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With @itamarw, @hilzfuld, and @guy - Bootstrap is a podcast about the Israeli tech scene, innovation, startups, and everything interesting in between.
So Hillel pronounced the word "Packaging" weird, and we couldn't get over it.
And in other news, we talked about the (upcoming at the time) Apple event! Yeah yeah, old news, but it was Rosh Hashana, so it was hard to find enough time to edit!
Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts!
- Hillel: Microsoft Israel
- Itamar: Acquired Podcast: Nvidia Part 2
- Guy: NYTimes Connections
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Aaaaand we're back! For a mid-summer podcast. It's hot outside and you're here for the hot takes. Welcome!
We spoke about:
- LK-99 room temperature superconductors https://www.theverge.com/23820077/lk-99-superconductor-experts
- The Most Valuable US Tech Companies Still Aren’t Buying Startups https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/most-valuable-us-tech-companies-aapl-msft-goog-amzn-nvda/
- Google incentivizing employees to sleep at company hotel https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/04/hate-your-commute-googlers-can-sleep-on-campus-at-a-discount/
- Voia raises $3 million to bring Hollywood production quality to every phone https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkjlvp7i3
Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts!
- Hillel: Sony ZV-1 II
- Itamar: Apple Silicon!
- Guy: NYTimes Mini Crossword
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Yeah, it's been intense recently. And this episode is later than we would have liked, but loyal Bootstrap listeners know the drill :)
We spoke about being in a post-Threads world, Israeli cyber startups suing one another, why has no one challenged LinkedIn, and more!
Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts!
- Hillel: Adorama
- Itamar: Arnold on Netflix
- Guy: Google Ads Transparency Center
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Yup- this was recorded back in the day. Before it all changed. Before... THREADS.
Those were simpler times, eh? When Twitter was the place to post inane thoughts in 280 characters, and Bluesky, Post, etc. were all trying to catch up. Ahhhh yes, simpler times.
Now by the time this goes live, who knows? Maybe Threads will be so big that Meta will be renamed to "Threads"? WHO KNOWS, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT THIS POINT!?!
Also, we'd like to remind everyone that we bear no responsibility for Hillel's views, and we've even created a direct link to complain to him on Twitter about how silly and out of touch some of his opinions are here. Please, use it!
Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts!
- Hillel: (Free stuff that) Joby (gave him)
- Itamar: More or Less Podcast, featuring the Morins and Lessins
- Guy: Dave
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Episode 74, and kicking ass.
Aaaaand Hillel no longer finds ChatGPT useful. We went from "this is the greatest tool ever that will take over humanity" to "meh" reeeeeal quick. (Aka, Classic Hillel :)
We spoke about the Titan submersible, weird TikTok algorithm choices, the current drama at Reddit, and more!
Shoutouts!
- Hillel: TCS Telecom
- Itamar: OpenAI's new function calling
- Guy: Alex Hormzi
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This episode has been lost thanks to Hillel's audio issues.
Please check out episode 73.
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Welcome to episode 71 of Bootstrap! Hillel went to the British embassy's coronation celebration. Why? Because Hillel is a world class British historian, duh.
So what did we talk about?
- The most obscure TikTok genres that the algorithm exposes us to..
- “OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the remote work ‘experiment’ was a mistake—and ‘it’s over” - https://fortune.com/2023/05/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-remote-work-mistake-return-to-office/
- “Israel must position itself as one of the three leading AI powers in the world,” says former Prime Minister Bennett” - https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkvaifle3
- Google announces the Pixel Fold - https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/4/23711353/google-pixel-fold-announced
- No heads of state on BlueSky - https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/5/23713232/bluesky-no-presidents-no-kings-policy
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Les Mills Body Combat on Oculus Quest
- Hillel: iPhone 13 mini
- Itamar: Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the playoffs!
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Welcome to episode 70 of Bootstrap! In this exciting installment, we dive into the hot topic of Twitter's new character limits and the impact it has on users. But the excitement doesn't stop there - during our live recording, our co-host Hillel received an exclusive invite to BlueSky, Jack Dorsey's latest social network venture. Join us as we unpack these events and explore the future of social media together! (Generated by ChatGPT)
So what did we talk about?
- Twitter Blue subscribers can now compose tweets with up to 10K characters and utilize bold or italic fonts https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/twitter-introduces-10000-character-long-tweets-for-blue-subscribers/
- Montana lawmakers approve a first-of-its-kind bill that bans TikTok and bars app stores from offering the app within the state, starting on January 1, 2024
- BlueSky Invites!
