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מוסף שבועי 15.9.22 פרופ' דליה מלחי

The scientist who almost made Mark Zuckerberg president of the World Bank

23.09.22|Viki Auslender

Project Diem, the megalomaniac experiment led by Facebook, aimed to create a unified digital currency that will allow easy transfer of funds and payments between billions of people. The person who led the development of the currency was Prof. Dahlia Malkhi, one of the world's leading computer scientists. Now, in a rare interview from the bowels of the powerful technology giant, she reveals how the system was going to work, and why the fear of Facebook's power led to the collapse of the venture

“The most interesting and vulnerable business stage is scaling up after the initial investment.”

Getting to help shape a company is the most interesting part of being a technology leader, says Amos Arev, executive vice president of engineering and GM of Israel at Capitolis.

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“Moving into new markets requires the ability to give people freedom to really take risks.”

Allowing employees the freedom and support to take big risks is necessary to move into new markets, says Raviv Melamed, CEO of Vayyar Imaging.

“You need to accept that things will break and be willing to build better out of it.”

More employees and managers today are not willing to go along with the way things have always been done, says Yuval Magid, chief operating officer at Connecteam.

מוסף שבועי 25.8.22 סאלי קרוצ'ק

Sallie Krawcheck is on a mission to close the gender wealth gap

04.09.22|Roni Dori

Once known as “the most powerful woman on Wall Street”, Sallie Krawcheck was tired of seeing the capital market full of men helping other men get rich, while women who worked hard all their lives retired with nothing. So she established Ellevest, a revolutionary investment company for women: "The biggest mistake women make is that they don't invest enough. Because statistically, when they do, they earn more than men"

“I am interested in the place where art meets technology.”

As online videos began to flourish, Innovid CTO and co-founder Tal Chalozin was fascinated by how easily he could make things happen with the internet.

פרופ' אורי שני לשעבר יור רשות המים

“The climate crisis will cause a surge of migration. You can’t stop hungry people”

29.08.22|Yuval Azulai

As Chairman of the Israel Water Authority in 2006, Prof. Uri Shani initiated the establishment of desalination plants that saved Israel’s water economy, but “that’s not a workable solution for large countries.” He looks from the side at Europe’s drought and asserts: “To solve the global water crisis, you have to start with irrigation – that’s where the big waste of water happens”

מוסף שבועי 7.7.22 ד"ר פאסי ואיניקה

Power of powder: Solein seeks to shake up food industry

21.08.22|Roni Dori

From a small laboratory in the suburbs of Helsinki, Dr. Pasi Vainikka, CEO of Solar Foods, is about to create a historic revolution in the world of food: a protein powder that is made of 95% air - without a single gram of soil, and with zero ecological footprint - and it's healthy too

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“I love technology and writing. They complement each other.”

Having his wife’s support and help has made it possible for F5's Aran Erel to combine his passion for technology with his love for writing.

“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.

טים לודקה שותף בחברת הייעוץ היידריק אנד סטרגלס

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

מוסף שבועי 28.7.22 ישי גרין

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

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