Hosted by Jeff Durso · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 44 episodes
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Every week, Inc 500 Serial Entrepreneur Jeff Durso interviews brave founders, uncovers their epic stories, and elicits profound insights about what has helped them achieve breakthroughs in their business.
Jeff Durso hosts Founder Breakthroughs, a business show with 44 episodes published.
It’s been a crazy couple of decades for marketing – especially with all the changes to the internet environment. We went from the wild west of the late 90’s – to performance based direct response in the first decade of t
Over the years, as I’ve met hundreds of founders and talked about their challenges, I’ve often had this illusion that there are a million different problems holding startups back. But recently – as I really dug into it –
We’ve talked quite a bit on the pod about Product Market Fit – and hammered home how critical that milestone is to the success or failure of any startup. But there’s an even more important factor that needs to be conside
Today’s episode features a conversation with Lee Lorenzen, a seasoned entrepreneur - and self proclaimed Forrest Gump of founders - who’s been building startups for over five decades. From mowing lawns as a kid to workin
The gig economy is booming, but there's still a gap when it comes to odd jobs and local services. Derreck Stratton, the founder of HUDU – who we first interviewed back in episode #2 – is looking to bridge that gap with a
The entrepreneurial journey is full of ups and downs, pivots and persistence. Our guest today has lived that roller coaster and is now helping other founders navigate it. Jessica Lynch is a tech founder turned investor,
Like all of us, today’s guest had to face the hardships brought on by the global pandemic in 2020 – one of which was having her children learn at home instead of in school. But for her and her kids, something peculiar ha
The startup journey is full of twists and turns – but it can also present new opportunities as you go down the path. Today’s guest, Katelyn Alberts started her journey with the idea of building a marketplace – and quickl
Starting and building companies is an amazing rollercoaster of ups and downs – and for many founders, achieving a successful exit at the end of the process is the ultimate goal. I’ve been fortunate enough to experience 2
We’ve all seen products over the years that fizzle out or go sideways – and other products in the same category that achieve explosive growth and quickly scale to millions Likewise, we’ve seen companies enter red oceans
If you’re involved in selling – and especially B2B selling for a SaaS business, then you’re going to love today’s episode. In the last episode, we talked with Stephen Steers about how storytelling is important to sales.
There’s one skill that every founder has to master in order to build a successful startup. I’m talking – of course – about sales. But – there are a lot of misconceptions out there about what sales is and what it isn’t. T
The modern startup ecosystem has been evolving for decades – since the evolution of Silicon Valley from farmland to the hardware companies of the 60’s and 70’s – to the modern tech startup space of today. But – even afte
We’ve talked a lot on the podcast about the importance of asymmetric upside – or luck – in helping to drive entrepreneurial success. Today’s guest, Vlad Mkrtumyan, has made stacking the deck into a science in his venture
Every startup needs to make money – but some startups are architected with a much bigger purpose in mind. Today’s guests, Mike Mills and Nick Spoors of Infinitary Fund – have found a unique way to fund their mission. The
Timing is one of the hardest challenges for founders. Execute an idea too soon – and you’ll run out of runway before someone gets there when the time is right. Execute it too late – and you face still competition from th
One of the common themes I see with top entrepreneurs is that they find a way to get experience from multiple viewpoints within the startup ecosystem. Today’s guest, Stephane Nasser of Open VC is no exception – having ha
Today’s guest, Peter Mann, found out that he had autism in a late diagnosis as an adult. But – buried in this so called diagnosis was actually the operator’s manual for his supersuit. While working a full time 8-5 at Del
There are a lot of paths into the world of entrepreneurship, but today’s guest has one of the most fascinating ones I’ve found yet. While running a popular Miami nightclub, Shaun Gold had front row seats to a parade of s
I’ve gotten to talk with a lot of amazing founders on the show over the past 6 months. In today’s episode, I had the chance to speak to an expert with a unique vantage-point and mix of experiences. Elad Granot is a seria
Jeff Greenfield
co-founder and CEO · Provalytics
1 appearance on this show
Shawn Miller
CPA · Young, Hip, Married
1 appearance on this show
Mac Lackey
Exit DNA
1 appearance on this show
Stephen Steers
sales consultant, keynote speaker, author · Steers Consulting Group
1 appearance on this show
Mike Mills
Managing Director (Service Providers) at Gamma · Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Peter Mann
CEO and Founder · Guardian Financial Services Limited
1 appearance on this show
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