Ep1125: Marc Gaffan: From Soldier to Cybersecurity Visionary: A Journey of Adapting to Customer Needs

Since 2002, Mike has worked with companies such as Rebull as a Brand Manager, at KPMG in the Management Consulting team, and at Wework as a CM, but also SMBs, NGOs and Gov. In 2017 he founded the IS-CL Summit (International Startup Community Leaders Summit) the event that brought together 500 startup community professionals from over 50 countries! The event spawned his agency, IS-CL (AKA; The IS-CL Network) a decentralized community agency working with companies and organizations around the world.

8 Maj 202126min

A technologist, previously Sr Director in Cisco leading a number of big projects in video collaboration devices, wearables, Webex, etc. A lifelong learner now executing his own Leap by helping startups and exploring his own entrepreneurial ambitions. Vivek has a natural passion for improving leadership by understanding the neuroscience behind social dynamics in a workplace.

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Amir is a serial entrepreneur with a specialization in Real Estate Development. He earned his Bachelor’s in Law and Business and his Masters in Law from IDC, his Masters in Political Science from Tel Aviv University, and his Masters in Real Estate Development from Columbia University in the City of New York. At Showfields, Amir oversees the Revenue team and leads the real estate part of the venture, from Construction to sourcing and negotiating new properties as part of overseeing Showfields growth plans and extension strategy.

6 Maj 202122min

Danielle is the Head of Corporate Communications at B2B SaaS unicorn AppsFlyer. A seasoned comms pro, Danielle has spent the past 10 years helping brands shine, working with leading tech companies and organizations to perfectly craft and effectively communicate their messages. Prior to AppsFlyer, Danielle spent several years honing her comms craft at a tech-focused PR agency. Before devoting her life to tech, she started her career managing PR and investor relations for nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions.

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Neta was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area (Silicon Valley), moved to Israel to enlist in the IDF as a lone soldier, and then moved back to the US to work as a software engineer and team lead. What grounded her in Israel was meeting the now co-founders of Parametrix. The company’s mission is to ensure that companies with mission-critical services in the cloud are fully protected from the financial damages of downtime caused by SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS such as cloud, eCommerce, payments, CRM, and CDN service providers.

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In his early 20s, Ori started a company that aimed to monitor kindergartens through on-site cameras to prevent any violent or uncomfortable behavior towards children. This start-up did not evolve as hoped for but did spark the first light for being an entrepreneur. Following that- Ori pursued entrepreneurship in real estate, finished a law degree and internship and went to start up a company in the beer industry alongside his longtime army friend, Omer Agiv. Pre its acquisition. WeissBeerger raised +$15M  from TOP investors like Gigi Levy, Innovation Endeavors, ICV (aka 'More VC') and others. Ori enjoys running in his spare time, a football fanatic and a father of two energetic boys.

4 Maj 202121min

Liran is the co-founder of Team8 and the Managing Partner of its investment fund, Team8 Capital. Liran invests at Seed and A Rounds in enterprise technology, cybersecurity and data companies. He co-founded Team8 in 2014, initially focusing on the design of Team8’s company-building Foundry model, working closely with the founding teams of Curv (acquired by Paypal), Portshift (acquired by Cisco), Sygnia (acquired by Temasek) and others. Liran then transitioned to lead Team8's marketing, business development and market research functions, alongside the formation of the “Team8 Village,” a tight-knit community of hundreds of enterprise executives.

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Ben is the Founder and Managing Partner of Amiti Ventures, a US-Israel venture firm founded in 2010.  Amiti has seeded or been an early-stage investor of Innoviz, Cycognito, NextSilicon, Valens, Vayyar, Demostack, Dataloop, and many more. Previously at AudioCodes (NASDAQ: AUDC), Ben had responsibilities that included M&A, product strategy, product marketing, business development and North American operations. He also acted as a GM of acquired companies among other responsibilities. Ben has an MBA from Georgetown University.

3 Maj 202126min