learned from the experience.</li><li>Her biggest advice is to identify vulnerabilities and fortify against them before a crisis hits.</li><li>Porat emphasizes the need for businesses to have a team with horizontal vision to connect the dots across different issues.</li><li>She also highlights that in a crisis, there are no good choices, so it's best to make the least worst decision and keep moving.</li></ul>

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