By confronting the issue head-on, the startup regained its customers’ trust.
Category archives: Problem Solvers Podcast
Sun-Maid Raisins Has a Bold Plan to Reinvent Itself. (Watch Out, Fruit Roll-Ups!)
The storied company’s new CEO is tackling a big challenge: a recognizable brand but a declining business.
What Every Entrepreneur Can Learn From the Bicycle
In this episode, we offer a cautionary tale from history: What happened when entrepreneurs of the late 1800s tried to resist a newfangled invention called the bicycle?
When His Business Model Didn’t Work, This Entrepreneur Had to Change Things Up
After his early customers weren’t paying their invoices, the founder of pizza app Slice began the long process of figuring out what (and how) people were willing to pay.
The Curse of the Problem Solver: You Can’t Solve It All
Sometimes, you have to let some problems go unsolved.
How to Win in a Ruthless Industry? Try Being Nice.
When an entrepreneur entered a vicious, grueling industry, she approached it differently than her competitors.
What Happens When You Can’t Deliver Your Kickstarter Project to Backers?
After realizing he’d lose money by fulfilling all his Kickstarter orders, an entrepreneur had to change course.
Dollar Shave Club for Couches Shows Upside in Asking ‘Why Are Things Sold the Way They Are?’
In this episode of ‘Problem Solvers’, we follow the path of Burrow, a company reimagining how furniture is sold.
This Entrepreneur Learned That When You Try Making ‘Something For Everyone,’ You Attract Nobody
You want customers to love your product, of course. But what happens when they don’t? The simple answer: You have to make a change — and it won’t be easy.
Podcast: How This Dating App Company Spiked User Engagement to 30.5 Million Chats a Day
After rethinking her company’s approach, the co-founder of The Meet Group shares how it found its stride — and generated $76.1 million in revenue.