Ep56: Marcel Kornacker | Founder of Apache Impala
Marcel Kornacker is a tech lead at Cloudera and the architect of Apache Impala (incubating). Marcel has held engineering jobs at a few database-related startup companies and at Google, where he worked on several ad-serving and storage infrastructure projects. His last engagement was as the tech lead for the distributed query engine component of Google’s F1 project. Marcel holds a PhD in databases from UC Berkeley.
25 Aug 202018min
Ep58: Yaron Carni | Founder of Maverick Ventures
Yaron is the founder of Maverick Ventures. Previously, he founded the Tel Aviv Angel Group where he was involved in business development for its portfolio companies and five exits. He is a graduate of Zell Entrepreneurship Program (IDC) and holds an MS in Law. Yaron sits on the board of the United Hatzalah (non-profit Emergency Medical Services Organization which consists of over 6,000 volunteer first responders).
25 Aug 202022min
Ep59: David Paluy | CTO of Stride Travel
David is a serial entrepreneur, co-founded 3 startups, and built 6 marketplaces (3 of which exited). He has almost 20 years of engineering and startup experience and has been fortunate to invest in, advise, and mentor many startups in a variety of industries. Today, David is the CTO of Stride Travel, the #1 US marketplace for multi-day tours and adventure travel packages.
25 Aug 202021min
Ep60: Zoe Littlepage | Trial Lawyer at Littlepage Booth
Zoe is one of America’s most respected litigators, having achieved more than $500M in jury verdicts and settlements for her clients. This includes more than a dozen trials on hormone therapy chases that resulted in verdicts in excess of $260M. She is passionate about complex cases including mass torts, defective medical products or drug cases, as well as human rights issues. Besides litigation, Zoe is an avid Burning Man participant and an incredible adventurer!
25 Aug 202021min
Ep54: Shahar Markovich | Chief Digital & Information Officer of EL AL Israel Airlines
Shahar is the Chief Digital and Information Officer of El Al Israel Airlines, aiming to make it “the Smart Airline for the Startup Nation". Previously he was the Chief Digital Officer of Bank Hapoalim (Israel’s largest bank), where amongst many things he helped launch Bit (Israel's largest p2p payment app). He was recognized as Israel "top 100 influential people" in digital for 2017.
24 Aug 202023min
Ep53: Sean Sternbach | Co-founder of Venture Out, previously Senior PM at Amazon, Co-Founder at Gingr (acquired)
Sean is the co-founder and a Managing Director of Venture Out, a company dedicated to helping founders with big tech day jobs validate their startup idea before pursuing it full-time. Previously he was the entrepreneur in residence (EIR) for the Techstars Alexa accelerator, was Senior Product Manager at Amazon, and sold a B2B SaaS company, Gingr. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.
24 Aug 202020min
Ep55: Sheryl Chamberlain | Global Alliances | Board Director | Diversity & Inclusion | Corporate Social Responsibility
As a global technology executive, Sheryl drives businesses to success, cultivates forward strategies, and aligns business goals. She is a leader and executive who is able to revolutionize practices and change the paradigms of business. A key business asset in numerous major technology moves, strategies, and programs, Sheryl has built a reputation as an instrumental business partner and asset.
24 Aug 202020min
Ep52: Doron Ish Shalom | Previously, Partner | Head of Strategic Partnerships at fresh.fund
Doron is a partner at fresh.fund and has extensive experience in the education sector. After studying education and philosophy he became the Director of Education in the Israel Innovation Institute, where he led the Ed.il activities. He is a founding member of MassChallenge Israel and joined JVP, one of Israel’s largest VCs. Doron is passionate about changing the way we think about education.
24 Aug 202023min
