Founder Storiez

“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 bri...

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: http...

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...

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 mi...

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 challenge...

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...

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/

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 t...

In this interview, we speak with Tony Jamous Founder & CEO of Oyster. This Podcast is titled "Express your true self" Tony, left his home in Beirut at the age of 17 and from there, his journey began. He was the founder of Nexmo which he sold to Vonage for $230 Million. After working at Vonage, and taking time off, he founded his new company Oyster, based on his values and personal life mission. In...

In this interview, we speak with Charlotte Melkert Co-founder & CEO of EQUALTURE. This Podcast is titled "Embrace your naiveness and take the risk" When Charlotte began her journey, she had no idea what she was doing. And through lots of trial and error, she has become the incredible person, startup founder, CEO she is today. In this conversation, we take a deep dive into growing up in the Netherl...

In this episode of Founder StorieZ with Ian Ramzy. Ian is the founder of ZipCall. A startup he founded out of his college dorm room. He shares the story of how he was able to scale to 100K users, make it to the front of Reddit. Being offered VC money to drop out of college and why he turned them down. So many incredible lessons in this interview. Please enjoy and don't forget to subscribe. Ephraim...

In this episode of Founder StorieZ with Howard Behar, Howard is a renowned business leader, author, speaker. For 21 years Howard led Starbuck’s business as President of North America, and he became the founding President of Starbucks International opening the very first store outside of North America in Japan. During his tenure, he participated in the growth of the company from only 28 stores to o...

In this interview, we speak with Dennis Mortensen Co-founder & CEO X.ai Dennis has an incredible story and an entrepreneurship career. He has started, failed, and sold multiple startups. In this conversation, we go into detail about how he got his start. How he views entrepreneurship, and practical lessons to building a company. Enjoy! Dennis Mortensen. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis...

In the interview, we speak with Barend Raaff Founder & CEO Harver. Barend has a fascinating humble story. In this interview, we speak about is humble beginnings, his entrepreneurial failures, and success. What it takes to build a world-class company and what it takes to lead in times of crisis.

On This episode, we have Marty Burger CEO of Silverstein Properties, one of the largest family-held real estate portfolios in the world. Marty has very humble beginnings, and in our conversation, we discuss his upbringing, how he got started in Real estate, being fired from his job, and his path to CEO. There are so many great lessons we can learn in this interview I hope you enjoy it. VIDEO: http...

How do you navigate in a time of crisis? Vinay Bhagat has lead his companies through 9/11, 2008 recessions and managed to make it out successful. In this very honest and candid interview, we speak about his upbringing, parenting tips, and what it takes to build a successful company. Vinay was previously the founder of Convio. A company he founded in 1999, took public in 2010 and eventually sold it...

Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybjpAry4gIeS0X3TLEpesA/featured Gordon Smith: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonksmith/ https://www.biproxi.com/   Ephraim Yarmak  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ephraimyarmak

In the interview, we speak with Michael Mandel Cofounder & CEO CompStak. Michael has a fascinating humble story. In this interview, nothing was left off the table and we discuss how he built his startup, the emotional pains and what it means to build a successful organization. It was a real treat to interview him I hope you enjoy! Dont forget to subscribe! Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN...

In the interview, we speak with L.D Salmanson Cofounder & CEO Cherre. LD is a serial entrepreneur. He has founded multiple startups, failed and sold a startup to Oppenheimer. In this candid and honest discussion. We speak about his upbringing, his first business while in Middle school joining the army, the other startups he founded, success and failures, and lessons he would provide to others. It...

In the interview, we speak with KP Reddy Founder of Shadow Ventures https://shadow.vc/ We speak about his humble beginnings. Moving to India at a young age, his first job, startups, investing, and what it takes to build a world-class startup. Enjoy! Kp Reddy. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpreddy Twitter: https://twitter.com/reddy_kp Ephraim Yarmak. LinkedIn: ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/eph...

In the interview, we speak with Jonathan Wasserstrum Cofounder & CEO SqaureFoot. SqaureFoot was founded in 2011, 60+ Employees and raised $29M. They are changing the way how companies find and rent office space. In our conversation, we learn about his journey as a child growing up in Houston, moving to NYC, working at JLL, and starting SquareFoot with his friend and the many lessons he has learned...

0:00 - 2:00 Welcoming notes 2:01 - 5:12 How does someone become the best hostage negotiator in the world / Volunteered on a suicide hotline / How he began his journey into hostage negotiation / Following through on the advice 5:13 - 7:12 How anyone can learn to become a better negotiator in their daily life / It’s all about building your EQ / Negotiation serves two purposes: 1. information gatheri...

Fabrice Grinda has been rated #1 angel investor in the world by Forbes. He has invested in more than 400 startups and 150+ exits. He has invested in the likes of Alibaba, Airbnb, Uber, Palantir & many more. Before starting FJ Labs, he started and sold multiple companies including Zingy, OLX. There are so many great takeaways from this interview and lessons we can learn. We get into his beginning d...

Arvind is a lamplighter. A Lamplighter is someone that goes around and ignites the spark in others. He has a phenomenal story. We learn about him and his journey. There so many gems in this discussion. Enjoy