Unicorn Builders 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