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Artifact's two new features- comments and AI article summaries. https://artifact.news/
- Hillel: Beef https://www.netflix.com/title/81447461
- Itamar: Succession's last season
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We talk about AI a lot, because that's what's in the news. But also, this week there was AR news that wasn't silly!
So what did we talk about?
- Twitter released the source code for their for you algo https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/31/twitter-reveals-some-of-its-source-code-including-its-recommendation-algorithm/
- 1000 people signed a letter asking ai labs to pause their work for 6 months
- AR glasses coming https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-04-02/when-is-apple-aapl-announcing-its-mixed-reality-headset-june-5-at-wwdc-2023-lfzggfhe
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Adobe Podcast https://podcast.adobe.com/
- Hillel: Notion https://www.notion.so
- Itamar: Codium.ai
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That's right! Hillel wasn't paying attention, and upgraded to Twitter Blue on iOS, instead of desktop. Oooh, fancy shmancy!
So what did we talk about?
- Twitter Blue is rolling out globally, and legacy verified blue checks are going away.
- TikTok CEO's congressional testimony, and how Hillel doesn't understand why anyone would want to ban TikTok.
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Mailbrew www.mailbrew.com
- Hillel: Android (Yup, Hillel came really prepared*)
- Itamar: iOS 16.4, specifically push notifications for Web Apps!
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Very short one this week, but we figured we'll give the fans what they want. Some Bootstrap is better than none, right??
So what did we talk about?
- AI. And if it's going to be detrimental to our kids in the future. (Spoiler alert: Hillel doesn't care/think so!)
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Ply https://ply.io/
- Hillel: OnePlus 11 https://www.oneplus.com/il/11
- Itamar: MH370: The Plane That Disappeared https://www.netflix.com/title/81307163
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Never a dull moment! We basically just spoke about the collapse of SVB, the runs on other regional banks, and how the sky feels like it's falling, in general.
So what did we talk about?
- SVB.
Shoutouts!
- Guy: ClipChamp http://www.clipchamp.com
- Hillel: Stratasys https://www.stratasys.com/en/
- Itamar: Amazing lockers are dope amazon.com/findalocker
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A non-political episode! (Mostly). Lots more BinGPT in the news, and unfortunately more layoffs... And Hillel was back on his phone way too much. Classic.
So what did we talk about?
- Apple is considering releasing a more expensive, higher-end iPhone model with faster processing and an upgraded camera; Similar to the "Apple Watch Ultra" branding.
- Meta is reportedly planning a fresh round of layoffs https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/13/meta-reportedly-planning-fresh-round-layoffs/
- Microsoft says talking to Bing for too long can cause it to go off the rails https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/16/23602335/microsoft-bing-ai-testing-learnings-response
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Succession Season 1 https://www.hbo.com/succession
- Hillel: His new Polestar https://www.polestar.com/en-il/
- Itamar: Interstellar re-watch! https://www.netflix.com/il-en/title/70305903?source=35
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Well, we all agreed it was unfortunate for politics to mix with tech news. But the news is the news, so after a few weeks off (and you'll find out why), Hillel was ready to explode. We let him rant! He also called in from his car, so apologies for the sound quality (and perhaps for what he said too ;)
So what did we talk about?
- Judicial overhaul protests in Israel mix with the local high tech ecosystem
- Hillel's new car and his thought process
- Instagram co-founders announce Artifact https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/31/23579552/artifact-instagram-cofounders-kevin-systrom-mike-krieger-news-app
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Naval Ravikant on Joe Rogan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHkcs3kG44
- Hillel: had to leave early
- Itamar: Product insights from Shreyas Doshi https://twitter.com/shreyas
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I know, pretty predictable to have a predictions show. (See what we did there?)
And we can't really give it all away here in the show notes, so you'll just have to listen... But, we can say that things got weirdly heated again when the topic of TikTok and China came up 🤷♂️
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We went into the archives from one year ago to hear all of our 2022 predictions. And boy, were we way off on most of them. But, Hillel nailed a few of them! (Hint: the metaverse is still not mainstream :)
So enjoy this week's roundup of our 2022 predictions!
