Join 321,000 subscribers who receive our free weekly newsletter!
Episodes/Lessons - How a Traffic Jam Became a $1.1B Company | Uri Levine - Waze Co-Founder (Sold to Google)
March 23, 202611:19

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

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

0:0013:34

Listen On

Apple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeAmazon MusiciHeart RadioOvercastPocket CastsDeezerTuneInCastro

References & Resources

Uri Levine

Co-Founder of Waze, Author, Entrepreneur, and Disruptor

In this episode, Waze co-founder Uri Levine shares how his frustration with traffic led to building a billion-dollar company. He emphasizes treating product development as continuous experimentation and the importance of loving the problem, not just the solution. Uri also discusses the critical balance between persistence and knowing when to pivot or shut down a startup.

Key Topics

From Frustration to Billion-Dollar CompanyProduct Development as ExperimentationPersistence vs. Knowing When to QuitLove the Problem, Not the Solution

Companies & Organizations

Waze— A navigation app co-founded by Uri Levine, which was sold to Google for $1.1 billion.
Google— The company that acquired Waze for $1.1 billion.

Show Notes

➡️ 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

successstorypodcast.com

YouTube: youtu.be/_RMdzU3Pm_c

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uri-levine-author-entrepreneur-and-disruptor-love/id1484783544

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2yMYi2mcf69tV7P9GAMXNj

➡️ Watch the Podcast on YouTube

youtube.com/c/scottdclary

Previous Episode

Lessons - 17 Years Undercover Then He Built a Business Empire | Mike Baker - Fmr CIA Officer & Portman Square Group CEO