Ep405: Vivek Kakkar | Prev Senior Director, Cisco
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.
7 Maj 202123min
Ep404: Amir Zwickel | Co-Founder & CRO, SHOWFIELDS
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
Ep403: Danielle Blumenstyk Peterman | Head of Corporate Communications, AppsFlyer
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.
5 Maj 202121min
Ep402: Neta Rozy | Co-founder & CTO, Parametrix Insurance
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.
5 Maj 202120min
Ep401: Ori Fingerer | Co-Founder & Chief Business Development Officer, WeissBeerger
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
Ep400: Liran Grinberg | Managing Partner, Team8 Capital, Co-Founder, Team8
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.
4 Maj 202122min
Ep399: Ben Rabinowitz | Managing Partner and Founder, Amiti Ventures
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
Ep398: Avi Shua | CEO & Co-Founder, Orca Security
Avi Shua is the co-Founder and CEO of Orca Security. Avi has more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity. Prior to co-founding Orca Security, Avi was the chief technologist at Check Point Software Technologies and held key positions within Unit 8200, the Israeli NSA. While at Check Point, he built and scaled cybersecurity solutions that continue to protect tens of thousands of organizations to this day. Avi believes that cybersecurity products should always support the organization and not the other way around.
3 Maj 202122min