Shoutouts:
- Guy: Wireless motion detection LED lights https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004262336618.html
- Hillel: Wednesday on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/watch/81231974
- Itamar: Nike Zoom GT Jump https://sneakernews.com/2021/11/21/nike-zoom-gt-jump-release-date/
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(The following has been generated completely by ChatGPT)
Welcome to our podcast episode! In this episode, we discuss Kanye West's suspension from Twitter, the rise of ChatGPT, and Spotify's new "wrapped" feature. And in a stroke of irony, these show notes were generated completely by ChatGPT, so hopefully it doesn't incite any violence or make any typos. Let's get started!
- Kanye West was finally suspended from Twitter for inciting violence. Hosts Itamar, Guy, and Hillel discuss the tweets in question and the reaction to the suspension.
- ChatGPT, a new AI-powered chatbot, has gained popularity for its ability to hold natural conversations with users. Itamar, Guy, and Hillel discuss the capabilities and potential uses of this technology.
- Spotify has released a new "wrapped" feature that allows users to easily share songs and playlists on social media. Itamar, Guy, and Hillel discuss the reception of the feature and its potential impact on the music streaming industry.
- In the "Shoutouts" segment, Hillel gives a shout-out to the new Netflix Documentary "Adventures in Psychedelics", Guy gives a shout-out to Kiwico, a kid's science toy company, and Itamar gives a shout-out to Metallica's new song "Lux Eterna".
Goodbye dear listeners, and reminding you to write it with any comments or questions to hey@bootstrappod.com, and can find the other episodes and send in voicemails at www.bootstrappod.com. BYEEE!
It took a year, and all Itamar had to do was click 1 button... and now he found out that 5G is actually fantastic. Old news, right? Don't get me started.
It's unfortunate that there are more layoff stories in the news, but them's the times. Layoffs, Twitter stuff, etc.- it's all crazy it seems. But as usual, take comfort in this 60th episode of your favourite tech podcast.
So what did we talk about?
- Amazon lays off 10,000+ people https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/17/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-says-layoffs-will-continue-into-next-year.html
- Twitter reinstates Kanye and Trump
- SimilarWeb lays off 10%- but not just a layoffs story- their CEO put out a blog post about the future of WFH, and there's a whole debate around it https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/byxc011mii
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Back To The Future Delorean Lego https://www.lego.com/en-us/lego-delorean-is-back
- Hillel: Joby tripod https://joby.com/
- Itamar: Club Random with Bill Maher podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/club-random-with-bill-maher/id1613459129
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I don't know if you noticed, but it's an absolute sh*tstorm in the tech industry, and the wider economy too. But have no fear! It's a medical fact that listening to this episode will make you feel better.
So what did we talk about?
- Meta laid off 11,000+ people
- (As of recording) Twitter asked fired employees to return. What is going on.
- FTX! The backstory, the meltdown, and current status. Crypto, eh? Whatdyagonnado. You should use Zengo.com , that's what you gotta do.
Shoutouts!
- Guy: eSIM! (Copying Itamar of course :)
- Hillel: Alon Matas, Founder of Betterhelp.com
- Itamar: Everyone helping those from Meta and other companies to find new jobs. There are good and helpful people in this world!
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By the time you listen to this, who knows what will be of Twitter? Did Elon sell it? Was it acquired by Papa John's Pizza? WHO KNOWS AT THIS POINT.
Layoffs. Recession. Chaos. Wonderful.
So what did we talk about?
- Twitter verification now costing $8 per month. Or does it?
- Starlink Aviation says it can deliver 350Mbps in-flight internet, and passengers can participate in activities such as video calling, online gaming. Would this drive you insane?
- Stripe just announced layoffs- 14% of the org: https://stripe.com/en-gb-us/newsroom/news/ceo-patrick-collisons-email-to-stripe-employees
Shoutouts!
- Guy: All About Me (by Mel Brooks) https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Me-Remarkable-Business/dp/059315911X
- Hillel: How to: Never Forget (by Montana Tucker) https://www.tiktok.com/@montanatucker?lang=en
- Itamar: Hydrate Smart Water Bottle https://hidratespark.com/
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That's right! Apparently Hil-ye West joined us as a guest this week.
So what did we talk about this time?
- Kanye's breakdown (on some tech podcasts too...)
- Elon bought Twitter! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585341984679469056
- Apple forcing apps that offer boosts to posts, such as Facebook, must sell any advertising services using in-app purchases, meaning Apple will get a cut. https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/24/apple-updates-app-store-review-guidelines-2/
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Obsidian Second Brain
- Hillel: Don't Worry Darling (movie)
- Itamar: VideoAsk.com by Typeform.
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Happy iPhone Event Roundup Week!
