Founder Storiez

“A good day is a day when I’m closer to accomplishing my goals” Zohar is the CEO of an amazing company Pecan.Ai, Raised $50Million to date, and has 50+ employees. He has a PhD in Computational Neuroscience and Philosophy. Zohar is such a humble incredible man, and you will hear it in our conversation Zohar was going down a career in Academia and fell into entrepreneurship because he wanted to bring the joy of AI modeling to everyone. What can you expect to walk out with from this episode: • It's all about action • Mistakes to avoid • We go into his family life, and what his upbringing was like, and so many incredible insights you'll learn. Zohar you are amazing and I want to thank you! There's no doubt, if you listen to this episode, once, twice or 3 you will learn so many incredible things to implement in your company today! Have a great listen, and share with a friend you think can benefit too. Please subscribe and leave a review. Zohar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zohar-bronfman/ Ephraim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/

In this episode, we speak with Matthew Vega-Sanz Co-founder of LULA. They recently raised $18million from founders fund, Kholsa ventures, bill Ackman, and multiple others. I have recorded over 100 episodes, this one is def top 10! Matthew story is about grit, and the power of being ruthless persistent Matthew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-vega-sanz/ https://www.lula.is/ Ephraim Yarmak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ Have a great listen, and share with a friend you think can benefit too. Dont forget to subscribe:) Ephraim,

I'm very excited about this next episode. so many incredible insights, and tips you will be able to apply right away, wherever you are holding in your journey. It's with COFOUNDER of an incredible company called, BrightHire. And our guest today is the CEO Benjamin Sesser. What's interesting about Brighthire and I believe they will be a huge company very soon, are a few things. First, their roster of investors. Jeff Winer former CEO of LinkedIn, Has Adam Grant as an advisor, Index Venture, Flybridge Capital, GroundUp Venture - all class A investors. Two, They are disrupting the HIRING space by providing real data to the interviewing and hiring process. What can you expect to walk out with from this episode: • The founding story of BrightHire • Tips to change up your hiring process. • What it takes to create a company • How they are going remote. Ben was amazing and I want to thank him! This was his first Podcast recording and he did a great job! There's no doubt, if you listen to this episode, once, twice or 3 you will learn so many incredible things to implement in your company today! Have a great listen, and share with a friend you think can benefit too. Ephraim Yarmak, Founder_Storiez

0:00 - 3:10 Conversation Brief3:14 - 4:10 Intro4:12 - 5:39 Humility5:40 - 6:36  Dont measure yourself from your business success6:37 - 7:42 Building up self-confidence / Do stuff you like7:43 - 10:10 Upbringing / First computer / Geek from a young age10:12 - 12:29 Entrepreneurial drive12:40 - 14:50 Approach to failure / Experiment / Be disciplined14:52 - 17:07 1st startup / made all the mistakes / pivot / selling17:10 - 20:48 Founding of GONG / Meeting his cofounder / Raising money20:50 - 21:58 Future of GONG21:59 - 25:38 Company Culture25:40 - 26:50 Hiring26:51 - 30:50 Raving Fans / How to create a product roadmap30:52 - 32:18 Pivotal moments in his career32:20 - 34:06 Advice to new entrepreneurs34:07 - 34:55 Outside interest34:56 - 36:54 Mental Health / Productivity cheats36:55 - 38:49 Being married, having kids38:50 - 39:59 Motivation in life40:02 - 41:39 Message to younger self42:05 - 43:34 Feedback / Surround yourself with strong people44:58 - Closing notes 

