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Happy iPhone week!! Basically we're getting the new iPhones, we'd just love to know *why* we're getting them. So what did the boys  talk about this week?  It was a pretty busy news week actually... Yahoo swipes right on Jim Lanzone, hires him as new CEO! Facebook and Ray Ban launched new smart glasses. A ruling has been made in the epic Epic vs Apple trial. And some listener voicema...

Ah yes, the last podcast of the year.  What did we talk about?  (When we weren't experiencing mega tech breakdowns of course...) Callin is in, Clubhouse is out. Congrats Jifiti on their $22.5M round! Predictions for next year...  And more! Enjoy! BYEEEEEE -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw and @guy Subscribe at www.bootstrappod.com & sign up for RN in Tech ! H...

Guy tricked us into talking about NFT's.  We apologize for that. On the other hand,  we had some Israeli tech news (like Entree Capital investing in UAE startups, and Reali raising $100M from our most-mentioned Israeli angel investor, Oren Zeev ), and then we talked about open app stores vs the way Apple does it now. WE ARE BACK FROM THE SUMMER! Enjoy! BYEEEEEE -- Follow us on Twitter at @boo...

Leor Stern is a modern day Herzl. Yup, we said it here first. But seriously folks, Leor was a fantastic guest!  Leor is current the Head of OS at Fitbit/Google.  He spent tons of time at Google on many different projects, including being the force behind opening Google's first office in Israel!  He's a product leader and entrepreneur, and most of all, he's a total mensch.  We really...

Oh wow, this one is explosive like 30 minutes after eating gas station sushi. It's a hostful!  And while we thought we were covering a routine story about Didi being forced to go private, it exploded into a debate about how wise it is to invest in a company that is in a country with an "interesting" relationship with the rule of law.  (Now how's that for tap dancing around what...

It's another hostful! Coming hot off the heels of a great episode 22, the 3 legendary podcasters are back with a hostful episode.  So sit back, chillax, and listen to Hillel's wild accusations he levels at Itamar.  And they all discuss what's going on in tech news. Do I really need to spell out what we spoke about?  You can probably guess by now.  More IPO's from Israel tech co...

This episode was legen-wait for it-dary. @Amir Shevat (Head of Product, Developer Platform at Twitter) was our guest, and we had such a great talk!  Amir is a well known staple of the Israeli tech ecosystem, despite currently residing in the US.  That's how big of a deal he is.  He's also a gentlemen and genius.  And an author and investor.  *And* he has worked at almost every large tech...

Ok, so first things first, we had to address the biggest news rocking the world:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CRGxTbNtCxa/ But after that, we got back down to business. Yes, yes, yes, another hostful.  Relax, we'll have guests back soon! WE DID MAILBAG!  That's right, we started reading emails and playing voicemails again!  As a reminder, send us a voicemail anytime from our site: www.bo...

In the words of the great Paul Rudd, "No, Venti is twenty.  Large is large." This might not have been a large episode, but it certainly was Venti.  NEWS AMAZON GAMESHOW! (Guess who won?) As always, this episode was brought to you by RNinTECH.com (Guy, we'll tell you where to send the sponsor cheque...) Enjoy! BYEEEEEE -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw a...

Some highlights from this week: Itamar, who likes his anonymity, got recognized "somewhere" Hillel  "can I just say one thing" Fuld, has memory problems and loves both Windows Phone and Samsung phones (but guess which one he actually uses), and  Guy has some big "news": he announced the new company he started! Sign up for it at https://RNinTECH.com/ Oh, and we talked...

The boys are back in town. What town? Who cares, it's all remote anyway. Yes, another hostful this week.  You know you love it! <3 Is Clubhouse on the way down?  What about all the FTC/anti-trust stuff?  Yeah, we talked about it all. Episode 18. Get it. -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw and @guy Subscribe at www.bootstrappod.com Have a question or feedback? Le...

Ok, so first off, this week we saw the result of the biggest #bootstrapbump ever.  That's right, our Episode 9 guest just became Prime Minister of Israel.   Yeah, not sure we'll ever top that, but we'll try! Some other things we talked about: Huge news in Israeli startup fundraising! Monday.com IPO  https://www.timesofisrael.com/monday-com-raises-155-million-in-nasdaq-ipo-at-6-8-bil...

Hillel doesn't get AirTags.  Tim Cook disagrees. But can I say something real quick? Congrats to our Episode 7 guest, Alex Bouaziz of Deel, on their $156M Series C raise!  It's the #bootstrapbump ba-by!! Some other things we talked about: Apple's Spring Loaded event https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/20/22384756/apple-spring-loaded-event-recap-biggest-announcements-airtag-ipad-pro-imac...