Hillel got confused about what vegans do in their bedrooms, and is annoyed by Android haters. Androiders- go get him!
So what did we talk about this time?
- The new iPhone and Apple Watch event!
- Adobe bought Figma for $20b https://www.adobe.com/about-adobe/intent-to-acquire-20220915.html
- Google’s Area 120 is cutting it’s projects in half https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/google-cancels-half-the-projects-at-its-internal-rd-group-area-120/
- StoreDot begins shipping batteries delivering 100 miles of range in 5 minutes of charging https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rklgw0slo
Also, the huge Figma acquisition news dropped like 5 minutes before recording.
Shoutouts!
- Guy: It's complicated, some tip about YouTube videos that can give you book highlights 🤷
- Hillel: Metaktech (Hillel got free stuff :)
- Itamar: E-Sims!
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Did we mention that it was august when we recorded this? WAS August. Isn’t now.
Anyway, as you expect in August, the news was a little slow. But, we did talk a lot about Oculus, Zucks’s performance on JRE, and BeReal.
And Hillel’s thoughts on Andrew Tate 🤷♂️ (Again, slow news month…)
Shoutouts!
- Guy: Almanac of Naval https://www.navalmanack.com/
- Hillel: Tuvia Elbaum from ZutaLabs twitter.com/tuviae
- Itamar: Sledgehammer by David Friedman
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Adam Neumann is back with a new startup, and 50% of our episode is now off the rails. Apparently his sister was more well known than he was, pre-wework. Who knew??
So his new startup, Flow, raised $350M from A16Z. And HiBob also raised $150M Series D. So.... the market is... back?
Shout outs for the week:
- Hillel: Someone who works at REDACTED
- Itamar: Disney's mobile apps
- Guy: Xiomi Smart Stadning Fan 2
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Wow, crazy great episode this week! We literally thought of a hilarious startup idea, and Guy ran it through an AI deck generator, and before you know it Sky Jumpers was born.
Sky Jumpers- parachutes for drones.
We also lost the first attempt at this episode, so it is sloppy seconds... Technically. But still, enjoy :)
Guy also got Dall-E access, so hilarity ensued.
Shout outs for the week:
- Hillel got something free from DJI Israel (of course)
- Itamar: layoffs.org.il , check them out and help out people who have been laid off!
- Guy: deck.rocks and https://www.removepaywall.com/.
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Shark tank-like pitches are the worst, right? Well, Hillel doesn't agree, but you might think otherwise.
Unfortunately, there are more layoffs hitting the Israeli tech scene. And we spoke a lot about where Facebook should be taking big blue and Instagram. Product managers will both love this and be triggered.
Shout outs!
- Hillel: Pitaka
- Itamar: Israeli consumers loving electric cars too much
- Guy: Top Gun: Maverick & Nir Ben Yonah Shein
That's it, until next week!
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Back with a vengeance!
A lot of iOS 16 public beta talk, tbh. It's momentous- you gotta love summer iOS betas.
Then of course we reviewed a few restaurants. Deal with it.
Was a fun episode this week- enjoy!
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What a hurricane of an episode!
We talked about drones, TikTok, autocorrect, restaurants, the recession, cars, intermittent fasting, nuclear submarines... (I may have made that last one up 😁)
and more!
We were all over the place, try to keep up.
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Guy has COVID. Itamar calls out Netta. Hillel is getting Crystal Lite. A ball was had by all.
We got some listener feedback calling one of our episode "semi unhinged". BADGE OF HONOUR.
Ok, so what did we chat about this week?
- The slap! (Of course)
- Bank Leumi supports crypto https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h11zqj6zc
- Amazon starting drone delivery. https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-beta-test-drone-delivery-prime-air-california-texas-2022-3 Will this become mainstream or remain small?
- Tesla has record quarter https://flip.it/VNdkVM
Shout-outs for the week!
- Itamar: Book of Mormon (so good.)
- Hillel: Pixel 6 (but still won't switch to Android)
- Guy: Reddit's r/Place https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/04/reddit-place-internet-communities/
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Itamar is back from the States... did he get the powder Hillel asked for... ?
You'll never believe why 🤣
We spoke about:
- Apple planning an iPhone subscription service - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-24/apple-is-working-on-a-hardware-subscription-service-for-iphones
- Elon musk tweeting about the need to replace Twitter https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507777913042571267
- TikTok being sued for psychological damage https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/24/former-tiktok-content-moderators-file-lawsuit-over-psychological-trauma/
and, as usual, much more!
