Ep103: Raymond Stern | Technology Executive, Mentor, and Investor

Liran is a theater educator at the Walworth Barbour American International School in Israel. She teaches Drama from pre-school to high school students and directs two theater productions each year.  After years of academic studies and working in start-up companies, she decided to go back to her childhood passion and studied physical theater under the instruction of Sofi Moskowitz. She found her true passion combining her love for the stage and her love of teaching, and has been doing so for over a decade.

27 Elo 202024min

Dani is the co-founder and CTO of Saily, one of the top ranking shopping apps on the App Store with over 500,000 users (acquired). He was featured on Forbes’s 2018 30 Under 30 list in Enterprise Technology for his work on Abstract Layer, programming AI that automates software development. He is a Global Facilitator at Techstar’s Startup Weekend and has hosted various events all over the Middle East, Europe, & the US.

27 Elo 202020min

Jeremy dropped out of MIT to found Make School, a new college offering a project-based Bachelor's in Applied Computer Science. Their students have gone on to get jobs at Facebook, Google, Apple, and other top companies and startups. They recently designed a new student loan protection plan to ensure that no graduate has to pay their student loans unless they have a job.

27 Elo 202020min

Gigi is a founding partner of NFX (www.nfx.com), a $275m leading seed venture firm in Silicon Valley and Israel. He founded 6 startups over the years including Playtika and Inception and invested in many others including Kenshoo, Moon Active, Plarium, MyHeritage, Optimove, Selina, Houseparty, R2Net, SimilarWeb, NanoRep, Replay Technology, SpaceApe and others. Gigi serves on the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann as well as on the client advisory council of Facebook.

26 Elo 202025min

Or is a composer, music director, and music producer. He has worked extensively on and off Broadway (The Great Comet of 1812, Preludes, Octet), and has collaborated with artists such as Josh Groban, the Trans Siberian Orchestra, and others. His compositions for theater have been performed worldwide, and his work has garnered numerous awards and nominations. A graduate of both Juilliard and NYU, he continuously strives to bridge the gap between various musical genres.

26 Elo 202021min

Itai is an Israeli magician & stand-up comedian, having performed and emceed conferences all over the world for over 15 years (most notably in front of the biggest tech companies one can imagine). Due to his ability to effectively convey promotional messages, companies have chosen him as a presenter on social media. He has weekly spots on several TV shows, and co-founded a weekly dinner-show, "Sorcerers Night", that has been ranked #1 activity in Tel Aviv since 2014.

26 Elo 202021min

In her counseling work, Nadine combines her original background in psychology, business, politics, the media, shamanism & wisdom schools. She grew up in Paris, developed a classical music company in New York, spent time near the lava flows in Hawai’i, was the right hand of the leading female politician in Mongolia, had a therapy practice and TV shows in New Delhi. She is now working as a “Joint Journeyer” (a term she prefers to coach or therapist) in the Bay Area and around the world.

26 Elo 202025min

Zoe is one of America’s most respected litigators, having achieved more than $500M in jury verdicts and settlements for her clients. This includes more than a dozen trials on hormone therapy chases that resulted in verdicts in excess of $260M. She is passionate about complex cases including mass torts, defective medical products or drug cases, as well as human rights issues. Besides litigation, Zoe is an avid Burning Man participant and an incredible adventurer!

25 Elo 202021min