Founder Storiez

Welcome to this special episode where we sit down with Ido Neeman, the CEO of Firefly, to delve into the events of October 7th. In this candid conversation, Ido shares the harrowing details of that day, recounting his efforts to rescue his co-founder and friend, Sefi Genis. Join us as we explore the profound impact of losing such a crucial figure, both personally and for the company. Amidst the grief, we also discuss the resilience of Firefly and how it will continue to grow in the face of adversity. This episode pays tribute to Sefi's memory and offers insights into the strength and determination that propels Firefly forward.This conversation is in honor of Sefi Genis, Co-founder of Firefly, who was horrendously murdered by Hamas on OCT 7th, at the Supernova festival in Israel.

On this episode, we have the privilege of hosting Amit, a seasoned technology professional with over two decades of experience in Silicon Valley. As a venture capitalist, Amit's focus lies in seed-stage applied AI investments, particularly in the realms of Digital Health, Automation (including automotive and robotics), and Enterprise solutions.Among his notable achievements, Amit played a pivotal role in the success of nuTonomy (a seed-stage venture acquired for an impressive $450 million) during his tenure at Samsung NEXT Ventures. He also contributed significantly to the triumph of Misfit Wearables (another seed-stage success, sold for $260 million) while at Norwest Ventures.Amit's background extends beyond investing; he has hands-on experience in product development and analytics, both at his startup venture, HealthIQ (which boasted a last disclosed valuation of $450 million in May 2019), and at Google, where he joined the company in its pre-IPO stage and experienced the challenges and rewards of hypergrowth.Born and raised in Brazil, Amit is a polyglot, proficient in three languages and fluent in two others. He's a true global citizen, having lived in five different parts of the world. Notably, Amit co-founded and has been at the helm of a non-profit organization since 2000. Through crowdfunding efforts, this organization successfully established a high school lab, a library, and even a hospital in rural India, benefiting a community of 100,000 people. For a more in-depth look at this inspiring journey, you can read about it [here](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-build-hospital-your-20s-using-crowdfunding-amit-garg).Amit's contributions to the world go beyond technology and venture capitalism. He's a sought-after speaker, having graced the stages of three TEDx events (San Francisco, São Paulo, Vitória) and the prestigious Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh. Recognized as a young leader (Global Shaper) by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Amit also champions sustainability, living in close proximity to carbon neutrality.In his personal life, Amit is an accomplished athlete, having completed a 70.3 Ironman, earned qualification for the Boston Marathon, and even conquered the heights of Mount Kilimanjaro. But perhaps most importantly, he possesses a delightful penchant for silliness that adds a unique and enjoyable flavor to his endeavors. Without further ado, let's dive into Amit's fascinating journey and insights on today's podcast." For transcript and show notes please visit this PAGE 

I had the distinct privilege of sitting down with the remarkable Amitai Ratzon, the visionary CEO of Pentera. Amitai's journey is nothing short of extraordinary, and our conversation delves deep into his inspiring ascent to the CEO position at the age of 40. Join us as we explore his incredible journey, from propelling Pentera from a humble beginning to a staggering $100 million enterprise to orchestrating successful fundraising campaigns exceeding $100 million and fostering a thriving team of 350 exceptional individuals. For transcript and show notes please visit this page. 

Conversation with Nathan Shuchami Managing Partner Hyperwise Ventures.  

Zohar Alon is an entrepreneur and founder of several successful startups. He co-founded Dome9, which Check Point Software Technologies acquired in 2018 for $200 million. Alon is also a co-founder and chairman of the Israeli cybersecurity think tank Cyberstarts, and an active investor and mentor in the startup community.  we delve into his story and his journey of overcoming immense challenges in building successful startups. Alon shares his experience of almost shutting down his company, the heartbreak of an acquisition deal falling apart, and the invaluable lessons he learned along the way. In this conversation  we will gain a deeper understanding of the true grit and determination it takes to build a successful startup.  

Conversation with William Lin former VC at Forgepoint Capital now founder at stealth.  

Conversation with Amit Kurz, General Partner Sweetwood Ventures  

Conversation with Nurit Shiber, Chief People Officer at Axonius.  

Some of Recursive investments include Deel, Cherre, Credible, Honeybook, and many others. 

Show Notes:  0:00 - 2:22 Introduction 2:23 - 4:18 Ran Ribenzaft 4:19 - 7:00 Shahar Eerz 7:01 - 8:49 Dan Scheinman 8:49 - 10:03 - Guy Benjamin 10:04 - 12:01 Alon Arvatz12:02 - 12:39 ending  

Join us as we sit down for an unscripted conversation with Kobi Samboursku founder and managing director Glilot Capital. This is Kobi's second time on the podcast. The previous conversation was together with Shai Morag CEO Ermetic, You can find that episode below.  

