ההחלטות שבקבלת ההחלטות | The Decision-Making Podcast

Doron and I discussed his insights as an independent while working for Wix (around 2010) and he decided to leave Wix to start his own business (a chain of CrossFit gyms).  Then Doron joined Guesty as vice president of customer experience (going through Covid-19 in a prop-tech company and using customer relationships during a very hard time). We discussed what he learned about customer success and...

אורי ואני דיברנו על הזדמנויות, איך אפשר למנף אותן ואיך נכון ליצור אותן. לאורי יש את אוסף פריטי סיינפלד הגדול ביותר בעולם, דיברנו על איך הוא התחיל לאסוף את הכל ואילו הזדמנויות נוצרו בעקבות זה. דיברנו על תכונות של יזמים, איך הוא רואה את העולם העיסקי ומה האתגרים שניצבו בפניו במעלה הדרך. אורי פיתח למעלה מ1,000 אפליקציות לאורך השנים במסגרת חברת פיתוח האפליקציות שהייתה לו - דיברנו על התובנות שלו עם השני...

מפועל בניין ליזם הייטק בתחום הפרופטק מאור ואני דיברנו על עולם ה יזמות, וגם על איך בכלל יזם נולד, איך רעיון נולד? איך למצוא את מה שאתה אוהב לעשות? מאור שיתף טיפים לגבי הצעד הראשון ואיך כדאי לעשות אותו ומה הכלים שצריך בשביל זה? אחר כך צללנו לתוך עולם הפרופטק (שילוב של נדל״ן וטכנולוגיה) ואיך הוא התפתח לאורך השנים, בנוסף, דיברנו על התפתחות של סטארטאפ ושינויים שקורים בדרך עם המוצר ואיך לדעתו צריך לנהל...

Yonni and I discussed: How the "security" industry has evolved over the years, the product's role in the company and its overall responsibilities, and what does a successful product employee need to do every day?   We also discussed Hypergrowth - the good, the bad, and the ugly. In our discussion, Yoni shared his perspective on how a company gets to this phase, as well as what the costs are for hy...

We spoke about how to manage people, common mistakes, insights Moriel gained from her experience working for early-stage startups, and some best practices she thought could be helpful to new managers. We also talked about customer experience, how she sees it from a company's point of view, and some tips for other companies. Moriel added a few tips to this document that you should not miss.

In this interview, Ofer (Mixpanel's Country Manager in Israel) shared with me the insights he gained over the years from both the sales perspective and the manager perspective. We've discussed the importance and advantages of product analytics nowadays. At the beginning of our interview, Ofer mentioned that sales is part of him - we discussed the sales personality and the importance of being a ski...

Lana shared with me her Aliya story to Israel at 22 years old - how was the process for her, and what insights did she gain? In addition, we talked about Yandex, the company she works for today, and the market they specialize in (Russia) - and how companies should approach this market in general. Throughout the conversation, Lana shared many tips and insights.

Nir and I talked about OviO's first steps, how the team knew each other's roles and responsibilities in the company, how Nir founded the company, where the idea came from at the beginning, and why Nir thinks most startups should raise smart money, especially early-stage startups.   What was the rollercoaster-like for Nir when he left his last job as a product manager at 888 and started something n...

We talked about his journey and how he founded GrowthSpace, what he thinks on days off, and why vipassana is so important to Omer? We discussed Omer's journey before founding his current company and some of the lessons he learned along the way. Based on his experience, Omer shared some methods for growing a business!

During our conversation, Ariel and I discussed his career milestones, the experience he gained at Amdocs, and many other companies during his career, and I focused the conversation on how he and his partners co-founded their venture capital company differently from other venture capitals. I asked Ariel what are the main challenges he sees in various early-stage startups from his perspective - and...

I spoke with Mati about his career path - growing up in Israel as an American-Israeli, serving in the army, working in government, becoming a lawyer, and then becoming the Head of Government Affairs Corporate & International Markets at Teva, before managing AION Labs last year. What challenges did he face? I asked Mati why he decided to join AION Labs and how it fits with his vision of working in...

Ben shared with me his unique career path: as a pilot in the IAF, he left the army after several years and entered the hi-tech industry as a manager, then a CEO, before co-founding his current company. Ben and I mapped his first steps in finding his partners, the ideation phase and the main challenges in their way, the decisions they had to make at the start, as well as the insights they obtained...

I talked with Srulik about TailorMed - why did he leave his old company to look for a new challenge? How did this journey look like from his perspective? Why did the business ideation phase of the company begin in the US, while Israel was not considered as a test area - pilot model before starting work with US customers? How did he know who would be the first targeted customer and who would be goo...

Early in her career as a journalist, Noa covered mainly the financial and economic industries until she decided to take on a decision-making role, becoming a decision-maker herself in the industry she used to write about, heading various roles until today. In this episode, we discuss the differences between the Israeli ecosystem and the American ecosystem (tech-related). Israelis working for the f...

I spoke with Leon on company culture - how to build the foundation and why it is so important, the first steps to building a company from scratch - the roles of each team member and how to make important decisions, and when Leon’s team hires new employees, how does they decide if they will fit into the company's culture? We also discussed his transition to the US and how he managed to run the comp...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 w...

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 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...

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 challen...