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Amir Ashkenazi

Founder & CEO, Airtop. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Amir Ashkenazi is a tech entrepreneur who co-founded Shopping.com and Adap.tv. He later founded Switchboard, a digital workspace platform backed by Sequoia and Icon Ventures, which transitioned into Airtop.

What they said7 Shows1

Everything Amir Ashkenazi said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

TOP FOUNDERS Insight

Ashkenazi: Fundraising ability is the ultimate determinant of startup success

“I think it's absolutely critical to raise money from external investors, even if you can fund it, or you think that you can fund it, your ability to raise money is the number one thing that will determine your future success.”

Amir Ashkenazi Jun 7, 2022 ▶ 15:17 He hated his remote guitar lessons then spent $8m on new SaaS MVP, 5 patents later he's preparing for launch.

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ashkenazi: Switchboard spent about $8M on stealth development before beta

“About eight.”

Amir Ashkenazi Jun 7, 2022 ▶ 6:58 He hated his remote guitar lessons then spent $8m on new SaaS MVP, 5 patents later he's preparing for launch.

TOP FOUNDERS Opinion

Ashkenazi regrets selling his three previous startups too early

“In total, I sold three companies, and in general, I regret not holding each one of them a bit longer.”

Amir Ashkenazi Jun 7, 2022 ▶ 16:15 He hated his remote guitar lessons then spent $8m on new SaaS MVP, 5 patents later he's preparing for launch.

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported

Ashkenazi: Switchboard's cloud browsers make any web app collaboratively interactive

“So what we did is we developed cloud browsers. Those are essential elements that allow you to bring any tool that you already use, things like Google Docs and Figma and Trello and Jira, and they become immediately collaborative. Even the regular website become…”

Amir Ashkenazi Jun 7, 2022 ▶ 2:28 He hated his remote guitar lessons then spent $8m on new SaaS MVP, 5 patents later he's preparing for launch.

TOP FOUNDERS Disclosure

Ashkenazi: Switchboard began as remote guitar lesson software before pivoting

“I think it took us six months to understand that this is actually not for guitar lessons, but this is the core problem that every remote and hybrid team is facing.”

Amir Ashkenazi Jun 7, 2022 ▶ 4:38 He hated his remote guitar lessons then spent $8m on new SaaS MVP, 5 patents later he's preparing for launch.

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Partly supported

Ashkenazi: Switchboard secured five granted patents within two years

“So in two years, we already have five granted patents for the work that we do.”

Amir Ashkenazi Jun 7, 2022 ▶ 7:14 He hated his remote guitar lessons then spent $8m on new SaaS MVP, 5 patents later he's preparing for launch.

TOP FOUNDERS Assertion Supported

Ashkenazi: Adap.tv raised $48M and was acquired by AOL for over $400M

“Adapt TV also raised money. I think it totally raised forty eight million dollars and that was acquired by AOL for about 400 and something million dollars.”

Amir Ashkenazi Jun 7, 2022 ▶ 16:54 He hated his remote guitar lessons then spent $8m on new SaaS MVP, 5 patents later he's preparing for launch.

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Amir's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
TOP FOUNDERSLEDGER	Founder & CEO, Airtop	1	7	67% 2/3	full record on Top Founders →