0:00 - 0:49 Intro0:50 - 8:13 Her upbringing / Launching business at 13 / Donating her hair to cancer patients / Her first experience with volunteering.8:15 - 14:11 Developing empathy from a young age / Having empathy in the workforce / Leading with empathy.14:13 - 19:14 Vee founding story / Finding co-founders.19:15 - 21:31 Our self gets in the way / Investor mtg.21:32 - 25:19 Early challenges / 21 years old raising $2.4 Million / Using age to your advatage.25:31 - 29:55 Don't hide your potential / Ask why not / Almost closing Vee.30:54 - 31:53 Biggest beliefs33:05 - 37:05 Mental Health / Missing out in life.37:06 - 37:56 Startup life.37:58 - 42:10 Building trust as a young founder.42:16 - 43:30 Surround yourself with teachers.43:31 - 45:24 Her inspiration & motivation.45:46 - 48:38 Her Ted talk to teenagers / Making an impact.48:40 - 50:56 Closing notes. 

0:00 - 5:25 Upbringing / First trip to the US / Early childhood memories. 5:26 - 8:10 is tech good or bad. 8:11 - 10:55 First computer / Entrepreneurial drive 10:56 - 14:48 First startup / Great algorithm bad business problem. 14:50 - 15:30 Timing for a startup 15:47 - 17:42 Shutting down a startup / Coral Reef 17:43 - 20:00 Second startup 20:03 - 21:21 Challenges in his 2nd startup 21:22 -23:22 Moving on after the DOT COM crash 23:24 - 25:37 What it takes to be a future thinker 25:38 - 27:41 Third startup 27:42 - 28:45 Motivation 28:50 - 30:00 Do problems get easier 30:01 - 31:33 How to stay focused 31:35 - 33:16 Startups are a long game 33:18 - 39:04 Fourth startup 39:05 - 42:03 Personal values & mission 42:04 - 44:07 Fundraising / Customer Focused 44:08 - 45:24 Speed bumps / Most work in unseen 45:30 - 47: 41 Hard times / Team 47:-43 - 49:35 Charachter of an entrepeneur 49:36 - 51:22 Mistakes to be avoided 51:58 - 53:00 Advice to the new entrepreneurs 53:05 - 56:40 Message to younger self / Lean In / Closing notes 

Humans are a companies biggest asset. Gareth Jones: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/garethmjones https://www.headstart.io/ Ephraim Yarmak: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraimyarmak/ https://1000hires.com/

In this interview, we speak with Omer Molad Founder & CEO of Vervoe. Vervoe, an AI-powered platform that tests candidates on skills, helps remove unconscious biases from the hiring process. In this conversation, we take a deep dive into moving to a new country at a young age. Going into the army, moving across the world to Australia, and his journey to becoming a startup founder. After listening to Omer you can expect to walk away with: Humility. Following your gut. What it means to be a leader. Staying humble. and multiple more lessons. So enjoy and please spread the wisdom so more people can benefit.

In this interview, we speak with Tony Jamous Founder & CEO of Oyster. This Podcast is titled "Express your true self" Tony, left his home in Beirut at the age of 17 and from there, his journey began. He was the founder of Nexmo which he sold to Vonage for $230 Million. After working at Vonage, and taking time off, he founded his new company Oyster, based on his values and personal life mission. In this conversation, we take a deep dive into growing up in the Beruit, Personal Growth, Humility, how to express true vulnerability, and how to find a career that is aligned with your values. After listening to Tony you can expect to walk away with: Align your values together with your career. Take more risk. How to express vulnerability Staying humble. Building up your self-confidence and multiple more lessons. So enjoy and please spread the wisdom so more people can benefit.

In this interview, we speak with Charlotte Melkert Co-founder & CEO of EQUALTURE. This Podcast is titled "Embrace your naiveness and take the risk" When Charlotte began her journey, she had no idea what she was doing. And through lots of trial and error, she has become the incredible person, startup founder, CEO she is today. In this conversation, we take a deep dive into growing up in the Netherlands, launching her first company with her twin sister. Shutting one business down to start another. After listening to her you can expect to walk away with: • Embrace your naiveness. • Take more risk. • What it means to be a first-time CEO. • Staying humble. and multiple more lessons. So enjoy and please spread the wisdom so more people can benefit.