Ep43: Etai Beck | Co-Founder and CEO of Folloze

George's career spans over 28 years, as a journalist turned PR (agency and in-house) in the public and private sectors. His primary work is within the United Kingdom, Greece, Cyprus and UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi). During the last two years, he has developed a passion for the international tech startup ecosystem, working with entrepreneurs and investors in the UAE and Greece to help them achieve their communications objectives. George is an expert in message development, PR content creation, media training and relations, and crisis management.

12 Jan 202121min

Yael Gilboa Kaufmann is Co-founder & COO of Learn In, the first comprehensive upskilling-as-a-service platform helping companies solve for every barrier that stands between them and the future of work. She is an investor turned operator and lifelong learner who believes that learning neither begins nor ends with a degree. Yael began her career as an investor in pri­vate equity and was an impact investor and fintech entrepreneur prior to co-founding Learn In. Yael earned her MBA from Har­vard Busi­ness School, her BS in Math­e­mat­ics and Finance from the Col­lege of William & Mary, and her passion for education from a decade of teaching and tutoring.

11 Jan 202124min

Sleem Hasan is an experienced owner with a demonstrated history of working in venture capital and the Japanese capital markets. He is skilled in investor relations, securities, asset management, investment advisory, and working with technology entrepreneurs. His strong entrepreneur professionalism is with a Part III Mathematical Tripos from Cambridge University and an M.A.(Hons) degree in Mathematics from Oxford University. He’s also the CEO and Founder of Privity, which is an independent Dubai-based advisory firm founded back in 2004.

11 Jan 202126min

Michal is the VP of Product at Hero Health, aiming to help people manage their health better, and live their lives to the fullest. She is passionate about solving hard problems that make a difference in people’s lives, and in a career of over 15 years, led UX and product across Google, Verily Life Sciences, Zoox, modu and more. She authored the book "Designing Multi-Device Experiences" (O'Reilly Media) and several other publications, mentored dozens of startups, and spoke at local and global conferences. Also the mom of two toddlers, an avid audible listener and a big fan of live music shows.

9 Jan 202123min

Oren is the Founder and CEO of Testim.io. He has over 20 years of experience in tech, focusing on products for developers at IBM, Wix, Cadence, Applitools, and now Testim.io. In addition to being a busy entrepreneur, Oren is a community activist, the co-organizer of several meetups and conferences, mentored at the Google Launchpad Accelerator, and taught at Technion University.

7 Jan 202123min

Oron Afek is the co-founder and CEO of Vim (www.getvim.com) - improving the performance of healthcare networks in the US. Prior to starting Vim, Oron started a telecommunication startup and a gaming company, operating out of Tel Aviv, Israel. Oron received his law and business degrees from IDC Herzliya.

6 Jan 202123min

As the Chief Commercial Officer of Gett (previously Get-Taxi), Keren is leading several revenue streams within the company, including Gett's international b2b division. Prior to this role, Keren established two startups within the company ("startups within a startup") and grew them from nearly a concept into fully profitable business units. Keren began her career in R&D and spent several years as a Product Manager and Technical Project Manager, liaising between technology departments and leading release lifecycles from kickoff to deployment. Keren holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from Tel Aviv University.

5 Jan 202123min

Noam's first UX role was in the military industries, where he was the UX lead for several of Israel's missile-defense systems. He attended a liberal arts college in Israel, studying Psychology and Media, before moving to the US to get his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since then, Noam has worked at Airbnb, Intercom, and these days Wealthfront in UX research roles. He's currently the Director of User Research at Wealthfront, a Fintech company. In addition, Noam is a UX content creator on his Youtube channel "UX Quests", and on the UXR Collective platform. Noam is a UX mentor on UX Coffee Hours, or directly if you get in touch with him on LinkedIn!

4 Jan 202122min