In this episode, I sit down with Uri Levine - serial entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder of Waze, one of the most successful navigation apps ever built.
Uri has spent the last two decades building and investing in startups, and in this conversation, he shares the hard truths behind startup success and failure.
We explore what it really means to fall in love with the problem rather than the solution, why product-market fit is the single most important milestone in a startup’s life, and why most startups fail long before anyone ever hears about them.
Uri also shares his perspective on how founders should think about focus, iteration, failure, fundraising, storytelling, and team building.
Along the way, he offers very candid advice about how startups actually work - and why so many founders waste time chasing ideas instead of solving meaningful problems.
This conversation is both practical and brutally honest, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the mindset and discipline required to build a successful company.
Enjoy!
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