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You have business problems. This show has solutions. Each week, Entrepreneur’s Editor in Chief Jason Feifer digs deep with entrepreneurs and CEOs — identifying the major problems they faced, the solutions that worked, and how YOU can put them to use in your business. No fluff, all tactics. Let’s solve your problems.

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Most hit makers never make a second hit. Bing Gordon cracked the code. As part of the founding team at Electronic Arts, he helped build Madden, The Sims, and SimCity, and learned exactly why people return to a product (or don’t). His first question f... more

KIND bar founder and Shark Tank investor Daniel Lubetzky has a new obsession. It’s a nasal strip. When his team at Camino Partners first pitched him on Intake Breathing, his reaction was “What are you guys smoking?” Then he saw the data. He hasn’t se... more

Flowers for Dreams gives away 25% of its profits. In the flower business, where margins are already brutal. Co-founder Steve Dyme sketched that number on a bar napkin 15 years ago, and he’s kept it through investor pushback and on-air skepticism from... more

Anthony Pompliano built an AI financial assistant people loved. Then his most engaged users started costing him too much money. That’s a good problem to have. But it’s still a problem. His solution came from an unlikely place. Olive Garden’s breadsti... more

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Recent Guests

Daniel Lubetzky
KIND founder and Shark Tank investor
Camino Partners
Episode: Why KIND’s Daniel Lubetzky Is Betting on Nasal Strips
Elle Lanning
President of Camino Partners and a key partner in KIND's growth
Camino Partners
Episode: Why KIND’s Daniel Lubetzky Is Betting on Nasal Strips
Steve Dyme
Co-founder of Flowers for Dreams
Flowers for Dreams
Episode: Can You Give Away 25% of Your Profits and Still Build a Business?
Anthony Pompliano
Entrepreneur, investor, and author
Silvia
Episode: Your Best Customers Are Costing You Too Much. Now What? Anthony Pompliano
Tim Cadogan
CEO of GoFundMe.
GoFundMe
Episode: GoFundMe's Problem Wasn't the Product
Chad Laurans
Chairman of SimpliSafe
SimpliSafe
Episode: What Customers Ask For vs. What They Actually Want
Hilary Schneider
CEO of SimpliSafe
SimpliSafe
Episode: What Customers Ask For vs. What They Actually Want
Jon Taffer
Host of Bar Rescue; franchisor and consultant
Taffer's Tavern
Episode: Jon Taffer's Complete Guide to Franchising
Raj Mehra
CEO and co-founder of Sage
Sage
Episode: The Forbidden Love Every Founder Feels

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Jason Feifer
Editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine and entrepreneur

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 291 ratings
  • Clarity Is Earned Through Motion

    This episode meets over-thinkers with compassion and then quietly points them back to action. Instead of treating ideas as something to solve, you reframed them as something to test, which immediately lowers the emotional weight and restores momentum. This is reassuring, and genuinely helpful for anyone stuck between possibility and progress.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdom10 months ago
  • Finding the Problem That Wants You

    Your framing of “problem worth solving” is refreshingly precise — you didn’t just talk about solutions, you helped listeners distinguish between an idea and a calling. I love how you highlighted that the right problem pulls us forward, not the other way around. That’s the kind of clarity every business builder needs.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Leadership Reimagined from the Inside Out

    Brilliant episode. What resonated most was dismantling the myth that leadership is about control, and instead, revealing it as presence. True leadership isn’t performed—it’s earned by showing up with integrity, vulnerability, and clarity. When what you are inside matches what you lead outside, that’s when transformation ripples. Thank you for challenging norms and expanding how we lead.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Anum — The Platinum CEO
    United Kingdoma year ago
  • Absolutely phenomenal

    I have been a big big fan of problem solver for several years. Jason does a great job of introducing information in an easy to digest yet entertaining format. I have learned an inordinate amount of entrepreneur and startup information from this podcast specifically good job!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    too y d
    United Statesa year ago
  • Consistently Enlightening and Thought-Provoking!

    The episode with Naveen Jain was a transformative experience. Delving into the "3 Most Important Questions" offered a unique perspective that challenges conventional thinking. This podcast consistently delivers content that pushes boundaries and encourages introspection. Highly recommended for those seeking profound insights in the business realm.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    I value the unique angle
    Austria3 years ago

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Listeners find the conversations educational, inspiring, and useful across different stages of business building.

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Why KIND’s Daniel Lubetzky Is Betting on Nasal Strips
Q: How do you actually get customers to use a product more often?
Lubetzky and Lanning describe broadening awareness of the product's benefits and helping consumers discover additional use cases. Intake can be used for sleep, exercise, and better breathing throughout the day, rather than only for congestion.
Why KIND’s Daniel Lubetzky Is Betting on Nasal Strips
Q: How do you, as an investor, identify which one is the winner, and maybe as a founder, think about how to possibly stand out in an extremely crowded marketplace?
Lubetzky says companies are more likely to succeed by solving an existing problem better than competitors than by pioneering a completely new category. Intake stands out through its patented, creative design and execution.
Can You Give Away 25% of Your Profits and Still Build a Business?
Q: Tell me about the decision to start a nonprofit but maintain the for-profit. Like, what is the structure here and why the two different forums?
Dyme says the foundation helped handle growing grant amounts and involved nonprofit leaders in identifying organizations to support. The for-profit funds the foundation, which distributes grants to grassroots nonprofits.
Can You Give Away 25% of Your Profits and Still Build a Business?
Q: How did you come to a quarter as the amount that you're donating?
Dyme says he and his co-founder were young and naive when they chose the figure on a bar napkin, adapting a model they had used in seasonal business. They set aside a quarter for the community and a quarter for their team, and believe it would have been much harder to establish the commitment later.
Your Best Customers Are Costing You Too Much. Now What? Anthony Pompliano
Q: How should business owners assess whether they are serving their best users at their own peril, and how should they think about getting out of it?
Pompliano recommends comparing the economics of the top and bottom one percent of customers, reviewing costs line by line, and making cost reduction a company priority so employees can identify savings.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Problem Solvers

What is Problem Solvers about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Weekly interviews hosted by Jason Feifer examine a specific business challenge and the decisions, experiments, and trade-offs that helped address it. The conversations range across entrepreneurship, product strategy, customer research, marketing, leadership, technology, and growth, with an emphasis on practical lessons that founders and business leaders can apply. Feifer speaks with founders, CEOs, investors, authors, and other specialists who draw on firsthand experience building companies, changing products, and navigating setbacks. A distinctive feature is the focus on how a problem was understood and solved, rather than on success stories alone: guests explain what they tried, what failed, and what they learned. The format suits entrepr... more

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Recent guests on Problem Solvers include:

1. Daniel Lubetzky
2. Elle Lanning
3. Steve Dyme
4. Anthony Pompliano
5. Tim Cadogan
6. Chad Laurans
7. Hilary Schneider
8. Jon Taffer

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