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One person built a product in a few months that threatened the core business of a 5,000-person company.Wix acquired Base44 for around $80 million. A year later, it's doing $100 million in ARR. At the time of acquisition, it had $1 million.Itai Green, co-founder and CEO of Global Innovation & Strategy and author of Innovation or Elimination: Winning in A World of Constant Change, uses this as a live case study for why corporations can't afford to wait. The moment you see a startup solving a problem that sits at the center of your business, you have two options. Buy, partner, or integrate now. Or watch them, or someone else, do it at scale while you're still running internal approvals.Time is the one thing money cannot buy. The companies that understand that are the ones still standing.Hosted by Yoel Israel

What happens after an attacker gets in?At Cybertech Tel Aviv, we spoke with Yuval Goldberg, VP of Product at Zero Networks, about lateral movement, microsegmentation, and why security teams need automation to keep up with modern attacks.Yuval explains how Zero Networks approaches zero trust, removes friction between IT and security, and helps organizations contain breaches before they turn into major incidents.This interview is part of IsraelTech’s coverage as an official media partner at Cybertech, spotlighting the people building the next generation of cybersecurity from Israel.Hosted by Yoel Israel---Thank you to our incredible partners for making this all possible!IsraelTech is proud to partner with Deel, the global all-in-one HR and payroll platform for teams in 150+ countries. To support the show, please go check out our partner Deel at: https://www.deel.com/israeltechyt/ IsraelTech is also proud to partner with Wadi Digital. Wadi drives growth for B2B tech, cybersecurity, and SaaS companies with expert-led performance marketing, turning strategy into real results. Check them out at https://wadidigital.com/---Subscribe to our weekly newsletter 👉🏼 https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/26afeab9-4044-458e-8b61-3bf45783da65?email=Unrecognised variableFollow IsraelTech on your fav social media feedX (Twitter): https://x.com/IsraelTechLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/israel-techFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelTech48Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/israeltech48/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@israeltech48Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fkZX1RJk3kRvsumMNfwZ2Follow Yoel on your fav social media feedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoeltisrael/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoeltisrael/X [Twitter]: https://twitter.com/YoelTIsraelFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yoeltisraelFollow Yuval on your fav social media feedLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuval-goldberg-99629a1/

For years, Israeli tech has often been described as a single, unified ecosystem. Today, that narrative is evolving.In this episode, Eyal Bino, founding partner of 97212 Ventures, explores how New York has emerged as a critical tech hub for Israeli founders outside of Israel - and how this global expansion is opening new pathways for growth, collaboration, and impact across the Israeli tech ecosystem.If you think success comes down to talent alone, this episode will challenge you.What we cover:- Why New York, not Silicon Valley, is becoming the default second home for Israeli startups- How Israeli founders change when they live in New York and what they lose and gain- The uncomfortable role luck plays in venture capital and why few people admit it- Why many VCs say they help founders but don't deliver when it matters- What a real day-one partner actually does beyond writing a check- Why branding as a “New York company” matters more than people want to admit- How introductions, trust, and timing beat pitch decks and cold emails- Why the venture model may be misaligned with founders and where it is crackingThis episode is for founders who are tired of recycled advice and investors who know the real game is rarely discussed in public.---Thank you to our incredible partners for making this all possible!IsraelTech is proud to partner with Wadi Digital. Wadi drives growth for B2B tech, cybersecurity, and SaaS companies with expert-led performance marketing, turning strategy into real results. Check them out at https://wadidigital.com/---Subscribe to our weekly newsletter 👉🏼 https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/26afeab9-4044-458e-8b61-3bf45783da65?email=Unrecognised variableFollow IsraelTech on your fav social media feedX (Twitter): https://x.com/IsraelTechLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/israel-techFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelTech48Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/israeltech48/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@israeltech48Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fkZX1RJk3kRvsumMNfwZ2Follow Yoel on your fav social media feedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoeltisrael/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoeltisrael/X [Twitter]: https://twitter.com/YoelTIsraelFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yoeltisraelFollow Eyal on your fav social media feedLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyal-bino/X [Twitter]: https://x.com/eyalbinoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyalbnyc/?hl=en

