Uri Levine is a co-founder of Waze (which was acquired by Google for $1.3 billion in 2013), along with nine other companies (including another company he sold for over $1 billion). He’s also been on 20 boards and has been an advisor to over 50 startups. He recently released a new chapter of his best-selling book Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution, which provides a guide to surviving crises at your company. In this episode, we cover: • The two types of startup crisis and how to handle them • Why speed of action is the most important thing • How to keep your team motivated when things look dire • A framework for deciding whether or not to pivot • What to do when product-market fit disappears • How to approach raising money during a crisis • More — Brought to you by: • WorkOS—Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUs • Rippling—Automate HR, IT, and finance so you can scale faster • OneSchema—Import CSV data 10x faster — Find the transcript at: lennysnewsletter.com/p/a-founde… — Where to find Uri Levine: • X: twitter.com/urilevine1 • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/uri-levine • Website: urilevine.com • Book: amazon.com/Fall-Love-Problem-So… — Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: lennysnewsletter.com • X: • LinkedIn: — In this episode, we cover: — Referenced: • Waze: • Moovit: • Order Chat: • Fibo: • Behind the founder: Drew Houston (Dropbox): • TomTom: • Khosla Ventures: • WeSki: • Larry Silverstein: • Oversee: • Lessons from 1,000+ YC startups: Resilience, tar pit ideas, pivoting, more | Dalton Caldwell (Y Combinator, Managing Director): • Tobi Lütke’s leadership playbook: Playing infinite games, operating from first principles, and maximizing human potential (founder and CEO of Shopify): • Harley Finkelstein on LinkedIn: • Zip: • Qualcomm: • Einstein quote: — Recommended book: • Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs (updated 2025 version): — Production and marketing by . For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com. — Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.