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This expert interview is with Luca Zambello, CEO and co-founder of Jurny. In this interview, we discuss the conception of Jurny, the importance of strong company culture, business transitions, and how artificial intelligence is changing business. We also chat about Luca’s journey as an Italian into entrepreneurship in the US. There’s a lot of good stuff in here, especially for those in the SaaS field.

Here are some of the times & topics covered in case you would like to jump to a specific part:

0:00 – Welcome & Introduction

1:02 – Luca’s Entrepreneurial Journey

3:32 – Recruitment Philosophy

5:36 – Employee Transitions

8:18 – Leading to Retain and Motivate

10:25 – Work Structure and Philosophy

12:24 – Hiring Process to Fit the Culture

14:08 – Conflict and Tough Conversations

15:45 – Molding the Company Culture

18:41 – Jurny’s Offerings

25:03 – AI in Business

27:28 – Connecting with Luca & Jurny

28:20 – Luca’s Experience in Entrepreneurship in the US

31:32 – Advice to Your Younger Self

32:20 – Book Recommendations

Links:

- Luca’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucazambello/

- Jurny’s Website - https://www.jurny.com/

- Jurny’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jurnyinc/

- Jurny’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jurnyinc

- Jurney’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jurny/

Book Recommendations:

- Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss - https://a.co/d/8PUZ3WC

- How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes by Andrew Schiff - https://a.co/d/gnNGA0z

- The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz - https://a.co/d/83M9ht0