How Billion-Dollar Businesses Actually Get Built

About this episode

The episode discusses the essential elements of building billion-dollar businesses with insights from entrepreneur Michael Lazerow.

Welcome back to The Paul Morris Podcast, brought to you by Entrepreneur Media. Today I sit down with entrepreneur and investor Michael Lazerow to break down what it really takes to build companies that scale—from the early days of the internet to billion-dollar exits and the rise of AI. Michael shares the hard lessons behind launching golf.com, building and selling Buddy Media to Salesforce, and why timing, demand, and storytelling matter more than technology alone. If you’re building a business, investing in the future, or trying to understand where AI and entrepreneurship are headed next, this conversation is packed with practical insights you can use right now. *Michael Lazerow* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lazerow/ Website: https://kassandmike.com/ *Connect with Paul* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulmarkmorris/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@itspaulmarkmorris YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulmorrispodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulmarkmorris *Presented by Entrepreneur Media & Money News Network* Entrepreneur Media: https://www.entrepreneur.com/podcasts Money News Network: https://www.moneynewsnetwork.com Timestamps 00:00:00 Meet Mike and…

People in this episode

Host: Paul Mark Morris

Guest: Michael Lazerow

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• business scaling
• AI
• company building
• investment
• storytelling

Keywords

• billion-dollar businesses
• entrepreneurship
• AI
• business scaling
• investment
• storytelling
• Buddy Media
• Golf.com

Sponsors

Entrepreneur Media, Money News Network

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Salesforce, Buddy Media, Golf.com

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