In our conversation, we discussed prioritizing in the product world, work-life balance, Chen's advice for startups, what the advantages of design partners for early-stage startups are, how different stakeholders should fit into the company's roadmap, and many more topics.

As someone who has worked for numerous successful startups and companies in the cyber industry over the years, Chen shared with me her amazing insights!

Chen ends the episode with a tip about sharing decisions with family and friends - and how it affected her decisions over the years.

During our conversation, Eliad talked about how he met so many new people in NYC and how he integrated his current position and other activities while living in the city.

As a child, he had a rare combination of afternoon activities in Israel (spoiler: handball and dancing) and we discussed how that affected him today.

From a real estate perspective, we discussed the common mistakes Israelis make when moving to NYC for the first time. New people planning to move will find Eliad's tips helpful.

Erez is an ex-8200 member and previously worked in several places before founding Knock a few years ago.Erez and I discussed how founders should act in early-stage startups and why transparency is so critical when working with employees?Erez worked as the first employee at a different startup - what insights did he gain from that experience, and how did this help him become a founder of his own company?Erez describes how his entrepreneurial journey began when he was waiting for a real estate agent to come and see an apartment in NYC three years ago.

Erez had some great insights and tips at the end of the episode. Don't miss them!

Talya Miron-Shatz is an author, consultant, speaker, and researcher, who studies medical decision-making in a humanistic way, aiming to guarantee that people understand, and are genuinely part of, their care.

During our discussion, we talked about the many decisions we need to make every day, we discussed confirmation bias and why being aware of it is so important.

How would Prof. Talya deal with stopping smoking cigarettes using cognitive bias hacks?How do we make medical decisions every day and what does all of this have to do with Daniel Kahneman's research?

You won't want to miss Prof. Talya Miron-Shatz's tips at the end of the episode! Or her book: Your Life Depends On It: What You Can Do to Make Better Choices about Your Health (link: TalyaMironShatz.com/Your-life-depends-on-it)

Uri Paz Meidan is the CEO of Oliphaunt, a company that specializes in innovation and strategy processes.

Its customers include Bank Hapoalim, HP, the Swiss Government Innovation Authority, the Israeli Defense Forces, Teva Pharmaceuticals Company, the Ministry of Health, and countless startups.We talked about his journey and the unique experience he had there as a student for the first time.

Uri worked for several companies before starting his own business, and he gained a lot of valuable insights through his experience along the way. Uri shared those insights in this episode! 

I spoke with Uri about how he made the transition from working in corporate to starting his own business. What are some lessons he learned and what did he learn about himself?

Uri shares how he overcame some failures in this episode and offers a useful tip that can help anyone listening find their right place at work.

I hope you enjoy the episode!

Yishai and I discussed the Usage Economy - what it is and why it will change the world.

TULU lets you rent items by the hour (Vacuum cleaners, PlayStation 5, drills, etc.) from an IoT-based unit they install inside buildings.Imagine renting a drill for 10 minutes and being charged $2 (instead of buying a 100$ drill for two uses).

TULU collects unique data about people's needs and we've discussed in the episode what they can learn from it today and in the future.For the first time ever, manufacturers and brands can see how customers are using particular physical products without asking them directly - and recommend products based upon their usage history and the usage histories of other customers.

We've talked about how Yishai and his co-founder Yael initiated the business in Israel, discovered their POC (Proof Of Concept), and why they moved to New York City so quickly.

Yishai shared with me at the end of the episode what makes him most excited from the entrepreneurial odyssey, and how in TULU they work to provide all team members with the ability to enjoy similar excitement.  

Yishai, thanks for hosting me - it was a pleasure.

In this episode, Michael and I discussed how it all started at age 13, and what the trigger was for his passion for entrepreneurship?

How was it to run a startup while attending high school?

And what he learned from interviewing over 650 people from around the world?

 

You won't want to miss Michael's tip at the end of the episode!

Hagith and I discussed a number of topics, including the effect cognitive bias has on our work with people, how to create a positive work environment, and how to handle certain political situations at work.

During our discussion, we discussed Hagith's approach to finding the best candidates for specific roles - what are her questions and how does she determine which candidate is right for the role based on how the candidate grew up?

Be sure not to miss Hagith's tips, based on her experience working across many roles!

Lior is incredible!  Having spent only one hour with him, I was totally blown away by his storytelling ability.

We've talked about the principles of storytelling - why is it important and how should you tell a story?

Where do we face storytelling on a daily basis?

How can storytelling transform business and personal branding?

 

The episode ends with Lior's tips - don't miss them.

 

Enjoy listening!

We discussed Ben's career, including working with Dennis Ross, Madeleine Albright (former Secretary of State), being MindSpace's VP of Operations, Sodastream's Head of Business Development, consulting, and his current position as Chief Operations Officer at Flytrex.  

Ben briefly talked about his perspective on the future of autonomous drones, what his company is working on right now, what challenges he sees, and what four objectives are most important to him.  

We end this episode with some tips from Ben.  

Have fun listening to this episode!