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Lessons - How a Traffic Jam Became a $1.1B Company | Uri Levine - Waze Co-Founder (Sold to Google)

from Success Story with Scott D. Clary

➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory   In this "Lessons" episode, Uri Levine, co-founder of Waze, shares how a simple frustration with traffic evolved into building a billion-dollar company. He explains why entrepreneurs should treat product development as a series of experiments, continuously testing and iterating until they find true product-market fit. Uri also breaks down the delicate balance between persistence and knowing when to walk away, highlighting that startups should only shut down when the problem disappears or the team is fundamentally misaligned. Above all, he emphasizes the importance of falling in love with the problem—not the solution—as a guiding principle for clarity, resilience, and long-term success. ➡️ Show Links https://successstorypodcast.com   YouTube: https://youtu.be/_RMdzU3Pm_c  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uri-levine-author-entrepreneur-and-disruptor-love/id1484783544  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yMYi2mcf69tV7P9GAMXNj  ➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/scottdclary

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