PHX Founders

About PHX Founders

We sit down with remarkable founders who are making Phoenix a top software city. In these interviews, we dig in to the highs and lows of company building, and get a little vulnerable to find out what makes these founders keep going. The PHX Founders Podcast is a production of PHX FWD. PHX FWD is on a mission to prove Phoenix a top city for sustainable, high growth software companies to start, scale, and succeed. We've seen firsthand how software ventures can be a force for good for individuals, families, and communities. We believe Phoenix is the best city to start a company, with the best talent, and without a doubt the very best company builders. Watch us prove it.

Publisher

Gregg Scoresby

Category

business · business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Sept 2023

Latest episode

6 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Apr 2026

   Why Great Founders Obsess Over the Problem, Not the Product

   In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Jeff to talk about the lessons he learned building companies, starting from a working class upbringing in Chicago. Jeff shares how early experiences like mowing lawns, shoveling snow, and knocking on doors shaped his mindset as a founder. Those early hustles taught him persistence, independence, and the importance of creating opportunity instead of waiting for it. The conversation also explores Jeff’s journey into t...

2. 

   30 Mar 2026

   AI for Apartments: How Jacob Carter Built Nurture Boss

   In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Jacob Carter, founder of Nurture Boss, to talk about building one of the leading AI platforms in the multifamily housing industry. Nurture Boss is an AI powered leasing assistant that helps apartment operators manage the entire renter journey from the first inquiry through lease renewal. By automating communication, scheduling, and follow-ups, the platform allows property managers to respond instantly and operate mo...

3. 

   23 Mar 2026

   Focus Wins: How STAX AI Found Product Market Fit

   In this episode of the PHX FWD Founder Podcast, Gregg Scoresby sits down with Naru, founder of STAX AI, to discuss the real journey to product-market fit. STAX AI didn’t originally start in the retirement industry. The company began as a broader AI document processing platform designed to serve multiple industries. But having too many potential customers turned out to be a major problem. Everything changed when the team made a difficult decision: focus on a single niche market and walk away f...

Who has been a guest on PHX Founders

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Josh Turley
• Reid Hiatt
• Trevor Larson
• Anita Grantham
• Cayden Phipps

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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