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Zain Jaffer

Zain Jaffer

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Selling as a Founder Is Brutal — It Was Also the Reason We Reached $400M in Revenue

Selling is one of the hardest parts of building a startup, but arguably the most important. This piece shares hard-won, tactical lessons from my early...

18.06.2025 10

Entrepreneur

Zain Jaffer

1 in 2 Founders Reported Experiencing Burnout in 2024 — Here's How to Prevent It From Happening to You

Many founders see burnout as an unavoidable cost of success — but the truth is that it stems from avoidable patterns. Here are a few strategies to...

20.03.2025 4

Entrepreneur

Zain Jaffer

Startup Founders Need to Advocate For Their Own Compensation — Here's How to Do It Right

Ensuring fair compensation as a founder or CEO is crucial to staying motivated and building a successful company. Here's how to strategically handle...

06.02.2025 3

Entrepreneur

Zain Jaffer

The real estate business is also a service business

The Los Angeles wildfires show it's time to view our industry as a way to help our fellow man

19.01.2025 8

Salon

Zain Jaffer

The cure for our housing crisis could be found in empty office buildings

The U.S. housing market is not yet what market experts call an efficient market. In an efficient market, when there is a seller, almost immediately...

07.01.2025 4

Salon

Zain Jaffer

A U.S. manufacturing renaissance? Yes, please, but it won't be easy

As someone with a tech founder, finance and real estate investing background, I am hopeful that a new U.S. manufacturing renaissance can bring back...

25.12.2024 5

Salon

Zain Jaffer

4 Thinking Traps That Could Stifle Your Business — and How to Avoid Them

When you're an entrepreneur, logical reasoning isn't just an academic exercise, it's a vital tool for making sharp decisions. Whether you're a...

23.09.2024 1

Entrepreneur

Zain Jaffer

3 Small Changes That Made My Company More Scalable — and Boosted Our Sales by $14 Million in 1 Year

Scaling a business is often painted as this glamorous race to the top. In reality, it's the groundwork you lay that would either make or break your...

17.09.2024 1

Entrepreneur

Zain Jaffer