Vee Founder May Piamenta on Selling Her First Company at 16, Smuggling a Computer Onto an Army Base, Laying Off Her Entire Company and Knowing When to Pivot | Invested

Adam Fisher, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, on What it Takes to be a Great VC, Lessons from Wix and Fiverr, and Why Israel Should Let Go of the “Startup Nation” Narrative

Harvard Professor Roland Fryer on Relentlessly Pursuing Truth, ‘Closing Social Gaps with Market Caps,’ and Celebrating Failure

AI Expert Oren Etzioni on How Deepfakes are Influencing Global Events, Our Moral Obligations Around AI & the Fight Against Disinformation | Invested

Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale on Fixing America, Disrupting Defense Innovation & Building the University of Austin

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.

Bradley Tusk on How to Save Democracy Before it’s Too Late, the Problem With Our Political Structures, and the Power of Mobile Voting

Sam Lessin on What Entrepreneurs Don’t Realize About VCs, When the State Should Intervene with Tech, the Future of Crypto and the Evolution of Truth

Alon Arvatz on the Future of Israeli Cybersecurity, Exiting Multiple Companies, Leaving Money on the Table, and Making Financial Literacy Accessible

Yoav Shoham on What Machines Understand About Us, Leading AI in Israel & Stanford, AI21 Labs Innovations, and How We’re Wrong About AGI

Barak Herscowitz on TikTok’s Anti-Israel Bias, the Memo That Got Leaked, Resigning From TikTok, and the Story Israel Needs to be Telling

Lior Eshkol on How Wolt Israel Became a Cultural Icon, the Essence of the Israeli Consumer & Navigating the Company Through Crisis

Matan Bar on Melio’s Humble Beginnings, The Power of Storytelling, Making Tough Decisions as a CEO, and Meeting George W. Bush

Jacob Helberg on the China Doomsday Scenario, the Dangers of Wokeism, and What America Needs to Win the Technological Arms Race

Beezer Clarkson on How to Get a “Yes” from Investors, Advice to Young VCs, Fund Mission vs. Returns, and What Diversity Means in Venture

Marc Rowan on Having the Courage to Speak Up, Apollo’s Investing Strategy, Commitment to Israel, and Looking Ahead

Ben Lang on Being Early at Notion, How to Build Community, Angel Investing and Taking Risks

Antonio Garcia-Martinez on the Hippie Influence over Silicon Valley, Behind the Scenes at Facebook, Writing ‘Chaos Monkeys’ and Founding Spindl

Eyal Waldman on What Went Wrong on October 7th, His Personal Loss and Plan for Peace, and Mellanox’s Impact on AI

Yasmin Lukatz on Investing in a Time of War, Founding ICON, How to Make a Difference, and Being on Shark Tank

Yonatan Adiri on Stepping Down as CEO of Healthy.io, the Future of Healthcare, and What’s Next for Him - Part Two

Yonatan Adiri on Founding Healthy.io, Challenges in HealthTech, and Working with Shimon Peres - Part One

Stefan Tompson on Founding Visegrad24, Fake News, Fighting for Israel and the West

Bradley Tusk on Investing Like a Politician in Regulated Industries, the Flaws of Elite Education, and the Fragmented Future of America

Alex Konrad on Covering Israeli & Gazan Tech, the Forbes Midas List, & Civic Resilience

Izhar Shay on Losing His Son Yaron Oree, the October 7th Attack, an Initiative for the Fallen, and Moving Forward

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

Eyal Waldman on Building Mellanox, Employing Palestinians and Israelis Together, and The Future of AI

Harry Stebbings on Starting 20VC, Being Underestimated, Investing, and Wealth vs. Happiness

Jon Pelson on China's Influence, TikTok, Huawei and Different Values

Ron Gura on Empathy, Grief and Scaling Humanity

Kathryn Mayne on VC, Investing in People, Taking Risks and Why Israel is Special

Daniel Schreiber on Storytelling, Good vs. Bad Investors, Running a Public Company

Orit Farkash HaCohen on AI Regulation, Burnout, Israel’s Natural Gas Exploration, and Diversity in High-Tech

Jeff Swartz on Timberland, Social Impact, Philanthropy, Having Too Many Words and Lots of Dreams

Russ Roberts on the Difficulty of Giving Good Advice, Work-Life Balance, Our Obsession with Productivity, Storytelling and Wild Problems

Aryeh Bourkoff on Empathy, Digital Communities, Relationships vs. Transactions, Being Self-Aware, Dreaming about Being Shy and Lazy