Our shoutouts:
- The Israeli postal service :)
- Carrot weather app - https://www.meetcarrot.com/weather/
- Murderville - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IBi7gN2THE
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Bootstrap went global! Well, not completely, but some of us were traveling. And it was a relatively slow tech news week, so the guys played a game that Guy prepared! And we got to hear about Hillel's latest obsession, as well as some hilarious travel related stories.
This one was fun. Trust me.
Shout-outs and stuff we referenced:
- Family Guy: Invention of Reeses - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7et6-nByfw8
- Fly on the wall podcast - https://shows.cadence13.com/podcast/fly-on-the-wall
- Let me Google that for you - https://lmgtfy.app/
- Is this anything - Jerry Seinfeld - https://www.amazon.com/This-Anything-Jerry-Seinfeld/dp/1982112697
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It seems like the world is preoccupied with the more wheels vs doors debate, so we step in and help settle that.
But what else is going on? Well, the boys took a two week hiatus, so Hillel could travel, get pedicures, etc. The man needed some TREAT Yo' SELF time.
But we also spoke about:
- TikTok expands maximum video length to 10 minutes https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/28/tiktok-expands-max-video-length-to-10-minutes-up-from-3-minutes/
- Apple event!- New iPhone SE
- New iPad Air
- Mac Studio & the M1 Ultra
- Google’s Message app can now handle iMessage reactions, challenges Apple with new features https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/10/googles-message-app-can-now-handle-imessage-reactions-challenges-apple-with-new-features/
- Tech Companies leaving Russia https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60579641
& much more!
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"I don't know anything about Peloton or fitness AND I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT" -Hillel
Ok, so maybe that's not an exact quote, but it covers the spirit of what he said. But guess what? Peloton was in the news and we talked about as best we could :) What else did we chat about this week?
- Spotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/16/22937826/spotify-podsights-chartable-acquisitions-podcast-marketing-platforms
- Peloton’s new CEO talks about new business models in the future https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/19/22942449/pelotons-new-ceo-subscriptions-open-app-store-barry-mccarthy
- Samsung kills the Note. Do we care? https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/18/goodbye-samsung-galaxy-note-hello-s22-ultra/
& much more!
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It was another hostful week! Full cast :)
We finally weighed in on the Spotify/Rogan thing. It has been festering for weeks, so we couldn't ignore it any longer. And we finally got some local startup product news in there too!
This week's news:
- We finally talked about the whole Joe Rogan and Spotify thing https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/07/spotify-will-invest-100m-in-content-from-underrepresented-creators-says-ceo-daniel-ek/
- Israeli startup funding! Deepdub.ai raises $20m for AI Powered Dubbing that uses actors original voices https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/10/deepdub-raises-20m-for-a-i-powered-dubbing-that-uses-actors-original-voices/
- A husband and wife accused of conspiracy to launder $4.5 billion in bitcoin https://www.businessinsider.com/bitfinex-indictment-heather-morgan-ilya-lichtenstein-friends-react-2022-2
& much more!
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Are you recovering from your whiplash from last week's episode? Have no fear, Itamar is back, ba-by!
And he finally tried Wordle, and his first score is the name of this episode, so it's now cemented in history. Have you tried Wordle yet? It's great fun.
This week's news:
- NYT bought Wordle! https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/31/popular-puzzle-game-wordle-is-being-purchased-by-the-new-york-times/
- Meta’s stock plunge (and Amazon’s gain) https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/03/jim-cramer-says-dont-buy-the-dip-in-facebook-parent-meta-just-yet.html
- CEO of Bolt's tweetstorm about YC, and then he stepped down https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/31/ryanbreslow-bolt/
& much more!
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Itamar had a last minute emergency, but the show must go on!
So it's a Guy-Hillel-full episode.
We jumped right into it, straight-up tech-talk.
Oh and we should have probably named this episode something about the answer to life, the universe, and everything (but we didn't 🤷♂️).
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41! This is the George H W Bush episode.
You came to hear us talk about tech. That's exactly what you're gonna get. But the best nugget has to be how expensive Hillel's drone is. Seriously. WTF.
How much is it? You gotta listen to find out :)
And this week's news:
- Calcalist report of NSO's Pegasus in use by Israel police https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3927704,00.html
- Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard in a nearly $69B all-cash deal. https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-acquire-activision-blizzard
- Instagram is testing paid subscriptions https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/19/instagram-launches-early-test-of-creator-subscriptions-in-the-u-s/
- Twitter rolled out NFT profile images for Blue subscribers. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/20/tech/twitter-nft-profile-picture/index.html
& much more!
