Ep29: Tal Ben Shahar | Founder of Happiness Studies Academy, prev lecturer at Harvard University

David is the CEO of ScholarshipOwl, where he is fighting student debt by redefining the way American students pay for their education. He and his team have recently launched the Future Minds Fund, that allows direct financial support for students through crowdfunded scholarships. Previously, David was a part of Google and Waze, and he is an expert on distributed teams, and remote-by default companies. He is a dedicated professional and a tech savvy entrepreneur, bringing humanity and technology closer.

29 Aug 202021min

Nicole is an early stage investor with Ibex Investors where she focuses on Israeli tech startups. She serves as a mentor in several accelerators and is an active member of the startup ecosystem in Israel. In her spare time she enjoys connecting job seekers with jobs, leading the Brandeis Alumni Club of Israel, reading, and playing tennis. She lives in Raanana with her husband and their 3 children.

29 Aug 202022min

Keren is Co-Founder and Managing Director of 8200 Woman2Woman. She works as a Finance Manager at a cybersecurity company founded by 8200 alumni. Previously Herscovici worked as the Israeli Accounting Manager at Check Point Software Technologies and as a valuation and strategy consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, leading projects for some of the largest companies in Israel. Herscovici also served in various roles for Unit 8200 of the Israeli Intelligence Corps and is currently a board member of the 8200 Alumni Association

28 Aug 202020min

Daniel is the co-founder and CEO of Lumen, a company developing consumer nutrition management platform based on a small device that measures metabolism in a single breath and provides personalized food, lifestyle, and health recommendations. Lumen sold 10,000 devices on Indiegogo during the pre-campaign. Previously, Daniel co-founded Wibiya, acquired by Conduit, and later held VP roles at Conduit.

28 Aug 202021min

Anat is the co-founder and CEO of Ukko Inc., a biotech startup backed by top-tier Silicon Valley VCs which is solving food allergies and sensitivities. Previously, Anat was an Investment Partner at Innovation Endeavors, a venture firm backed by Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt. Anat also worked for Israel’s State Attorney, on Capitol Hill and with the World Bank. She received her PhD from MIT, an MPA from Columbia University and a law degree from Hebrew University.

28 Aug 202020min

Eli's experience spans entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and politics. As an early employee at Coursera, Eli helped lead the company's international expansion, growing the platform to a million Chinese users in just over a year. Eli has also consulted on housing policy for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and on education for Bloomberg Philanthropies, and managed a winning political campaign in rural Alaska.

28 Aug 202020min

Alon is the Co-Founder, CMO & CCO of Bizzabo, an all-in-one Event success platform and one of the fastest-growing event tech companies in the world. He was named one of the meetings industry's "40 under 40 young leaders” by Collaborate Magazine, and one of the top 10 Israeli CMOs by Geektime.com. Alon was a member of the exclusive NYC Venture Fellows Program and graduated with high honors from the IDC and the Zell Entrepreneurship program.

28 Aug 202021min

Jeremy dropped out of MIT to found Make School, a new college offering a project-based Bachelor's in Applied Computer Science. Their students have gone on to get jobs at Facebook, Google, Apple, and other top companies and startups. They recently designed a new student loan protection plan to ensure that no graduate has to pay their student loans unless they have a job.

27 Aug 202020min