What if the future of AI isn’t just about faster chips - but about how people, teams, and entire countries will work once AI operates at massive scale?In this episode of IsraelTech, Yoel Israel sits down with Boaz Touitou, CTO of Impala AI, for a wide-ranging conversation that moves far beyond GPUs and hardware limits.We dive into:- Impala AI’s focus and why compute is the limiting factor- Training vs. test-time scaling and what changes at massive run counts- The GPU race and why new hardware overtakes the old instantly- What AI-first companies look like in practice- Employees guiding AI systems as part of their daily workflow- AI at national scale - from codebases to continuous video feeds- Why humans and AI aren’t as different as we assume- Self-play and reinforcement learning as drivers of rapid improvement- A landscape where knowledge is open and compute is the main hurdleBoaz offers a grounded, expansive view on where AI is headed - not just as a technology, but as a force reshaping work, responsibility, and the structure of modern organizations.Hosted by Yoel Israel---Thank you to our incredible partners for making this all possible!IsraelTech is proud to partner with Wadi Digital, the leading tech marketing agency. Check them out at Wadidigital.com IsraelTech is also proud to partner with The Recruitery, helping Israeli cybersecurity startups find top GTM talent across global markets. Find out more at: https://therecruitery.com/---Subscribe to our weekly newsletter 👉🏼 https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/26afeab9-4044-458e-8b61-3bf45783da65?email=Unrecognised variableFollow IsraelTech on your fav social media feedX (Twitter): https://x.com/IsraelTechLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/israel-techFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelTech48Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/israeltech48/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@israeltech48Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fkZX1RJk3kRvsumMNfwZ2Follow Yoel on your fav social media feedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoeltisrael/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoeltisrael/X [Twitter]: https://twitter.com/YoelTIsraelFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yoeltisraelFollow Boaz on your fav social media feedLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boaz-touitou/

If you want to know where global investors get Israel wrong, ask someone who has built billion-dollar businesses and now backs founders for a living.Yevgeny Gelfand is a serial innovator and business builder who spent 15 years in financial services and SaaS, launching and operating new businesses that either exited through IPO or grew privately into multi-billion-dollar operations. After that run, he shifted into venture investing, backing and scaling startups across sectors and geographies.Yev, now a Partner at Alumni Ventures, joins IsraelTech to explain why so many investors still misread both the real risk and the real opportunity inside Israel’s tech economy.From New York’s political shifts to the quiet support he sees for Israeli founders, he shares what he’s observing firsthand:• Why global investors still misprice Israeli companies• How the economy strengthened after two difficult years• Why experienced investors treated October 7th as a moment to pay attention, not a moment to pull back• The reactions he gets wearing a kippah across the US• What happens when founders pitch during a rocket alert• And why he believes Israel is positioned to become a major center of techIf you want a grounded look at Israeli innovation, how VCs actually make decisions, and what may be coming next for the ecosystem, this conversation offers clarity most people don’t have.🎙 Hosted by Yoel Israel---Thank you to our incredible partners for making this all possible!IsraelTech is proud to partner with Deel, the global all-in-one HR and payroll platform for teams in 150+ countries. To support the show, please go check out our partner Deel at: https://www.deel.com/israeltechyt/ IsraelTech is also proud to partner with The Recruitery, helping Israeli cybersecurity startups find top GTM talent across global markets. Find out more at: https://therecruitery.com/---Subscribe to our weekly newsletter 👉🏼 https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/26afeab9-4044-458e-8b61-3bf45783da65?email=Unrecognised variableFollow IsraelTech on your fav social media feedX (Twitter): https://x.com/IsraelTechLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/israel-techFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelTech48Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/israeltech48/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@israeltech48Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7fkZX1RJk3kRvsumMNfwZ2Follow Yoel on your fav social media feedInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoeltisrael/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoeltisrael/X [Twitter]: https://twitter.com/YoelTIsraelFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yoeltisraelFollow Yev on your fav social media feedLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yevgeny-gelfand-cfa-%F0%9F%8E%97%EF%B8%8F-2b655335/