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EPISODE FORTY!!!
We upped it up. A whole extra notch!
Sometimes we play games as a segment of the show, but this time, the entire episode is a game! We played the "Hillel Secret Word Game", where Guy and Itamar had to compete to get Hillel to say certain tech buzzwords. What were the words? Who won? You'll have to listen to find out...
- Stripe Opens Operations in Israel! https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3926338,00.html
- Elizabeth Holmes found guilty https://www.businessinsider.com/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-juror-explains-why-not-convict-patient-charges-2022-1
- Popcorn Time, an open-source streaming service for pirated content launched in 2014, shuts down. https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/06/illegal-movie-streaming-service-popcorn-time-shuts-down/
- OpenSea raised $300M at a $13.3b valuation (previous valuation was $1.5B in July) https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/04/nft-kingpin-opensea-lands-13-3b-valuation-in-300m-raise-from-paradigm-and-coatue/
- A reality star who says she made $200K from selling her farts in Mason jars is pivoting to selling them as NFTs https://www.insider.com/reality-star-made-200k-fart-jars-selling-them-as-nfts-2022-1
& much more!
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First Bootstrap pod of 2022!
And we were off to a great start!
First of all, #freeItamar. Listen and you'll get it.
Second, we found out that Hillel can eat a 1.2kg steak in one sitting.
But most importantly, we chatted about tech news! Cafe Landver NFT's, Israel's First Digital Bank gets a new name before launch (and oh boy did we go on a tangent on this one), RIP Blackberry, and much more!
No shout outs this week, because we did 2022 resolutions. They are epic.
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We did it! Year 1 of the Bootstrap Podcast in the bag. #nailedit
So what did we talk about this week?
- Survey of US internet users: 72% distrust Facebook, 63% TikTok, 60% Instagram, 53% WhatsApp, and 53% YouTube. Related: TikTok.com was the most popular domain globally between August and December 2021, after passing Google. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/22/tech-trust-survey/
- CES! Still on, but everyone cancelling attendance https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22849223/ces-2022-t-mobile-bailed-keynote-meta-pinterest-twitter-iheart
- James Webb Telescope Launch! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10344019/Lift-Nasas-10billion-James-Webb-Space-Telescope-launches-French-Guiana.html
& much more!
And then we did our 2022 predictions segment. You gotta listen to find out what we predicted!
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It was a hostful -Hillel this week, but we kept on going and managed to stay on the rails (sorry fans of going off-rails...) We're deep in winter now, but there's still a lot going on in the tech world!
We talked about:
- Movie theaters are breaking records despite Omicron, thanks to Spiderman:No Way Home https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22843051/movie-theaters-spider-man-no-way-home-records-amc-regal-cinemark
- Israeli cultivated meat co Future Meat raises $347m https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-cultivated-meat-co-future-meat-raises-347m-1001394990
- Detect.com Hired Hugo Barra as CEO https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211215005819/en/Detect’s-PCR-Quality-At-Home-Rapid-Covid-19-Test-Now-Available-for-Purchase-on-Detect.com
- TikTok to Diversify the FYP https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/16/tiktok-to-diversify-its-for-you-feed-let-users-pick-the-topics-they-want-to-avoid/
& much more!
Shout outs for this week:
- Guy: The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
- Itamar: Vanished by China - One couple's story (from the @honestlypod by @bariweiss) https://www.honestlypod.com/podcast/episode/2f864e34/vanished-by-china-one-couples-story
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WE MADE IT TO EPISODE 18 X 2!
But barely... You see, we experienced yet another equipment failure. Including the backup system 🤦🤦🤦. And we lost the original Episode 36. So technically this is 36b.
Yeah- this episode is late, and the news old... But we had to post it anyway! And have no fear, a fresh episode 37 is coming very soon :)
And we mostly just talked about the original episode 36 that we lost, and tried to rekindle the magic... But what else did we talk about?
- Instagram's move back to a chronological feed https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/8/22824609/instagram-chronological-feed-adam-mosseri
- @Jack stepping down at Twitter https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/business/dealbook/jack-dorsey-twitter.html
- Israeli startup Tipalti raised $270M and quadruples their valuation https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/08/accounts-payable-automation-startup-tipalti-raises-270m-quadruples-valuation-to-8-3b/
- Elon's new haircut (and possible Model Pi phone)
And much more!!
