🎧 In this episode of Default Global, host Vit Koval chats with Sagiv Ofek, the Founder and CEO of LibLab, a company offering SDK as a service. Sagiv discusses his journey from serving as a special forces officer in Israel to becoming a tech entrepreneur. He describes how he leveraged his leadership skills from the military to the tech industry, leading teams at tech giants such as Facebook and Amazon before starting LibLab.
Sagiv offers insights into the services of LibLab, explaining how they make APIs more accessible and manageable for developers by automating the creation and maintenance of SDKs. He further shares his experiences in starting companies across different countries, including the US, Israel, and Brazil, delving into the unique challenges and opportunities of global expansion.
Reflecting on his first startup, Home Dine, Sagiv emphasizes the importance of understanding the market and adapting to cultural differences. He also explores the factors to consider when hiring globally, highlighting the need for a strategic decision on remote work and the avoidance of multiple time zones.
Sagiv also touches on the challenges in determining fair compensation for global hires, mentioning the need for better tooling around compensation that takes into account the cost of living and local market rates. He reveals how LibLab handles logistics around global hiring, mainly relying on their operations team.
Towards the end, Sagiv invites talented individuals interested in joining a global-first company like LibLab to check out their careers page. He also briefly discusses their hiring strategy, which involves an in-house recruitment team.
Sagiv Ofek on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sagivo
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