Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution - A Handbook for Entrepreneurs

"Steve Wozniak wasn't exaggerating in his foreword", says David from the UK "This book will change your life and become your “bible” if you are an entrepreneur." We took some of the reviews we received on multiple platforms and territories and uploaded them here. Click to see more

I was truly excited to find out that when you search for my book, Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution - A Handbook for Entrepreneurs, on Amazon, you'll often find it recommended alongside other fantastic reads that can fuel your journey. When I submitted my book proposal to publishers, these two books were mentioned as standing-out models for #entrepreneurship books. Zero to One by Peter Thiel and The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, who I also frequently quote in my talks, are true inspirations to me, and it is an immense honor to be part of the "must-have" books that help entrepreneurs navigate through the hardships of building a startup. If you are serious about your entrepreneurial journey, consider adding these to your reading list. You can thank me later :) #BusinessBooks #AmazonRecommendations #FallInLoveWithTheProblem #Startuptips Adi Barill

Readers sharing their experience reading Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution - A Handbook for Entrepreneurs is one of the most rewarding experiences of an #author, definitely when the goal is to help entrepreneurs increase their chances to succeed. Thank you, Niall Riddell, best of luck in your entrepreneurial journey. Uri Levine #businessbooks #readersreviews #entrepreneurship #startups

Uri Levine is the co-founder of 10 companies, including Waze (which he sold to Google for $1.1B) and Moovit (which he sold to Intel for $1B). He’s also been on 20 different boards, including a dozen he’s still on, and has advised over 50 startups on all things product, growth, hiring, and M&A. Most recently, he's the author of "Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution: A Handbook for Entrepreneurs" which was described by Steve Wozniak as the “Bible for entrepreneurs.” In our conversation, we cover: 🔸 Why falling in love with the problem is so important for entrepreneurs 🔸 The 3 phases of a startup, and what to focus on during each phase 🔸 Tactics for telling a compelling story when fundraising 🔸 Why firing is more important than hiring 🔸 How Waze iterated to achieve product-market fit 🔸 Much more Listen now 👇 - YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gxWJb_Rg - Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gDg4EmqF - Apple: https://lnkd.in/ge8uXpRJ Some key takeaways: 1. You need to “fall in love with the problem” that you’re solving. This is the biggest driver of startup success. It will help you deliver value to users, tell a more inspiring story about your company, and recruit a team. “Falling in love” means feeling enough passion about the problem that it can drive you to persist through hard times. 2. The ultimate measure of product-market fit is customer retention. If customers keep coming back, it indicates that your product or service is meeting their needs and providing value. Achieving product-market fit requires patience and iteration. With Waze, the team went through countless iterations, incorporating user feedback to improve the app. Uri stresses that you must “keep trying different things until you find the one thing that works.” 3. The first and last slides in a pitch deck are the most underused. They show onscreen the longest—while you get set up and while you take questions afterward—so they should contain your strongest point. Don’t waste this valuable real estate on showing your company name or “Thank you.” 4. Use the “30-day test” to maintain a high-performance team. Create a reminder to ask yourself this question 30 days after someone joins the team: “Knowing what I know today, would I hire this person?” If the answer is yes, tell the person you’re excited about them and give them more equity—you’ll gain a lot of loyalty. If the answer is no, you need to fire them immediately, to avoid the inevitable damage they will cause to you, your team, and themselves. 5. Watch users, especially those who use your product in unexpected ways. Different people use products differently, so observing a diverse range of users is key to building the right solution. Uri also advises focusing on those who didn’t convert to uncover barriers and points of friction.

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Enamórate del problema, no de la solución This means "Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution" in Spanish. Today we launch the book in #Spain. Next week in #Mexico, and the rest of the Spanish-speaking countries PlanetadeLibros #fallinlovewiththeproblem #entrepreneurshiptips #businessbooks

How do you say “fall in love with the problem” in #Japanese? We are now available in #Japan, in Japanese, making it the fourth language to which it has been translated, after English, Portuguese, and Spanish. The story of #Waze in Japan is interesting. Turns out, houses numbers in Japan are organized according to the chronological order of the building, and not in the geographical order used in the vast majority of the rest of the world. Waze crowdsources the information, including house numbers. It takes a long time to gather all house numbers, but in countries where the house numbering plan is geo-based, having very few house numbers and ‘knowing’ the mechanism allows Waze to get you to your proximate destination. In Japan, you can’t. You need to have all the house numbers in order to become good enough. Waze failed in penetrating this market, but hopefully its story and Uri Levine's “manual for entrepreneurs” will. Links to order the book in Japan are the comments #fallinlovewiththeproblem #startups #businessbooks #entrepreneurshiptips #booklaunch 

Building a #startup is like falling in #love Watch Uri Levine's #video comparing #dating to building a #startup Happy Valentine's to you and your loved ones! #entrepreneurship #fallinlove #valentinesday2024

Check out Uri Levine's interview at StartSe, about #entrepreneurship, #goglobal , and more. The interview is in #English with subtitles in #Portueguese #fallinlovewiththeproblem https://lnkd.in/d54Hhjxw 

What’s your 2024 #NewYear’s resolution? Let me offer a different perspective which can be a magical key to all of those – Be #valuable! My #lifepurpose is to create value through the startups that I build, the CEOs I coach and mentor, my teaching, and my book Fall In Love with the Problem, Not the Solution - A Handbook for Entrepreneurs, intended to help people on their journey. When you have a life purpose or figure out what your destiny is, your life becomes simpler, everything is clearer, and you’re happier, healthier, and richer. You know what you must do. The #purpose becomes the north star that guides you. Read more on my article on Forbes #businessbook #newbeginnings https://lnkd.in/d-Kq8iCS