Shout-outs for the week!
- Hillel: Dailygiving.org
- Itamar: Erez Naveh's blog post "The Beatles Teach Entrepreneurship and Product Development"
- Guy: Box One by NPH https://store.theory11.com/products/boxone
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We thought it would be a slower news week thanks to Thanksgiving, but it turned out to be a regular-length episode! We played a game, we talked about Apple's upcoming AR headset, Adele + Spotify, and how Tile (RIP) was acquired and murdered by AirTags.
And Itamar aired some slight frustration, but you'll have to listen...
Our shout-outs for the week:
- Hillel: iPhone text replacements https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207525
- Itamar: 100 Ways to Look Smart in Meetings https://amzn.com/dp/B01H1386CW
- Guy: Alfred for Mac https://www.alfredapp.com/
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♫ Nothing last forever, even cold November brain... ♫
It's November, so that means all 3 of your favourite hosts have birthdays this month! But sometimes those birthdays are responsible for missed episode weeks. We apologize for that...
But it was a great episode this week! Guy prepared a "guess the stock ticker" game (yup, and yet it was fun), and we talked a lot about the Metaverse (still), Hillel's rage at bandwagon jumping, and how Guy and Hillel use the internet completely differently... We also discussed why Sam Lessin is using the VC model to invest in individuals ( https://thisweekinstartups.com/why-sam-lessin-is-using-the-vc-model-to-invest-in-individuals-jason-funds-a-startup-on-air-e1238/ ).
And our shout-outs for the week:
- Hillel: Tweetbot https://tapbots.com/tweetbot/
- Itamar: Oculus Quest 2 https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/
- Guy: Video Speed Controller https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk
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ALL THE BOYS ARE BACK!
And we took out a billboard on the Ayalon to celebrate! Just kidding, but that's what everyone else seems to be doing...
What did we talk about? Elon's tax tweet of course. Our friends at Neuralight raised a $5.5M round. And we heard all about Hillel's trip to Gran Canaria! (tl;dr nothing to eat, super nice place.). And we discussed corporate theme songs. Yup, that's a thing now!
And our shout-outs for the week:
- Guy: The Thrill of the Fight on Oculus Quest https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3008315795852749/
- Itamar: Finished Breaking Bad!
- Hillel: DJI Mavic 3 https://www.dji.com/mavic-3
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WE'RE BAAAA-AAAAACK!!
Yes, it has been a long two weeks off, but we're happy to be back! (Well, for those of us who are back :)
Hillel needed to travel, but we don't hold that against him. We're excited to hear all about it next week!
But in the meantime, holy s*&t there was a lot in the news. We talked about:
- Facebook rebranding to "Meta"
- Sequoia Capital blowing up the VC model
- Tesla being worth over $1T 🤯
Twitter poll! If you had $100K to invest in a tech stock right now, what would you invest in? https://twitter.com/bootstrappod/status/1455290612710789131
And our shout-outs for the week:
- Guy: Only Murders in the Building https://www.hulu.com/series/only-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf
- Itamar: The Metallica Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1LnPMFQyBHDpLNOE8VWVL1
- Hillel: Macro photography (again, we assume :)
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HILLEL DOESN'T KNOW WHO NORM MACDONALD IS AND WE ARE NOT OK WITH THAT
But we also talked about international corporate tax law treaties. And everyone moving to Texas. And Instagram video.
And our shout-outs for the week:
- Hillel: LinkedIn creator status (psshhhhhhh)
- Guy: Photoshop Content Aware Fill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge9jsJZ3lA0
- Itamar: Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery (Netflix Special) https://www.netflix.com/title/80134780
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EPISODE 30!! And Hillel's back!
People are excited about that, and we played the voicemail to prove it.
And our shout-outs for the week:
- Hillel: iPhone 13 Pro Max's macro photography
- Guy: No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram https://www.amazon.com/No-Filter-Inside-Story-Instagram/dp/1982126809
- Itamar: OOO by mmhmm on iOS! https://www.mmhmm.app/blog/introducing-ooo-the-mmhmm-ios-app (Yeah, those are real things!)
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This was a hostful but also a Fuld-less episode. Sorry Hillel, we miss you!
Don't we look fabulous in the episode cover? That's right, in honour of Lightricks' newest round of funding, we facetuned the s**t out of ourselves!
We also talked about:
- Apple's iPhone event! New iPhone 13's, new iPads, and more.
