When His Business Model Didn't Work, This Entrepreneur Had to Change Things UpAfter his early customers weren't paying their invoices, the founder of pizza app Slice began the long process of figuring out what (and how) people were willing to pay.

ByJason Feifer

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What happens when your customers are willing to use your product, but they're not willing to pay for it? Answer: Your business model may be wrong. That's what Ilir Sela learned after launching, a company that helps local pizzerias sell online. He found plenty of early customers, but they weren't paying their invoices. As he dug deeper, he realized the problem wasn't them -- it was him. And he began the long process of figuring out what (and how) people were willing to pay.

Tune into this podcast to learn more about Sela's process and how he pivoted his model.

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Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of狗万官方magazine and host of the podcastProblem Solvers. Outside of狗万官方, he is the author of the bookBuild For Tomorrow, which helps readers find new opportunities in times of change, and co-hosts the podcastHelp Wanted, where he helps solve listeners' work problems. He also writes anewslettercalled One Thing Better, which each week gives you one better way to build a career or company you love.

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