Grit
Co-founder and CEO Gong, Amit Bendov: No Royalty
With more than 1,200 employees, it isn’t easy for Go...
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Jan 2 2023 1h 1m
Chapter 1 4 mins
The “captain’s table” and spreading company prioritiesChapter 2 7 mins
Amit’s first jobs and splitting his time between the US and IsraelChapter 3 4 mins
The differences in work culture between the two countries, and returning to the officeChapter 4 6 mins
Amit’s pre-gong jobs at Click Software, Panaya, and Sisense, and how he got the idea for GongChapter 5 7 mins
Starting a new company in your 50s and why “nobody wanted to invest in us”Chapter 6 2 mins
Gong’s brand, its culture, and the lines before personal and professionalChapter 7 4 mins
The art of company-building and enjoying the rideChapter 8 5 mins
Professional struggles and two embarrassing stories about carsChapter 9 2 mins
Being on autopilot, and the pros & cons of letting your mind wanderChapter 10 7 mins
Automation vs. personal human relationships, and what AI can do that humans can’tChapter 11 6 mins
If Amit were starting Gong over from scratch, what would he do differently?