The Dangers of Expanding Fast (and Benefits of Going Slow)
Numbers can be deceptive: Just because you have more customers, locations, or dollars coming in, that doesn’t necessarily mean your brand is growing strong and stable. That’s what Jill Salzman discove...
11 Feb 201917min
Groupon's Founder Gets Inspired By Failure
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4 Feb 201919min
Every Investor Rejected Them. They Thrived Anyway.
It’s become a truism of startup life: To grow a company, first go out and get investors. But is that true? Does every company need investment? Not really. That’s what Eric and Sasha of the men’s retai...
28 Jan 201919min
How Do You Find Your First Customers?
How do you find your first customers? It’s a question first-time founders are often flummoxed by. But Keith Krach has developed a tried-and-true strategy—starting during his days at Ariba (which sold ...
21 Jan 201927min
How The Points Guy Became The Points Guy
How do you turn a great idea into a great business? It’s an infinitely complex question. You have to build an infrastructure around that idea -- one that amplifies it and makes it compelling enough fo...
14 Jan 201926min
The Downside of Going Viral
What’s it like when your company goes viral? Take it from Kristen Tomlan, the founder and CEO of a viral cookie dough company called DŌ: “It’s terrifying.” And exhausting. And it exacerbated every wea...
7 Jan 201928min
Customers Come, Customers Leave. Now What?
There are a lot of Uber-like startups out there—companies that connect customers with some set of service providers, such as cleaners, lawn care pros, or, in the case of Storyhunter, companies looking...
31 Dec 201823min
Everyone Has Imposter Syndrome
IAC CEO Joey Levin told Problem Solvers host Jason Feifer that everyone -- everyone, at every level! -- feels like they're making things up as they go. On this episode, Jason dives deeper into that id...
24 Dec 201818min