- How to pronounce Giphy (super relevant and important) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2NFF2rliV4
- Lightricks announces $130 million Series D at $1.8 billion valuationhttps://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3918047,00.html
- Xiaomi unveiled smart glasses https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/14/22673144/xiaomi-smart-glasses-announced-microled-display-ar
- Intuit buys Mailchimp and employees are furious https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/13/intuit-confirms-12b-deal-to-buy-mailchimp/
And Itamar and Guy's shout outs for the week:
- Canva! www.canva.com
- Metallica's surprise concert at The Independent in SF: https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/Metallica-San-Francisco-Independent-show-COVID-16467089.php
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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 voicemail!
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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!
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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!
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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 enjoyed our chat with him!
We also covered some news and Hillel doesn't know the difference between an eggplant and a zucchini. Vegetables are foreign to some...
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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 I really wanted to write??)
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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 companies, and something about Clubhouse.
Is that what you guessed?? #nailedit.
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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 company- Twitter, Microsoft, Google, Amazon/Twich, and Slack. There's only Facebook and Apple left Amir- yallah!!
We also covered some news, blah blah blah- but mainly listen for the Amir interview. It was fantastic!
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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.bootstrappod.com
And then some news about who will be running Softbank's new Israel office, more huge fundraising rounds for Israeli startups, and of course, some Tik Tok news.
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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...)
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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 about Windows 11 of all things. Let us know if you use Mac or Windows in this poll we're running.
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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.
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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-billion-valuation/ and Gong.io raises at a $7.2B valuation https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-gong-raises-250-million-at-72b-valuation-1001373264
- Billionaires in space!
- And lots of Tesla talk...
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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
- Deel's $156M round https://www.geektime.com/deel-raises-series-c-at-unicorn-valuation/
- And more Clubhouse of course... https://www.reuters.com/technology/clubhouse-closes-new-round-funding-that-would-value-app-4-billion-source-2021-04-18/
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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-Instagram/dp/1982126809
- The classic Apple iPhone launch keynote presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrJzXM7a6o
- Steve Ballmer's reaction to the iPhone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U
- And of course- this week's Twitter poll! https://twitter.com/bootstrappod/status/1383810933776998407
Until next time! BYEEEEEEEEE
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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.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCul1sp4hQ
- Twitter poll for Hillel's screen time - https://twitter.com/bootstrappod/status/1381695442031947780
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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/
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🍷 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.
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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?
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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 free to use the pause and play button at your leisure :)
We discussed:
- 📈 The best way to pitch a VC during the pandemic.
- 💸 How much to de-risk your startup before approaching a VC for funding.
- 💥 Eze's journey from PM, to creating Google Campus, to venture capitalist.
Eze is one of the best in the biz- entrepreneurs, this one's for you!
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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!
(*Almost no politics...)
We discussed his background as an entrepreneur, the struggles of being a CEO, he shared some stories of selling his company for $145M, and more...
This was a 🔥🔥🔥 episode. Bootstrap stepped it up a notch.
Enjoy!
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Uh-oh.
So yeah, about Episode 8. It was great.
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 technical issues. And make the world a better place.
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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 hit, growing like crazy, A-list investors, etc. So listen up and be like Alex.
And as usual, the banter was super 🔥🔥🔥. EPISODE 7!
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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.)
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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.)
And don't forgot to tweet @hilzfuld and tell him the Bernie Sanders meme is soooooo January.
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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
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EPISODE THREEEEEEE!
I can't believe we miss going to Mobile World Congress. That's how locked-down we feel.
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EPISODE 2!
I know, we can't believe it either.
Well, we're in lockdown again, so there isn't much else to do... We chatted about the latest news (not much, social media banning Trump, whatevs...), the fact that Hillel doesn't care about privacy, and the first Israeli startup acquisition of 2021 (congrats Spetz.io!)
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Seriously, why do we have to discuss bitcoin? Because Hillel wanted to. So we invited @Ouriel (from @ZenGo) to talk about it too, because he knows way more about it than us.
That's how we roll.
And we discussed some other things in tech news, then Hillel got very hungry, and Itamar wouldn't let him go yet.
Is 45 min too long for a podcast? Drop us a voicemail and let us know!
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We literally just pressed "record", ok? Don't judge. yet.
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"Just hit record, nu."
And just like that, we started to podcast.
Join Itamar and Hillel as we shoot the breeze and discuss the Israeli tech scene, startups, innovation, and everything interesting in between.
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