Intro

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