Ep48: Dovi Frances | Financial Investor, contestant on Israeli Survivor

After building and managing teams in different places in the IDF Intelligence Corps, I was head of the hardcore R&D section at 8200. I then took a giant risk and built a new SaaS product for Intsights, hoping I’d quickly adapt to the modern tech stack and it turned out to be very successful. I started anecdotes with two friends, Roi and Eitan, and we currently have 30 employees in Tel Aviv. Transforming from R&D Manager to CEO means managing Marketing and Sales, which is another big move. But it seems like it’s working so far because modern R&D and modern M&S departments actually are very similar.

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Jeff serves as CEO of Jeeng, an innovative technology company helping publishers bring their audiences back.  Before joining Jeeng, Jeff was President & CEO at Oversee.net and served in leadership positions with X1 Technologies, Digital Insight (Intuit), Siebel Systems (Oracle), Loudcloud/ Opsware (Hewlett-Packard), and McKinsey & Co. A frequent speaker at Digital Media conferences, he has also been featured on CNN & CNBC. Jeff earned an MBA at Harvard Business School and his B.A. in Economics from Columbia University.

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Urit is originally a low-level security researcher from 49 center in 8200. She has been working in CYMOTIVE since its earlier days as Diskin Advanced Technologies, and among her roles in the company, she served as a Penetration Testing team leader. She is currently leading new opportunities with automotive industry clients from Europe and the USA and supporting the incubation of innovative product ideas inside the company. Her passions include understanding how things work and making them work better. She like understanding motives and seeing through the "outer shell" of either people, animals, and businesses.

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Ofer Schreiber, Partner, and Head of Israel Office at YL Ventures have broad responsibilities across the firm’s portfolio company management, value-add activities, and investment due diligence. Prior to joining YL Ventures, Ofer spent three years at IVC Research Center researching and analyzing the technology and venture capital industry. He also served in the elite technological unit of IDF, Unit 8200. Ofer regularly speaks, writes, and features in interviews about the state of the cybersecurity industry, investment strategies, start-up development, and Israeli cybersecurity innovation.

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Inbal Shalev, Head of Solutions Engineering at Placer.ai. I am a creative solution-oriented analytic expert. Experienced in Technology and Intelligence environment. Have performed across the lifecycle from requirements analysis to solution design and implementation. Hands-on experience in Data Analytics and Big Data applications. I have a passion to bridge between end-users and development teams. Technology-oriented Intelligence officer (KABAR), with vast team leader experience.

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Ron is the founder and CEO of Gigantic, creators of the Clawee app. Ron (MBA) has been managing online marketing teams for about 19 years, at various companies such as 888, PartyGaming & eToro. For 7 years Ron was the CEO of Performance Revenues – an international mobile marketing firm.

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Yinnon is the CEO of Sompo’s Digital Lab in Tel Aviv. Sompo is Japan’s largest insurance company which also operates a chain of nursing homes for the elderly. His group is responsible for partnering and investing in startups in areas such as Insurtech, Digital Health, Smart Mobility, and Agritech. Prior to that, Yinnon spent 13 years at General Electric (GE) in various management positions. He established GE's company’s startups partnership program, which included 26 startups. Yinnon holds a BA in Computer Science from the Interdisciplinary Center in Israel an MBA from Cornell University.

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Michael brings with him more than 20 years of experience in business development and a deep understanding of technology. He is passionate about technology, sport, music, and art, especially woodcraft and clay sculpture. Michael holds a BSc from Bar-Ilan University and an MBA from Derby University. He is a loving husband (married to Michal, a Physiotherapist) and a proud father of 4 daughters.

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