Hosted by Zach Roseman · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 14 episodes
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”The Hard Pivot” is a podcast where founders share their pivot stories - the tough decisions, challenges, and turning points that reshaped their companies. Inspired by publicly sharing Draftboard’s pivot journey, the podcast dives into the critical moments of change: when founders realized something was wrong, how they communicated with investors and teams, and how they charted a new course forward. Each episode offers honest insights and lessons from those who’ve faced the uncertainty of a pivot and emerged with a new path.
Zach Roseman hosts The Hard Pivot, a business show with 14 episodes published.
Israel Shushan was toiling away as a junior employee at an electronics trading firm 15 years ago when he saw an opportunity: reselling products on the recently launched Amazon Europe problem. His journey to AIA saw him b
If you thought Ravi Kurani, founder of pool monitoring startup Sutro, was destined to go into the world of water analysis - you'd be wrong. But you'd also be right? Ravi's father built a chain of pool supply stores on th
Nick Greenfield got a call from a hedge fund investor that changed his life: Invisalign's patent was about to expire - did Nick want to build a better version? That's when the rollercoaster began - and as you'll hear, it
Nick Greenfield, the founder of dental health startup Candid, has a story with more ups and downs than I've ever heard before. But first a bonus episode: turns out Nick was an early member of the Lyft team back when it w
It's hard to describe Harry Ritter: yes, he's the founder and CEO of mental health juggernaut Alma - but he's also a doctor, a lawyer, a reformed McKinsey consultant and an early employee at Oscar Health. Whatever you've
Eman Pahlavani, Co-Founder of Hungry, has a story to tell - and it's worth hearing. 2x founder, 2x pivots and a spinout along the way - Eman tells us about the early days of Hungry as a food delivery platform leveraging
David Siegel is the former CEO of Meetup and Investopedia, where he led major transformations, scaled operations, and navigated multiple exits. With deep experience in strategy, M&A, and turnarounds, he's built and grown
Vasu Prathipati is the co-founder & CEO of MaestroQA, a platform that’s redefining quality assurance in customer experience. Under his leadership, MaestroQA has raised $35 million and built a product that helps companies
Samantha Rose is a 4x founder and the CEO of Endless Commerce, a platform helping brands scale in e-commerce. Before that, she founded Mvnifest and GIR: Get It Right, which was acquired by Pattern Brands in 2021. She’s a
Yaakov Zar is the founder & CEO of Lev, a workflow and data platform for commercial real estate that’s raised over $200M since it’s funding just 3 years ago. Before that he co-founded home services company Dispatch, whic
Eli Portnoy is the CEO of BackEngine and a serial entrepreneur who previously founded and successfully exited two companies, including Sense360 (acquired by Medallia) and Thinknear (acquired by Telenav). Tune in as Eli t
Oren Charnoff is the Co-founder & CEO of Fondue, an eCommerce startup recently acquired by marketing juggernaut Postscript. But just 9 months before they were acquired, Shopify called with the news that every founder dre
Gilad Uziely is the co-founder & CEO of Sequence, a fintech startup backed with $7.5M from Aleph & Emerge Ventures that’s changing the way small businesses manage & utilize their cash flow. But before Sequence, there was
The Hard Pivot is a podcast where founders share their pivot stories—the tough decisions, challenges, and turning points that reshaped their companies. Inspired by the responses Zach got after publicly sharing Draftboard
Ravi Kurani
President · Sutro
1 appearance on this show
Nick Greenfield
founder and CEO · Candid Pro
2 appearances on this show
David Siegel
Ent Center for the Arts Executive Director · Courtroom View Network
1 appearance on this show
Samantha Rose
Emmy Award–winning television producer and ghostwriter · Endless Commerce
1 appearance on this show
Eli Portnoy
CEO of Back Engine AI · BackEngine.ai
1 appearance on this show
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The Hard Pivot is hosted by Zach Roseman. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 14 episodes.
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