Motley Fool Money Waze Co-Founder on Entrepreneurship, Autonomous Vehicles, and ChatGPT
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Mar 18, 2023 
Uri Levine, co-founder of Waze and author of "Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution," shares his entrepreneurial journey. He recounts the inception of Waze, born from a quest to ease traffic woes with crowdsourced data. Levine discusses how venture capitalists make split-second decisions and highlights the importance of storytelling. He also explores the transformative impact of autonomous vehicles on society and reflects on the role of AI, like ChatGPT, in shaping the future of technology.
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Quick Decisions
- Uri Levine had a conversation with a leading VC partner after Waze's acquisition.
- The VC revealed they decide whether they like an entrepreneur before they even sit down.
Product-Market Fit
- Product-market fit is crucial for startups because it proves value creation for users.
- Companies that fail to achieve product-market fit ultimately die, while successful ones retain their initial core value proposition.
Waze's Origin
- Uri Levine's idea for Waze came from a family vacation where he called other drivers for traffic updates.
- This experience highlighted the need for real-time traffic information from drivers ahead on the road.