Welcome to Uncovering Life Lessons 2. In this episode, you'll hear from Lee Kappon, Cofounder and CEO of Suridata. Roey Dor, Cofounder & CEO Obligo. Asaf Horesh, Managing Partner Vintage Investment Group. Yotam Segev, Cofounder & CEO Cyera. and Bar Cofounder & CEO Agora. 0:00 - 1:45 Introduction 1:45 - 3:31 Lee Kappom 3:33 - 4:30 Roey Dor 4:30 - 5:48 Asaf Horesh 5:49 - 7:53 Yotam Segev 7:54 - 8:28 Bar Mor 8:28 - 9:04 Ending _________________

Join us as we sit down for an unscripted conversation with Brian Rosenzweig GP Joule Ventures. Joule has led or was actively involved in investments in Coralogix, Reeco, Cellwize, Arnica, Unomy, and many others. In Today's Episode with Brian We Discuss:______________________ 0:00 - 1:23 Introduction 1:23 - 4:05 How did you get into Venture Capital 4:06 - 7:43 The change in the ecosystem between 2004 - 2023 7:44 - 11:45 Raising his first $5 Million fund11:46 - 13:56 How he handled the difficult times13:56 - 15:02 Cofounder relationship 15:02 - 16:36 How does he handle a difficult conversation 16:37 - 17:14 Sitting on boards 17:15 19:22 Relationships 19:22 - 23:58 What should founders expect from their board members23:59 - 27:01 Raising money for a fund 27:02 - 30:29 How do you handle difficult times | Building mental & emotional strength 30:29 - 32:21 Current market 2023 32:22 - 34:51 Things that made him better 34:52 - 38:42 Advice for founders | 38:43 - 40:28 Message to his younger self 40:28 - 41:54 Closing notes _______________________

In this episode, you'll hear from Nadir Izrael, Cofounder and CTO of Armis, Dror Berman, Managing Director of Innovation Endeavors, Eitan Reisel, Managing Director of VGames, Ben Rabinowitz, Managing Director of Amiti Ventures, and Lotan Lefkowitz of Grove Ventures. 0:00 - 1:14 Introduction 1:14 - 3:52 Nadir Izrael, Cofounder Armis. 3:52 - 6:42 Dror Berman, Innovation Endeavors 6:43 - 7:29 Eitan Reisel, Vgames 7:30 - 9:42 Ben Rebinowitz, Amiti Ventures 9:43 - 12:46 Lotan Lefkowitz, Grove Ventures 12:46 - 13:20 Ending  __________________________

Join us as we sit down with Ron Gura, CEO of Empathy, a company on a mission to help families overcome loss and navigate their grief journey. With a passion for making a difference, Ron is leading the charge in creating a more empathetic society. Tune in to learn how he's building a mission-driven company and the impact it's having on bereaved families. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too. 

CypagoConversation with Arik Solomon co-founder & CEO Cypago.Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Conversation with Pranav Pai co-founder & managing partner 3one4 Venture. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Part 2 of conversation with Eze Vidra CoFounder & managing partner Remagine Venutres. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Part 1 of conversation with Eze Vidra CoFounder & managing partner Remagine Venutres. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Part 1 of conversation with Dror Berman, CoFounder & managing partner Innovation Endeavors. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Part 1 of conversation with Dror Berman, CoFounder & managing partner Innovation Endeavors. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Part 2 of conversation with Ben Rabinowitz, Founder & managing partner Amiti Ventues. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Part 1 of conversation with Ben Rabinowitz, Founder & managing partner Amiti Ventues. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Conversation with Redekar CEO & Cofounder Sprinto HQ. Hey everyone welcome back to another episode on founder storiez. I am very excited about this conversation. This was such an amazing honest conversation with Grish, co-Founder & CEO of Sprinto_HQ - If I had to bet on a company that I think is going to become HUGE this one is top 5. The founder's mindset and how they approach building and problems is the caliber of top founders. Sprinto has raised $ 12 million from our good friends at Blume, ACCEL, and elevation Capital. This is Grish's second startup, which he's building together with his cofounder Raghu. His first startup RecruiterBox they bootstrapped it & sold. In this conversation with speak about the difference between building a bootstrapped vs venture-funded company. How he handles setbacks, and how he needed to change his mindset. Have a great listen, and if you do benefit please suggest it to a friend who can benefit from it too.

Conversation with Lotan Lefkowitz, Co-founder & GP Grove Ventures. Lotan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lotanlevkowitz/ Grove: https://www.grovevc.com/ Ephraim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ For any inquiries or sponsorship opportunities, please reach out ephraim@1000hires.com Enjoy!

Conversation with Kobi Samboursky, Glilot Capital Partners, and Shai Morag, CEO of Ermetic. Kobi, is a serial founder and has started a few companies before jumping into VC and launching Glilot Capital Partners. Glilot Capital Partners is a seed and early-stage VC, investing in the brightest and most extraordinary entrepreneurs in Israel. They raised over $800M across a few funds and over 30+ companies in their portfolio. Shai, is a serial founder, and previously sold a few startups. before launching Ermetic. Ermetic is an identity-first cloud infrastructure security platform that provides holistic, multicloud protection in an easy-to-deploy SaaS solution. What will you learn from this conversation? • VC Founder relationship. • What to look for in a VC. • Why resilience is one of the most necessary skills. and many more lessons. Kobi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kobisamboursky/ Glilot: https://glilotcapital.com/ Shai Morag, CEO Ermetic. https://www.linkedin.com/in/moragshai/ https://ermetic.com/ Ephraim Yarmak https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Enjoy!

