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Josh Kopelman, Founder of First Round Capital and Half.com, on Why Buying Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX Is a Cyclical Trade, Catching the Last Chair in the Dot-Com Game, and Earning Tens of Millions in Free Media with Viral Marketing

Entrepreneurship and venture capital evolve through cyclical patterns of exuberance and correction, requiring founders to build their own maps rather than following traditional paths. Josh Kopelman, founder of First Round Capital, highlights that marketing creativity—such as the unconventional stunts used to launch Hal...

Yuval Kaminka, Founder & CEO of Simply, on Why Running Out of Money Was a Gift, Opening the Company's Bank Account to Every Employee, and Using Music and Art to Heal

Gili Raanan, Founder of Cyberstarts and Chairman of Wiz, on Why He Asks Founders About Their Moms, Being Ghosted by Assaf Rappaport, and the Dark Decade Coming for Cybersecurity

Venture capitalist Gili Raanan prioritizes the character and personal history of founders over traditional business metrics, seeking individuals who have overcome significant childhood adversity. This investment philosophy treats a founder’s emotional depth and resilience as the primary indicators of long-term success....

Douglas Atkin, Ex-Airbnb Exec who wrote "Belong Anywhere," on Why Every Great Brand Is Really a Cult, Standing Up to the New York Attorney General, and How Airbnb Lost a Million Customers

Almost Everything We Believed About AI a Year Ago Was Wrong – Seven Experts Who Still Can't Agree on Whether It's a Bubble, Who It Pays Off For, or What Comes Next

Artificial intelligence represents a transformative shift in the global economy, moving from early-stage experimentation to a critical infrastructure phase. While some observers characterize the current investment landscape as a massive financial bubble fueled by circular spending among tech giants, others point to str...

Daniel Lubetzky, Founder of KIND, on Reaching a $7 Billion Valuation, Why Builders Beat Destroyers, and How Many Nickels It Costs to Stick to Values

Entrepreneur and investor Daniel Lubetzky shares his journey from founding the KIND bar to his role on Shark Tank, emphasizing the importance of values-driven business. He highlights the "Builders vs. Destroyers" framework, arguing that individuals must cultivate agency and curiosity to solve societal problems rather t...

Yuval Ariav, Solo GP of Symbol Capital, on Pre-Consensus Investing, Why NextSilicon Could Be Israel's NVIDIA, and the $1.1 Trillion Market Hiding in Plain Sight

"Pre-consensus" investing defines the strategy at Symbol Capital, a first-check fund targeting unconventional Israeli venture opportunities that lack immediate market validation. By prioritizing co-founder-level conviction over current market trends or traditional benchmarks, the fund identifies high-potential business...

Saar Safra, Founder & CEO of Beewise, on Why Bees are a Matter of National Security, the Honey Laundering Scandal, and the AI Beekeeper That Never Sleeps

David Siegel, Former CEO of Meetup & Investopedia, on Solving the Loneliness Crisis, Rescuing Meetup from WeWork, and Why Israelis are Happier than Americans

Oren Zeev, Solo VC Managing $3B, on Why Code Is No Longer a Moat, Surviving Navan's Worst IPO of 2025, and the Dangerous 10x Growth Mindset

Elad Raz, Co-Founder and CEO at NextSilicon, on Outperforming Nvidia on Efficiency, the Architecture No One Thought Possible, and What Happens When the Memory Bottleneck Breaks

Amir Fischer, Teen Venture Capitalist, on Raising $2M, Cold-Emailing Billionaires, and Why His Generation May Have the Most Agency Ever

Dr. Eli David, Top AI Researcher and Entrepreneur, on Free Speech, Woke AI, and Why We’re so Much Smarter Than Elephants

Ami Daniel, Co-Founder and CEO of Windward, on Global Supply Chain Disruptions, How Much Ransom Costs to Cross the Strait of Hormuz, Global Navies’ Capabilities, and How Long This Whole Thing Will Last

Ami Daniel, Co-Founder and CEO of Windward, on Global Supply Chain Disruptions, How Much Ransom Costs to Cross the Strait of Hormuz, Global Navies’ Capabilities, and How Long This Whole Thing Will Last

Agency Under Fire: Israel’s Resilience, Innovation, and the Future of Techno-Geopolitics | An Invested Special Episode

Zach Greenberger & Eran Shir on Nexar’s Dominating the AV Market, Real-World Data Moats & the Playbook for Building an Agentic Company

SpotitEarly CEO Shlomi Madar on How Their Dogs Can Sniff Early-Stage Cancer, Why Dogs + AI is a Critical Combination, and Whether Cancer Screening Should be Regulated

Lightspark Co-Founder David Marcus on Bitcoin Hitting 7 Figures, Lessons from Building and Losing Libra (Diem), Why College is Cancer & Fighting for Existential Values

Special Episode: A Lookback on Some of the Strongest Business Leaders of 2025