Episodes
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CloudEndure - Part II (Ofir Ehrlich, Co-Founder)
This is Part II of our interview with Ofir Ehrlich, the co-Founder and VP of R&D of CloudEndure. In this episode, we learn of how CloudEndure adapted its offering after hearing valuable insight from their customers. And we also learn about how they caught the attention of Amazon, who eventually...
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CloudEndure - Part I (Ofir Ehrlich, Co-Founder)
In this inaugural episode of Season 2, we interview the co-founder of CloudEndure, Ofir Ehrlich. With the massive growth of cloud-computing, CloudEndure has enabled major conglomerates to embrace the cloud by managing the riskiest stage of the process: the technical transition to the cloud. They...
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Iridize (Eyal Lewinson, Co-Founder & CEO)
In this episode, we meet Eyal Lewinson, the Co-Founder and CEO of Iridize. Iridize was acquired by Oracle to accelerate its expansion into the lucrative business of employee training. Eyal's story is different. It is a story of persistence and perseverance - after he could not raise professional...
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United Hatzalah (Dov Maisel, Co-Founder)
In this episode, we meet Dov Maisel, the Co-Founder of United Hatzalah. United Hatzalah is a non-profit startup that has fundamentally reengineered how emergency medical services are delivered. Long before the smartphone and Uber, United Hatzalah developed a unique technology which used GPS...
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Netafim (Naty Barak, Chief Sustainability Officer) - Part 2 of 2
In Part 2 of this episode, we resume our interview with Naty Barak, the Chief Sustainability Officer of Netafim. Netafim is a leader in providing Drip Irrigation solutions to countries around the world. Today, Netafim employs more than 4,000 people and actively conducts business in 110 countries...
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Netafim (Naty Barak, Chief Sustainability Officer) - Part 1 of 2
In Part I of this episode, we meet Naty Barak, the Chief Sustainability Officer of Netafim. Netafim is a leader in providing Drip Irrigation solutions to countries around the world. Today, Netafim employs more than 4,000 people and actively conducts business in 110 countries (and growing). They...
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OurCrowd (Jon Medved, CEO & Founder)
In this episode, we meet Jon Medved, the Founder & CEO of OurCrowd. Jon founded OurCrowd in 2012 and sought to disrupt the venture capital industry by building a crowdfunding platform for Israeli startups and providing investment access to exciting startups to smaller private investors. Today,...
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SolarEdge (Lior Handelsman, VP of Marketing and Product Strategy, Founder of SolarEdge)
This is the story of a Band of Brothers in the Israeli military who pursued a quest to build a company together, eventually settling on an industry they knew little about: solar power. They went on to build SolarEdge, a publicly-traded company with a market capitalization of over $2 billion. It…
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Northbit - Part II (Gil Dabah, Co-Founder)
In Part II of this episode, we learn how Gil Dabah built his company and why he sold it to Magic Leap, the leading Augmented Reality hardware and software provider. We also discover some of the biggest challenges he faced, and we discuss the unique culture in Israel which fuels the creation of...
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Northbit - Part I (Gil Dabah, Co-Founder)
In this episode, we meet Gil Dabah, the co-founder of Northbit. Gil sold Northbit to Magic Leap, the world leader in Augmented Reality hardware and software, for a substantial sum of money (undisclosed). Gil discusses his struggles growing up and his obsession with computer programming - and...
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"The Chief" - Part II (Avi Hasson, Former Chief Scientist of Israel)
In Part II of this episode, Avi Hasson, the former Chief Scientist of the Ministry of the Economy of Israel, discusses innovative strategies his Office deployed to attract investors to Israel's startups, how his office measured success, the impact his office had on the Israeli entrepreneurial...
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"The Chief" - Part I (Avi Hasson, Former Chief Scientist of Israel)
In Part I of this episode, we meet Avi Hasson, the former Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy of Israel. A former venture capitalist at a very reputable fund, Gemini, Avi was hand picked in 2011to be the Chief Scientist. Under his leadership, Israel experienced a period of massive growth…
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Nuvo (Oren Oz, Founder & CEO)
In this episode, we interview Oren Oz, the Founder and CEO of Nuvo. Nuvo is a late-stage startup that is working to fundamentally disrupt the delivery of healthcare for expectant mothers. Although their flagship product, Invu, is pending regulatory approval, it has the power to vastly improve the...
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Leket Israel (Joseph Gitler, Founder) - Part II
In Part II of this episode, we continue our interview of Joseph Gitler, the Founder of Leket Israel. Leket Israel is the National Food Bank of the State of Israel. Today, it has over 60,000 annual volunteers, and delivers over 45 million pounds of fruits and vegetables and 3 million meals…
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Leket Israel (Joseph Gitler, Founder) - Part I
In Part I of this episode, we interview Joseph Gitler, the founder of Leket Israel. Joseph is a social entrepreneur who sought to solve a major problem in Israel: nutritional insecurity. With that goal in mind, he single-handedly founded Israel's largest national food bank, which rescues and...
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Crosswise (Ron Reiter, Co-Founder & Former VP of R&D)
In this episode, we interview Ron Reiter, the co-Founder and former VP of R&D for Crosswise. In 2016, Crosswise was acquired by Oracle for $50 million. Crosswise is a leader in consumer device mapping - a necessary component of effective cross device marketing. Ron discusses when he grew a…
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Argus Cyber Security (Ofer Ben Noon, Co-Founder & CEO)
In this episode, we interview Ofer Ben Noon, the Co-Founder of Argus Cyber Security, and Yoni Heilbronn, its Chief Marketing Officer. Argus was purchased in 2017 for $430 million by Continental. Ofer tells of the story of how Argus was founded, the challenges they are trying to solve, and the...
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Zoominfo (Yonatan Stern, Founder) - Part II
In this episode, we interview Yonatan Stern, the Founder and former CEO of Zoominfo. Yonatan sold Zoominfo to Great Hill Partners for $240 million in 2017. In Part II of this episode, we explore how Yonatan conceived of, and then built, Zoominfo. We discuss the critical decisions he made along…
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Zoominfo (Yonatan Stern, Founder ) - Part I
In Part I of this episode, we interview Yonatan Stern, the Founder and former CEO of Zoominfo. Yonatan recently sold Zoominfo to Great Hill Partners for $240 million. In Part I of this episode, we interview Yonatan Stern about his early experiences as a successful entrepreneur, and the lessons he...
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Lacoon Mobile Security (Michael Shaulov, Founder)
In this episode, we interview Michael Shaulov, the co-founder and former CEO of Lacoon Mobile Security. Michael sold Lacoon to Check Point Software for $100mm. On average, companies that have over 500+ mobile devices deployed for business use have attempted network penetrations (hacking) nearly...
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Podcast featuring interviews with leading entrepreneurs from the Startup Nation, Israel, and the stories behind their successful startups.
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Yigal Marcus
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