Ep1129: Yossi Synett: Bridging Data, AI, and Accessibility

Yorai is the co-founder and General Partner at Disruptive AI Fund, investing in early-stage startups with great entrepreneurs and remarkable AI. He also founded AI-SQUARE Forum Arab & Israeli AI community. In 2019 he retired as a Colonel from the IDF, as head of a Technological R&D unit (3060/8200) in the Intelligence Corps, responsible for developing modern Data Science systems and AI applications, acting as an exclusive center for Computer Vision and imaging technology, receiving the Israel Defence Prize Award.

7 Nov 202126min

Employees of all generations desire—and deserve—workplaces where they feel respected and are validated for their ideas, efforts, and contributions, every day. As we're witnessing right now, when a company culture falls short of those expectations, top talent is cutting the lifeline that has tethered them to their old employers and old, autocratic leaders (often afflicted with what we call Boomer Male Syndrome or BMS). In record numbers, good people are leaving bad companies—or at least bad company cultures. To retain and attract top talent, today's leaders must now work with all stakeholders (not just shareholders) to co-create an uncompromising company culture where employees can expect respect while helping drive results. In other words, they must ensure good comes first.

6 Nov 202121min

For decades, talented people have tolerated old-school leaders who put results before respect, toxic company cultures, and workplaces that suck. But those days are over, and if leaders want to attract and retain the best employees—while improving productivity, customer service, employee satisfaction, and profits—it’s time for them to create work cultures where good comes first.The problem is that because the corporate world has too often been driven primarily by results, we seldom ask leaders to change their work cultures. Even if we did, most leaders don’t have the know-how. This book provides the actionable inspiration and practical direction needed to make that change happen.In Good Comes First, Chris and his co-author Mark S. Babbitt present proven strategies that help senior leaders define, align, and refine a purposeful, positive, and productive work cultures - cultures where good comes first for employees, customers, leaders, and stakeholders—and where improved business outcomes quickly follow."

5 Nov 202123min

Guy is co-founder and managing partner of TPY Capital, an early stage Israel based VC which is in its second fund, of +$100m.  Prior to launching TPY, he spent a few years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, in the New York and Tel Aviv offices. As part of Guy’s commitment to societal change, he co-founded Prize4Life, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the discovery of treatments and cures for ALS.  Guy received an MBA from Harvard Business School (with distinction) as well as a BA in economics and an LL.B (magna cum laude), both from Tel Aviv University.

4 Nov 202123min

Jonathan Geifman, born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, married to Adi, father to Dean. Spent nearly a decade in the Israeli armed forces. Co-founded a product design studio that operates in the USA, and in the past 5 years been pursuing a childhood dream to enable the expansion of humanity beyond earth with his company Helios.

4 Nov 202121min

Clelia Morales is co-founder and COO at WOOM, a women’s health data science-driven company, that empowers women to understand their bodies better and faster, to increase their wellbeing and help them make informed decisions in case needed. She is a digital marketing professional with +15 years of experience, focused on how technology improves people’s lives, and how innovation and a diversified team can transform traditional businesses and create new ones.

4 Nov 202122min

Lior is an entrepreneur at heart, Co-founder of Sentant, a successful and unique IT, security and compliance firm for startups and emerging businesses. He takes great pride in his achievements working with and advising hundreds of expanding companies with sensitive compliance requirements through their journey of explosive growth to acquisition. The Sentant team supports their clients with everything from cloud and application security to day-to-day IT operations. Lior is a lifelong technology nerd specializing in automation, infrastructures, and physical security systems.

3 Nov 202122min

Jeffrey is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, and engineer. He is the founder of Positron,  where leads a team that is building the future of immersive cinemas with Voyager®, the world’s first full-motion chair for cinematic VR. He has worked closely with studios such as Universal, Dreamworks and Disney and companies such as Intel, Verizon and Walmart to integrate VR content into multisensory experiences for audiences around the globe.  Jeffrey is passionate about elevating storytelling  through VR/AR and immersive technologies.

3 Nov 202122min