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“Entrepreneurs should be optimistic, maybe overly optimistic.”

Doing legal work for tech companies gives head of hi-tech practice at Lipa Meir & Co Amir Zolty the chance to help build things and do more positive work, he says

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“Once we support our ecosystem becoming innovative, we are changing and impacting our surroundings.”

After holding leadership positions in prominent companies and going through an entrepreneurial journey, co-founder of OpenValley Israel Ofir Dubovi wanted to help other early-stage founders.

"We pre-vet P&G business units' readiness to collaborate with startups"

By leading innovation in a company that reaches five billion users a day, global tech innovation director at Procter & Gamble, Orr Hameiri says he has the chance to impact many lives worldwide.

מוסף שבועי 28.7.22 אליענה שטיינברג חוקרת סרטן

Chipping away at cancer: Young pharmacist-researcher wants to revolutionize tumor treatment

01.08.22|Roni Dori

Eliana Steinberg was a pharmacist, until she got tired of seeing patients suffer without being able to help. She changed course, became a researcher, and now, at the age of 28, is the driving force behind a tiny chip that tests several treatments on the same tumor in record time, and deciphers which one will work best

Meirav Harel: “We are the editors. We are the actors, we are the players”

In a conversation with Noa Eshed and Ronen Menipaz on the podcast Real Life Superpowers, Meirav Harel discusses the power of setting goals and stepping outside of your comfort zone

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Matan Berkowitz: “I know everything is possible deep inside”

In a conversation with Noa Eshed and Ronen Menipaz on the podcast Real Life Superpowers, Matan Berkowitz, interdisciplinary artist, award-winning inventor, entrepreneur, Forbes U30, and TED speaker, discusses turning ideas into reality

“We're a startup that is not playing with minds; we are playing with hearts.”

Knowing why someone is doing something is important to May Piamenta, co-founder and CEO of Vee.

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Heidrick & Struggles headhunting high-tech execs in the Holy Land

31.07.22|Sophie Shulman

Tim Lüdke, a partner in the headhunting company Heidrick & Struggles, which is responsible for the past appointments of the former chairman of Google and the current CEO of Teva, is currently compiling a list of the most desirable people in high-tech and finance in Israel

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The circle of life: Soluto died, but Israeli high-tech feeds off it

28.07.22|Diana Bahur-Nir

A rare peek behind the scenes of the high-tech crisis. The day after the sudden announcement of its closure, Calcalist visited Soluto’s offices and talked to its worried employees and heartbroken founder, as well as the other founder, who left the company a long time ago, and believes that what’s happening now is the best thing for both the workers and Israeli high-tech

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“Once you dive in from your starting point, you suddenly realize there's this whole world of opportunity.”

Every entrepreneur needs a starting point, shares Eliron Ekstein, co-founder and CEO of RAVIN.AI. But from there, you find an even bigger world of opportunity.

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CTech’s Book Review: Remembering Leonard Cohen’s trip to Israel

19.07.22|Jonny Steel

Jonny Steel, VP Marketing at Payoneer, shares insights after reading “Who By Fire: Leonard Cohen in the Sinai” by Matti Friedman

IMF's Gopinath: "Central Banks will go all the way, it will be challenging to prevent a hard landing"

19.07.22|Adrian Filut

First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Gita Gopinath, expects further deterioration in global growth and fears that the financial data is reminiscent of the 2008 crisis. In an exclusive interview with Calcalist, she says: "Inflation has become the biggest problem in the world, and the rise in interest rates to contain it have come faster than expected”

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“The main challenge was to understand if the knowledge that I have is solid enough to transform into a scalable product.”

Now that Papaya Global is an established company, co-founder and CEO Eynat Guez sees that they have an opportunity to design the global payroll processes of the future and create a new reality for companies and employees.

"In order to succeed, you need to be brave enough and to dare and to try new stuff"

Don’t develop all the features you can imagine for your product before releasing it, advises Dvir Milo, CTO of Home365.

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"It is the influencers who are responsible for their posts, not the company”

05.07.22|Maya Cohen

Prof. Stefan Engels, an expert in e-commerce law, advises countries and companies on how to deal with the hot potato of advertising through the use of influencers. In an interview with Calcalist, he explains why those who have more followers have more obligations

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“That's the truth in starting something: it’s putting yourself out there to be judged by other people.”

Though one of his main goals is to have fun and make sure other people have fun, co-founder and president of Kissterra Ifty Kerzner puts in plenty of hard work to make that happen.

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“I really like to move away from my comfort zone as much as possible.”

Each stage of his career has taken vice president of product at Hunters Ofer Gayer out of his comfort zone, something he enjoys.

“The recurring revenue model in subscription puts a lot of effort on the vendor to create value to their customers.”

Customer success was not frequently talked about when Guy Nirpaz founded Totango, but he could see that the shift to subscription models would make it crucial for companies to understand and improve the journey

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Jefferies opening office in Israel, President declares, “This is just the beginning"

26.06.22|Sophie Shulman

Brian Friedman, President of the prestigious American investment bank Jefferies, is setting up the local branch in a time of crisis, because "the pricing of Israeli companies is more attractive than ever." He expects the arrival of 20 private funds by September, and believes the worst of the crisis is behind us

“My main mission is to help reinvent large, amazing companies through this journey with startups.”

Reinvention of large companies is Tzahi (Zack) Weisfeld’s speciality, and he accomplishes this through helping corporates to engage with startups to benefit both sides.

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