Legacy, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Journeys

This chapter explores the influence of family and legacy on personal achievements, focusing on the speaker's father and his potential views on their success. It highlights themes of self-reliance, mentorship, and features inspiring stories of prominent Jewish entrepreneurs.

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In this special episode of Big Shot, recorded live at the iconic Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., we’re joined by Uri Levine, the co-founder of Waze. Uri is a visionary entrepreneur whose journey includes building Waze, the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation app, which Google acquired for over $1 billion. Beyond Waze, Uri has co-founded several impactful startups like Moovit (acquired by Intel), FeeX, and Engie. He’s also the author of Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution, a must-read guide for entrepreneurs.

In our conversation today, we cover:

• Lessons on failure and prioritization from Uri’s father

• A clever hack he used to pitch Waze with an incomplete product

• The cultural drive behind the Jewish ambition to create positive change

• The story of the many millionaires created by Waze’s acquisition

• And so much more!

A special thank you to ADL In Concert Against Hate. You can learn more here https://www.adl.org/adl-concert-against-hate-shines-light-heroes

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In This Episode We Cover:

(00:00) Intro

(01:40) How Uri’s father taught him the importance of failure

(04:55) A story about prioritization