Founders Focus
Founders Focus is a podcast dedicated to helping small business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders. The podcast is hosted by Scott Case, CEO of Upside Business Travel and founding CTO of Priceline.com. Scott is joined by industry experts to hash out shared pain points, experiences, and action steps. Visit foundersfocus.com to learn more.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 88
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
Are You Actively Pursuing Hypergrowth? – with Vinicius Neris, Co-founder of InEvent
What are the challenges of hypergrowth – and how do you get after it?
Vinicius Neris, co-founder of InEvent, has learned a lot from navigating rapid business growth over the past year.
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The Who, What, Why Behind Thriving Company Cultures – with Andrew Freedman, Managing Partner at SHIFT
How do you define, measure, and build a high-performing company culture?
Andrew Freedman, Managing Partner at SHIFT, breaks down what it means to scale a thriving business from day 1.
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Distill Your Marketing Into Something Digestible – with Vivek Sharma, Co-founder & CEO at Movable Ink
Are you driving performance and impact through digital marketing?
Vivek Sharma, co-founder and CEO of Movable Ink, shares how you increase your ROI from your marketing efforts.
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Craft Your Business Origin Story – with Lyn Graft, Founder of Storytelling for Entrepreneurs
Having a tricky time nailing your founder story?
What can you do to engage your audience?
How do you know the best channels and ways to share your story?
Lyn Graft is passionate about helping people, sp…
Your Business Will Die Without Strong Alignment – with Nate Smith, Founder & CEO of Lever
Circumstances change all the time. People change. Markets change. Opportunities show up at your front door.
How can you make sure you're open to new opportunities – while not changing direction consta…
What It Takes To Scale Your Account Based Marketing – with Kris Rudeegraap, Co-Founder & CEO of Sendoso
How can you use account based marketing to acquire and retain your target audience?
In this /Founders Focus episode, Kris Rudeegraap, co-founder & CEO of Sendoso, shares how you can design and refine …
Customization & Nuance In Your Go-to-Market – with You Mon Tsang, Founder & CEO of ChurnZero
Go-to-Market is one of the most underappreciated parts of building a business.
In this /Founders Focus episode, You Mon Tsang, founder and CEO of ChurnZero, shares his experience bringing four compani…
Focus on Product Adoption Before Retention – with Forest Key, Founder & CEO of Voodle
How can you build your product in a way that drives behavior change?
In order for people to adopt your product, you need to make the path to behavior change easier.
Forest Key, founder and CEO of Vood…
Integrate Customers Into Your Product Innovation – with Davyeon Ross, Co-Founder of ShotTracker
We all have limited resources – even if you’re Apple or Google.
So how do you approach innovation and create new products or services when you have those constraints?
Davyeon Ross, co-founder of ShotTr…
Are You All In On The Cloud? – with Patrick Quinn, Co-Founder & CEO at Webapper
If you're building your own product or running a business of any kind, you should be taking advantage of cloud services and tools.
Patrick Quinn, co-founder and CEO of Webapper, has tons of advice aft…
Early Stage Founders Are Thinking Differently About Business – with Jeff Cherry, Founder of Conscious Venture Lab
Jeff Cherry, founder of Conscious Venture Lab, is invested in supporting early stage founders on their entrepreneurial journeys.
From expectation management to stakeholder theory, Jeff has lessons to …
Scaling Supply and Demand in Your Two-Sided Marketplace – with Matt Cooper, CEO at Skillshare
Two-sided marketplaces are found across industries and have common pitfalls.
In this episode, Matt Cooper, CEO of Skillshare, shares advice for how entrepreneurs can leverage two-sided marketplaces a…
Data as a Service is the New SaaS – with Roman Stanek, Founder & CEO of GoodData
Most businesses struggle to get a handle of their data and metrics.
Lack of alignment and process across teams can be a company's downfall.
How can you avoid common pitfalls?
Roman Stanek, Founder and C…
Flex Your Founder Improv Skills – with Gary Ware, Founder of Breakthrough Play
Some founders are natural improvisors who are able to handle changes on the fly.
Every founder needs to get good at improvisation. It’s a core skill we draw on again and again.
Find out how to get gre…
What Happens if Founders Ignore Their Health – with David DiPaola, Founder & CEO of Sensibly
How does a founder's health and performance impact their business?
David DiPaola, Founder & CEO of Sensibly, shares how entrepreneurs can think differently about their approach to health and wellness …
Pick the Board of Directors You Need - with Jocelyn Mangan, Founder & CEO of Him For Her
It’s never too soon to create a board. How do you think about composition, compensation and expectations?
Co-host Jocelyn Mangan, Founder and CEO of Him For Her, joined Scott to talk about how founde…
Synergies Between Digital and Physical Worlds – with Tom Matzzie, Founder, President & CEO of CleanChoice Energy
Everything you experience in the physical world has a digital wrapper around it. The collision between the digital and physical world is rapidly increasing.
Scott and Tom Matzzie explored what a big …
Will Gen Z Crush Your Business? – with Shaina Zafar, Co-Founder & CMO of JUV Consulting
Shaina Zafar, co-founder and CMO of JUV Consulting, has built a business around being an expert in everything Gen Z.
Each generation has its own values and expectations, and COVID is continuing to sh…
Make Innovation Your Business Superpower - with Charley Moore, Founder & CEO of Rocket Lawyer
Necessity is the mother of invention and 2020 created lots of opportunity. Scott and Rocket Lawyer founder and CEO Charley Moore talk about how we can invent our way out of things.
We will recognize …
How Do You Scale Without Losing Your Soul? – with Jeff Grant, Co-Founder & Minister at Progressive Prison Ministries
As you grow your company, how do you bring other people in and not lose what you believe makes you special?
Our co-host Jeff Grant has an interesting story about how he ended up a founder after going…