Ami Daniel on the October 7th Massacre, Rescuing Survivors Using Tech, and Managing a Company During War

On this special episode of Invested, Michael hosts Ami Daniel, the CEO and co-founder of Windward.  In his capacity as CEO, Ami has been featured extensively as an expert in shipping and AI at multiple conferences, events, op-eds and interviews including by The Economist, The FT, WSJ, Bloomberg and many others. He was recognised as one of the 40 most promising entrepreneurs in Israel twice by Israel’s leading economical newspapers – Globes and The Marker. Under his leadership Windward has been awarded multiple awards including as a finalist in the Boldness in Business Awards by the FT, Red Herring, The Hottest Startup in Israel by Wired and many others. Before founding Windward, Ami has been one of Israel’s most impactful youth social entrepreneurs, founding a community center in Haifa when he was 16, as well as another national scale social empowerment program. For these he was given multiple awards including the President’s Award and the Ramon Award (both the most distinguished for youth in Israel). Ami served as a naval officer (Lieutenant) in the Israeli Navy and he holds an LLB from Tel Aviv University. You can learn more about “Kvar Baim” (“We’ll Be Right There”) on their website, and find Ami Daniel on LinkedIn Key Topics: [00:00] Intro  [01:00] The Morning of October 7th [02:46] The Massacre in The South of Israel [04:07] We’ve Got to Do Something  [07:35] Rescuing Survivors of the Massacre [13:40] Meeting The Rescuees in Person [17:05] Importance of Mental Support [17:50] Ami’s Navy Experience  [22:30] About Windward  [25:40] The Wartime CEO  [28:00] Building a Product to Help Rescue Efforts [30:10] How “Kvar Baim” Was Created in 48 Hours [32:25] The Need for Innovation [36:40] Civic Involvement and Resilience  [40:20] What’s Changed Since the War Started [44:20] Pioneering 2.0 [45:50] The Importance of Family References: Kvar Baim Brothers in Arms Erez Shachar Qumra Capital Nova Music Festival Be’eri Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Yoel Zilberman Nir Zohar Micha Kaufman Eynat Guez Guy Bloch Josh Wolfe Peter Thiel ZAKA Credits: Executive Producer: Erica Marom  Producer: Sofi Levak Editing: Uri Ar Music and Art: Uri Ar  Design: Rony Karadi