Founder Storiez

Founder Storiez

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Founder Storiez episodes

  • Yoav Vilner CEO Walnut.io
    The past year and a half have been difficult for everyone. But out of every fire rises hope & opportunity. One of the amazing things has been all the new companies that have launched.
    Today's special guest is one of those companies.
    Yoav is a serial entrepreneur having founded 3 previous companies. He currently building a great company called Walnut.io one of the hottest companies to come out of COVID 19. It was listed as a top 50 place to work and made it onto many prestigious lists.
    Walnut has raised money from incredible Investors, the CEO of Wix, NFX, and others.
    In our conversation, how he got into entrepreneurship by accident, what it takes to build a great company. and many tips on launching your product to the market.
    Enjoy! Please subscribe and leave a review so we can inspire many more people.
    Thank you for listening.
    Yoav Vilner:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoav-vilner/
    Ephraim Yarmak:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/
    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybjpAry4gIeS0X3TLEpesA/featured
    44 min
  • Amit Rapaport Founder COMPETE. "If the world doesn't make sense, take a hammer and break the world”
    WELCOME BACK to another episode of Founder Storiez, Now if this is your first time listening I want you to get ready for an incredible journey.
    This podcast is raw - emotional. - vulnerable. We go into depth, with each entrepreneur what drives them to succeed.
    Today we have a special guest.
    Amit Rappaport is a wife and a mother of 3. She lives her life by this saying: "If the world doesn't make sense, take a hammer and break the world”
    She's the founder of an incredible company called COMPETE which recently raised $2.5Million from Aleph Ventures, new from Vine Ventures, and others.
    Compete was launched during the height pandemic and during this time was able to get 200 Customers!
    In our conversation, we go into what drives her, why started a 2nd career as an entrepreneur and launch a company, also how she balances her family.
    Amit thank you for this incredible conversation and your honesty. you are truly amazing! There's no doubt, when you the listener, listen to this episode, once, twice or 3 you will learn so many incredible things to implement in your life today!
    So Have a great listen, and please share with your friends who you think can benefit too. Now, this is important so listen closely, to reach more listeners please subscribe and leave a review.
    Amit Rapaport
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-rapaport-5a8b1142/
    Ephraim Yarmak:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/
    Ephraim Yarmak:
    41 min
  • Zohar Bronfman CEO Pecan.ai "A good day is a day I am closer to accomplishing my goals"
    “A good day is a day when I’m closer to accomplishing my goals”
    Zohar is the CEO of an amazing company Pecan.Ai, Raised $50Million to date, and has 50+ employees.
    He has a PhD in Computational Neuroscience and Philosophy. Zohar is such a humble incredible man, and you will hear it in our conversation
    Zohar was going down a career in Academia and fell into entrepreneurship because he wanted to bring the joy of AI modeling to everyone.
    What can you expect to walk out with from this episode:
    • It's all about action
    • Mistakes to avoid
    • We go into his family life, and what his upbringing was like, and so many incredible insights you'll learn.
    Zohar you are amazing and I want to thank you! There's no doubt, if you listen to this episode, once, twice or 3 you will learn so many incredible things to implement in your company today!
    Have a great listen, and share with a friend you think can benefit too. Please subscribe and leave a review.
    Zohar:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/zohar-bronfman/
    Ephraim:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/
    1 hr
  • Matthew Vega-Sanz Founder LULA. "The power of being ruthless persistence"
    In this episode, we speak with Matthew Vega-Sanz Co-founder of LULA.
    They recently raised $18million from founders fund, Kholsa ventures, bill Ackman, and multiple others.
    I have recorded over 100 episodes, this one is def top 10!
    Matthew story is about grit, and the power of being ruthless persistent
    Matthew:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-vega-sanz/
    https://www.lula.is/
    Ephraim Yarmak:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/
    Have a great listen, and share with a friend you think can benefit too.
    Dont forget to subscribe:)
    Ephraim,
    57 min
  • Benjamin Sesser CEO & Cofounder Brighthire
    I'm very excited about this next episode. so many incredible insights, and tips you will be able to apply right away, wherever you are holding in your journey. It's with COFOUNDER of an incredible company called, BrightHire.
    And our guest today is the CEO Benjamin Sesser.
    What's interesting about Brighthire and I believe they will be a huge company very soon, are a few things.
    First, their roster of investors. Jeff Winer former CEO of LinkedIn, Has Adam Grant as an advisor, Index Venture, Flybridge Capital, GroundUp Venture - all class A investors.
    Two, They are disrupting the HIRING space by providing real data to the interviewing and hiring process.
    What can you expect to walk out with from this episode:
    • The founding story of BrightHire
    • Tips to change up your hiring process.
    • What it takes to create a company
    • How they are going remote.
    Ben was amazing and I want to thank him! This was his first Podcast recording and he did a great job! There's no doubt, if you listen to this episode, once, twice or 3 you will learn so many incredible things to implement in your company today!
    Have a great listen, and share with a friend you think can benefit too.
    Ephraim Yarmak, Founder_Storiez
    1 hr 3 min
  • $7.7 Billion Dollar Startup, Eilon Reshef Co-founder GONG.