All I can say is LOL. Hillel came in strong, Itamar and Guy cracked up.  So many gems in this one! "Can I just say something?" -Hillel We also talked tech, duh.  Bezos' last letter to Amazon shareholders, Coinbase IPO, and more! WE EVEN DID A GAME SHOW THIS TIME We also referenced 'No Filter' by Sarah Frier (fantastic read!): https://www.amazon.com/No-Filter-Inside-Story-I...

That's right. He's got the Twitter handle that Hillel thinks is the best in the world- @net!  This week we welcomed Net Jacobsson, entrepreneur & adventure capitalist, ex-Facebooker, and most importantly: mountain biker. 100% skin in the game! A bunch of stuff we also talked about: Patreon video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeDBSwVneyw Neuralink monkey video https://www.you...

Today, Bootstrap becomes a man.  Episode 13! We even learned about how fax machines work (thanks Guy!).  And we debuted a new segment: The Mailbag.  The Mailbag was great- send us more questions!  hey@bootstrappod.com   Also, shoutouts to:  The meditation app Hillel mentioned: https://synctuition.com/ The awesome tool for PM's and UX designers:  https://pageflows.com/ -- Follow us on Twitter...

🍷 Happy Passover! 🍷 Quick pod this week just to say hi, and Happy Passover to all who are celebrating! And in Israeli startup news, huge props to our boy Amir Shevat , and his team @ Reshuffle , on their acquisition by Twitter!  We'll have Amir on the pod soon to tell us the whole story. -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw and @guy Subscribe at www.bootstrappod.c...

This week was a hostful!  The bootstrap boys were chilling, and Hillel got a burger delivery. Did you know that Facebook is developing brain-controlled gesture technology? Well now you do.  You're welcome. And Twitter blocked anyone tweeting the word "Memph*s".  Weird, right? -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw and @guy Subscribe at www.bootstrappod.com H...

This week we welcomed as a guest our first venture capitalist, and we couldn't be more excited that it's Eze Vidra , one of the biggest mensches in VC.  Eze is a managing partner at Remagine Ventures , and is a former partner at Google Ventures, former Googler, creator of Google Campus, and much more.   And yes, it's a longer than usual episode.  Eze is worth it, trust us!  But feel...

This was a big week for the Bootstrap Podcast! In our first 10 episodes we managed to land a former defense minister of the State of Israel as a guest.  Not bad, eh? We welcomed Naftali Bennett, entrepreneur-turned-politician, to hear his story on how he went from startups to politics (and why in the world anyone would do that :)  And the best part about it: we didn't talk about politics! (*A...

Uh-oh. So yeah, about Episode 8.  It was great. </rhyme> But then it wasn't so great anymore, when we realized we experienced catastrophic hardware failure to both primary and backup recordings.  Fun times, right?? Ok, so on this episode 8"b", Itamar and Guy get on to quickly apologize, try reminiscing on the episode 8 that was, and looking forward to a brighter future with no...

This episode was 🔥🔥🔥 We welcomed Alex Bouaziz , Co-Founder and CEO @ Deel , the first payroll platform for remote teams that connects localized compliance and payments in one system. A payroll company? Yes, you want to hear Alex's story.  Entrepreneurs, this one is for you!  Alex is an entrepreneur who got out of the building.  Built stuff. Tried and tried again.  And now Deel is a monster...

GUY IS BACK AGAIN! And he brought a game!  Tech trivia, Itamar vs Hillel, battle royale. And more stuff, obvs.  Clubhouse, Apple Car, and more! (And some Israeli tech news, obvs again.) -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw and @guy Subscribe at www.bootstrappod.com Have a question or feedback? Leave us a voicemail at www.bootstrappod.com !

Three's a company, not a crowd! This week we were so stocked to welcome Guy Malachi- a well known product centric entrepreneur here in Israel.  Guy is the man.  And vegan 👏 And has the same birthday as Itamar. But I digress... Lots to talk about this week!  Clubhouse of course.  And Amazon. And Tesla. And Apple. And much more. Just listen to it, ok?  And give us a 5 star rating. (Please.) An...

Wow, what a week it has been!  Of course we go over the Robinhood and Gamestop news.  And in Israeli tech news... 3 startups have attained unicorn status! DriveNets : raised $208M Series B, valuation of $1.3B Melio : raised $110M, valuation of $1.33B Own Backup : Raised $167.5M series D, valuation of $1.4b -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld and @itamarw Subscribe at www.bootstrap...