Episode 44, "Stealth Mode: Locked", introduced us to Ian Sanders, a CEO of a promising stealth startup who talked to us about his decision to stay in stealth and still manage to develop his company. As part of a follow-up series on Ian's growth, I caught up with him 6 months down the line, after he has officially come out of stealth mode, kinda. His company, called Blue Cape, already has some incredible traction, and we dive into Ian's journey to understand how he plans to revolutionize the world of epidemiology, as he flows with the twists and turns of his entrepreneurial journey.

Jordan Kastrinsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kastrinsky-9b8b2370/

Ian Sanders - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-sanders-7a02301b2/

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The tech space abounds with interesting job titles, one such title, and a highly sought-after position is that of the product manager. As those who are in charge of the product trajectory, product managers have the utmost control over a company's development as they decide on key features. Yet, how do you manage a product which is software directed to product managers? Elad Simon, CEO of Craft.io, joined the company at a time when the company was reorganizing itself, understanding its market better, and deciding on a new method for reaching its clientele. Now, a few years down the line, Elad sees the world of product management as evolving with more agile teams and sees his customer base growing outside typical software companies.

Jordan Kastrinsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kastrinsky-9b8b2370/

Elad Simon - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elad-simon/

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As technology evolves, the barrier to access grows and for businesses, this poses a challenge in terms of budgeting for talent and resources. Assaf Egozi, co-founder and CEO of Noogata, is building a no-code artificial intelligence platform that helps businesses assess major pains and applies AI-based models for a solution. As data becomes even more critical to business processes, Assaf sees his platform as transforming the commercial sector as it provides a top-down approach of solving business problems and makes AI accessible to organizations across the board.

Jordan Kastrinsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kastrinsky-9b8b2370/

Assaf Egozi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/assafegozi/

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A special episode from the Momentum Accelerator Startup Competition live podcast studio with my guest co-host, Eran Bracha from the podcast Lo Rak Studentim (Not Just Students). Eran and I talk with some students from the prestigious Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel, a center for technological innovation and known for producing leaders of the future, internationally and in Israel. The two students we met are Racheli Danziger co-founder and CEO of the Detopp, changing the way companies manufacture specialty goods and, Jonathan Salem, co-founder and CEO of RECIV, combining investments and solar energy to help better society.

Jordan Kastrinsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kastrinsky-9b8b2370/

Eran Bracha - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranbracha/

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Beyond weird pictures of monkeys and such, NFTs are pushing the frontier of what it means to own digital property, experience community, and join the Web 3.0 ecosystem. Ben Kovalis, founder and CMO of EpoLabs by Art AI, jumped on the NFT bandwagon when he and his co-founder decided to embark on the path of creating an artificial intelligence art generation system based on words people input into the system. Ideally, it could be used to create the art pieces often associated with NFTs. Though not originally coming from art and design, Ben realized the attraction of such a tool and, apparently, so did others, to the point that when the team launched their first project they quickly turned into overnight successes with their Eponym collection. Today, Ben and his team are revolutionizing the NFT space with AI-generated art that soon may be the industry standard when it comes to Web 3.0 art and more!

Jordan Kastrinsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kastrinsky-9b8b2370/

Ben Kovalis - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-kovalis/

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A special episode from the Momentum Accelerator Startup Competition live podcast studio with my guest co-host, Eran Bracha from the podcast Lo Rak Studentim (Not Just Students). Eran and I talk with some very special people in the Israeli tech ecosystem that are helping to position student entrepreneurs better and redefine their tech journeys. In today's episode, you will hear from 1) Adv. Dan Fischer, partner at the Gornitzky & Co. law firm and manager of the high-tech team that supports amongst many clients, student-led ventures, 2) Michael Lavie Salomon, Arieli Capital's VP of Innovation and Business Development who himself was a graduate of the Momentum Accelerator, and discusses what's hot right now in tech, and 3) Or Meir Levy, Lead Product Manager at ONE ZERO, the first digital bank, who presents to us what his bank brings to the market and how it can help students founders.

Jordan Kastrinsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kastrinsky-9b8b2370/

Eran Bracha - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranbracha/ 

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Startup investments come in many different forms and are critical resources entrepreneurs can leverage to push their ventures forward. Yet, not all investors are created equal and not all investments are necessarily right for each founder. Renana Ashkenazi, General Partner at Grove Ventures, a leading VC started by Israeli high-tech legend Dov Moran, lays down her criteria for what she believes to be the foundation of a startup worthy of investment. As Renana hints, beyond doing their homework, they must show it, proving that strong teams combined with product-market validation is the way to convince an investor and successfully raise a round.

Jordan Kastrinsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kastrinsky-9b8b2370/

Renana Ashkenazi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/renana-ashkenazi-94515850

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There's truth in the saying that sometimes coming from outside of a situation gives you added perspective. At other times, familiarity with a specific industry or market actually gives you the ability to come from inside and disrupt. Yariv Omer, co-founder of Reigo Investments, took this approach with his partners when trying to solve longstanding real estate financing challenges. With a high-powered tech and real estate savvy team, Reigo is on track to helping financing processes evolve for good.

Jordan Kastrinsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-kastrinsky-9b8b2370/

Yariv Omer - https://www.linkedin.com/in/yariv-omer-6912421/

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Often it is the path we create for ourselves that leads us unexpectedly to some of our biggest accomplishments. Before founding Mon4t, Dr. Ziv Yekutieli, spent many years connecting between neurology and technology, dabbling in music, ex-vivo neural networks, brain signals from epileptic patients, and a PC-based model of the brain. By listening to the challenges neurologists face on a daily basis, he realized that he could use his unique experience to help them, by enabling for tele-neurology. Though not always the easiest topic to bring up to investors, Ziv has successfully navigated his startup into a prime position, providing Mon4t's products to hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device companies, now reaching out directly to the insurers. Through these channels, Mon4t's goal is to reach millions of patients who suffer from neurological conditions, and become "the google of neurological data".

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Dr. Ziv Yekutieli - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ziv-yekutieli/

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The holy grail of startup growth is reaching the US market. Yet, so many startups go about it the wrong way, without knowing the market, and end up failing. Ken August, an experienced commercial lawyer and founder of the August Law Group, specializes in helping international startups and other companies to be properly prepared to enter the American market. His piece of advice: do your homework!

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Ken August - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-s-august-09000a1/

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