Oct 07 2024 69 mins 8
On this episode of Invested, Michael looks back on the incredible and tragic stories from October 7th within the Israeli tech ecosystem, that were shared on the Invested podcast over the past year.
The guests whose stories are featured on this episode, in order of appearance:
Ami Daniel - CEO and co-founder of Windward
Izhar Shay - Venture Partner with Disruptive AI
Beezer Clarkson - Partner at Sapphire Partners
Stefan Thompson - Founder of Visegrad 24
Yoav Shoham - Co-founder and Co-CEO at AI21 Labs
Eyal Waldman - Chairman of Waldo Holdings and co-founder of Mellanox
Ben Lang - Angel investor
Marc Rowan - Co-Founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, Inc
Barak Herscowitz - Former employee of TikTok & Political Advisor
Sam Lessin - General Partner at Slow Ventures
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KEY TOPICS
[00:00:00] Michael Remembering October 7th
[00:06:52] Ami Daniel His Oct 7 Experience
[00:17:57] - Michael on Israeli Resilience
[00:19:16] - Ami Daniel on Kvar Baim
[00:22:20] - Michael Introducing Izhar Shay
[00:23:08] - Izhar Shay on his son Yaron
[00:33:10] - Michael Introduces Izhar’s Initiative
[00:34:21] - Izhar Shay’s Next October Initiative
[00:35:26] - Michael on Post Oct. 7th Israeli Investment
[00:37:25] - Michael Introduces Eyal Waldman
[00:38:05] - Eyal Waldman on his Daughter Danielle
[00:41:35] - Eyal on Peace Moving Forward
[00:47:32] - Michael Introducing Stefan Tompson
[00:49:08] - Stefan on the Fight for the West
[00:53:20] - Michael on Moral Clarity
[00:54:20] - Michael Introducing Marc Rowan
[00:56:12] - Marc Rowan on Anti-Semitism
[00:59:45]- Michael on Meritocracy
[01:00:35] - Michael Introducing Sam Lessin
[01:02:13] - Sam Lessin on the Problems at Harvard
[01:05:33] - One Year Later
RESOURCES
Follow Ami Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amidaniel/
Follow Izhar Shay on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izharshay/
Follow Eyal Waldman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyal-waldman-968788/
Follow Stefan Tompson on X: https://twitter.com/StefanTompson
Learn more about Marc Rowan: https://www.apollo.com/aboutus/leadership-and-people/marc-rowan
Follow Sam Lessin on X: https://x.com/lessin
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CREDITS
Executive Producer: Erica Marom
Producer: Yoni Mayer
Video and Editing: Ron Baranov
Music and Art: Uri Ar
Design: Rony Karadi
