408 | 95% of AI Projects Fail: Here's the Fix | Ben Tasker
Ben Tasker joins Jeff Mains to break down the real reason most AI rollouts fail: it's almost never the technology. From his time as Dean of AI at Southern New Hampshire University to building life-sav...
23 Jul 47min
407 | The SaaSpocalypse: Why Startups Fail in 2026 | Brian Herr
The SaaS world is in the middle of a brutal reckoning. Products that looked innovative 18 months ago are quietly becoming redundant — not because markets disappeared, but because the floor rose. In th...
21 Jul 51min
406 | How We Raised $2.8M With a Digital Marketing Funnel | Jason Fishman
Most founders treat fundraising like a necessary evil — something to endure, survive, and move past so they can get back to building. Jason Fishman, founder and CEO of Digital Niche Agency, has spent ...
16 Jul 49min
405 | Building a Billion-Dollar Company With One Person | Joel Brewer
Joel Brewer, founder and CEO of Brewer Digital, joins Jeff Mains on Future Proof Founder to cut through the AI hype and get practical about what it actually means to build software in 2025. Joel bring...
14 Jul 43min
404 | Stop Being A "Button Pusher" - How To Future-Proof Your Career | Preston Zeller
In this episode, Jeff Mains sits down with Preston Zeller—SaaS operator, award-winning documentary filmmaker, and founder of Psalm Log—on what it actually takes to scale a founder-led company intentio...
9 Jul 48min
403 | Vibe Coding vs. Real Engineering: What Founders Miss & How to Fix | Justin Watt
Most operational pain isn’t a tech stack issue—it’s the invisible chaos your company normalizes as “just how we do things.” In this episode, Justin Watt, CEO and co-founder of Switchboard, joins Jeff ...
7 Jul 44min
402 | Stop Fixing Broken Employees - Hire Elite Talent Instead | Chris Hallberg
What’s the real cost of letting a C-player stay on your team? Chris Hallberg—military veteran, entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine top 10 leadership expert—joins Jeff Mains to draw the sharp line between ...
2 Jul 55min
401 | Your Moat Just Changed and You're Already Behind | Jeff Mains
On this special solo episode, Jeff Mains sets a new agenda for the founder-led audience: futureproofing your company in an AI-driven, fast-changing landscape. This episode dives deep on why traditiona...
30 Jun 1h 1min
