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Tom Livne: The GTM Story of Verbit ($2 Billion Valuation)

Nov 17, 2023
36:35

In today's episode of Unicorn Builders, we speak with Tom Livne, Founder and CEO of Verbit, an AI-powered transcription platform that's raised over $600 Million in funding.

Topics Discussed:

  • Tom’s background, including lessons learned from his time in the Israeli military, and founding his first tech company in his 20s
  • His favorite book, and why Walt Disney is the founder who most inspires him.
  • How the startup and unicorn ecosystem in Israel evolved, and what it’s like today
  • How Tom’s time as a practicing lawyer led him to identify a problem and start Verbit
  • Resisting the temptation of premature multi-million dollars SPAC deals, the importance of taking a stance when you believe in something, and the state of Israeli democracy
Favorite book: 

The Alchemist

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