    0:00 - 3:10 Conversation Brief

    3:14 - 4:10 Intro

    4:12 - 5:39 Humility

    5:40 - 6:36  Dont measure yourself from your business success

    6:37 - 7:42 Building up self-confidence / Do stuff you like

    7:43 - 10:10 Upbringing / First computer / Geek from a young age

    10:12 - 12:29 Entrepreneurial drive

    12:40 - 14:50 Approach to failure / Experiment / Be disciplined

    14:52 - 17:07 1st startup / made all the mistakes / pivot / selling

    17:10 - 20:48 Founding of GONG / Meeting his cofounder / Raising money

    20:50 - 21:58 Future of GONG

    21:59 - 25:38 Company Culture

    25:40 - 26:50 Hiring

    26:51 - 30:50 Raving Fans / How to create a product roadmap

    30:52 - 32:18 Pivotal moments in his career

    32:20 - 34:06 Advice to new entrepreneurs

    34:07 - 34:55 Outside interest

    34:56 - 36:54 Mental Health / Productivity cheats

    36:55 - 38:49 Being married, having kids

    38:50 - 39:59 Motivation in life

    40:02 - 41:39 Message to younger self

    42:05 - 43:34 Feedback / Surround yourself with strong people

    44:58 - Closing notes

     

    47 min
  • 21 Year old CEO & Co-founder Vee, May Piamenta

    0:00 - 0:49 Intro

    0:50 - 8:13 Her upbringing / Launching business at 13 / Donating her hair to cancer patients / Her first experience with volunteering.

    8:15 - 14:11 Developing empathy from a young age / Having empathy in the workforce / Leading with empathy.

    14:13 - 19:14 Vee founding story / Finding co-founders.

    19:15 - 21:31 Our self gets in the way / Investor mtg.

    21:32 - 25:19 Early challenges / 21 years old raising $2.4 Million / Using age to your advatage.

    25:31 - 29:55 Don't hide your potential / Ask why not / Almost closing Vee.

    30:54 - 31:53 Biggest beliefs

    33:05 - 37:05 Mental Health / Missing out in life.

    37:06 - 37:56 Startup life.

    37:58 - 42:10 Building trust as a young founder.

    42:16 - 43:30 Surround yourself with teachers.

    43:31 - 45:24 Her inspiration & motivation.

    45:46 - 48:38 Her Ted talk to teenagers / Making an impact.

    48:40 - 50:56 Closing notes. 

    52 min
  • Shay David CEO retrain.AI

    0:00 - 5:25 Upbringing / First trip to the US / Early childhood memories.

     

    5:26 - 8:10 is tech good or bad.

     

    8:11 - 10:55 First computer / Entrepreneurial drive

     

    10:56 - 14:48 First startup / Great algorithm bad business problem.

     

    14:50 - 15:30 Timing for a startup

     

    15:47 - 17:42 Shutting down a startup / Coral Reef

     

    17:43 - 20:00 Second startup

     

    20:03 - 21:21 Challenges in his 2nd startup

     

    21:22 -23:22 Moving on after the DOT COM crash

     

    23:24 - 25:37 What it takes to be a future thinker

     

    25:38 - 27:41 Third startup

     

    27:42 - 28:45 Motivation

     

    28:50 - 30:00 Do problems get easier

     

    30:01 - 31:33 How to stay focused

     

    31:35 - 33:16 Startups are a long game

     

    33:18 - 39:04 Fourth startup

     

    39:05 - 42:03 Personal values & mission

     

    42:04 - 44:07 Fundraising / Customer Focused

     

    44:08 - 45:24 Speed bumps / Most work in unseen

     

    45:30 - 47: 41 Hard times / Team

     

    47:-43 - 49:35 Charachter of an entrepeneur

     

    49:36 - 51:22 Mistakes to be avoided

     

    51:58 - 53:00 Advice to the new entrepreneurs

     

    53:05 - 56:40 Message to younger self / Lean In / Closing notes

     

    58 min
  • Gareth Jones CEO Headstart.io
    Humans are a companies biggest asset.
    Gareth Jones:
    https://uk.linkedin.com/in/garethmjones
    https://www.headstart.io/
    Ephraim Yarmak:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/
    https://1000hires.com/
    1 hr 17 min
  • Omer Molad CEO Vervoe
    In this interview, we speak with Omer Molad Founder & CEO of Vervoe.
    Vervoe, an AI-powered platform that tests candidates on skills, helps remove unconscious biases from the hiring process.
    In this conversation, we take a deep dive into moving to a new country at a young age. Going into the army, moving across the world to Australia, and his journey to becoming a startup founder.
    After listening to Omer you can expect to walk away with:
    Humility.
    Following your gut.
    What it means to be a leader.
    Staying humble.
    and multiple more lessons.
    So enjoy and please spread the wisdom so more people can benefit.
    55 min

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The purpose of "FounderStoriez Channel" is to interview Entrepreneurs from around the world to share their story, experience, and wisdom with you so you can learn from them and be inspired.