Conversation with Asaf Horesh, General Partner Vintage Investment Partners. Asaf Horesh. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asaf-horesh-4221a14/ Vintage IP. https://www.vintage-ip.com/ Ephraim Yarmak. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ephraimyarmak Enjoy!

Conversation with Shahar Erez CEO & Cofounder of Stoke Talent. Acquired by Fiverr for $110Million. Shahar: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaharer/ Website: https://www.stoketalent.com/ Ephraim. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ephraimyarmak Please subscribe & leave a review. Thanks!

Conversation with Adam Gavish CEO & Cofounder DoControl Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamgavish/ Ephraim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ https://twitter.com/ephraimyarmak Enjoy!

Conversation with Bar Mor CEO & Cofounder Agora Bar Mor https://www.linkedin.com/in/bar-mor-955056111/ https://www.agorareal.com/ Ephraim Yarmak https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Enjoy!

Conversation with Ran Ribenzaft Cofounder Epsagon. Epsagon was sold for $500Million to Cisco. Ran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ran-ribenzaft/ Ephraim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Please subscribe and leave a review. Thank You

Conversation with Jonathan Friedman Co-founder & CEO Demostack Jonathan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-friedman/ https://www.demostack.com/ Ephraim https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Enjoy!

Conversation with Yotam Segev Co-founder & CEO Cyera Yotam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yotam-segev-096156113/ https://www.cyera.io/ Ephraim Yarmak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Enjoy!

Conversation with Guy Benjamin CEO Healthee Guy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guy-benjamin-9904b844/ https://www.healthee.co/ Ephraim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Please enjoy & subscribe.

Conversation with Alon Arvatz CTO & Cofounder IntSights. Sold to Rapid7 for $335 Million. Alon Arvatz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alon-arvatz/ Ephraim Yarmak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Please subscribe & leave a review. Enjoy!

Conversation with Roey Dor, CEO & Cofounder Obligo Roey Dor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roey-dor-bab523142/ https://myobligo.com/ Ephraim Yarmak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Please subscribe and leave a review. Thanks, Ephraim

Conversation with Lee Kappon founder & CEO Suridata. Lee Kappon https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-kappon-9a9a7676/ https://www.suridata.ai/ Ephraim Yarmak https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Please subscribe and leave a review. Thank you!

Conversation with Maxim Melamedov CEO & Co-founder Zesty. Maxim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximmelamedov/ https://zesty.co/ Ephraim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Please subscribe and leave a review. Thank you.

Conversation with Eitan Reisel managing director Vgames. Eitan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eitan-reisel-b1934318/ https://www.vgames.vc/ Ephraim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/

Conversation with Nadir Izrael Cofounder & CTO Armis. Nadir Izrael https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadiriz/ Ephraim Yarmak. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/

Conversation with Boaz Albaranes, Partner at Mindset Ventures. Mindset Ventures is an investor in Brex, Turing, and some of the guests we had on this show like Pecan, Hyro. They operate in the US, Brazil, and Israel. Boaz Albaranes https://www.linkedin.com/in/boazalbaranes/ Mindset Ventures / https://mindset.ventures/ Ephraim Yarmak https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Please subscribe and leave a review. Thank you

Conversation with Ronni Zehavi COFOUNDER & CEO, HIbob Ronni is a serial entrepreneur, his previous startup was acquired for $300Million, and has launched a very successful VC firm. His current startup Hibob has raised over $240Million, has over 400 team members, and over 2000 customers. Ronni Zehavi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnizehavi/ www.hibob.com Ephraim Yarmak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Please subscribe and leave a review.

Conversation with Vladi Sandler CEO & CoFounder Lightspin Vladi Sandler. https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladi-cloud-security/ https://www.lightspin.io/ Ephraim Yarmak. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/

Conversation with Eran Shirazi, CTO & Co-founder Easysend. Founded in 2016, Raised $71.5 Million, 120 Employees. Eran: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranshirazi/ https://www.easysend.io/ Ephraim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/

Yevgeny Dibrov https://www.linkedin.com/in/yevgenydibrov/

Yotam Cohen is a seasoned entrepreneur, and building his second startup Daisy. His first startup Wibbitz was acquired the day we recorded this episode. I really enjoyed this conversation with Yotam, so please enjoy. If you have yet to subscribe and review please do:) Yotam Cohen. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yotamcohen/ Daisy: https://www.joindaisy.com/ Ephraim Yarmak LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ephraimyarmak YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybjpAry4gIeS0X3TLEpesA/featured

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