# Guy Nirpaz

> Guy Nirpaz is the co-founder and former CEO of Totango, founder and CEO of Perspective AI, and co-author of Farm Don’t Hunt. His work connects software engineering, recurring revenue and customer understanding.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Perspective AI
- **Organizations:** Perspective AI, Totango, GigaSpaces Technologies, Mercury
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BSc Computer Science, The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo
- **Known for:** Co-founded Totango, an early customer success software company., Co-authored Farm Don’t Hunt: The Definitive Guide to Customer Success., Established the Customer Success Summit.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2006** — Chief Architect at Mercury.
- **2006-2010** — EVP of Engineering at GigaSpaces Technologies.
- **2010** — Co-founded Totango with Omer Gotlieb.
- **2013** — Established the Customer Success Summit.
- **2016** — Published Farm Don’t Hunt with Fernando Pizarro.
- **2021** — Totango announced a $100 million Series D.
- **2023** — Transitioned from Totango CEO to executive chair.
- **2024** — Founder and CEO of Perspective AI.
- **2025** — Perspective AI emerged from stealth with $4 million seed funding.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Totango, an early customer success software company.
- Co-authored Farm Don’t Hunt: The Definitive Guide to Customer Success.
- Established the Customer Success Summit.
- Founded Perspective AI.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Perspective AI announced its emergence from stealth and $4 million seed funding.
- **2026-06** — Published Getting the Joy Back into Customer Success, advocating individualized customer success at scale.

## Links

- Website: https://guynirpaz.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guynirpaz
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/guynirpaz

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Last updated: 2026-10-11