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The Twenty Minute VCMichael Eisenberg and Adi Levanon: Israeli Resilience in Crisis | E1072
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Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- October 12, 2023
- Duration
- 46m
- Channel
- The Twenty Minute VC
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Michael Eisenberg spent 15 years as a General Partner @ Benchmark working alongside Bill and the Benchmark partnership. Following Benchmark, Michael co-founded Aleph, one of the leading Israeli venture funds of the last decade with a portfolio including Lemonade, Melio and HoneyBook, just to name a couple of Aleph’s unicorns. Adi Levanon is the Founder & Managing Partner @ Selah Ventures, a solo-GP-founded venture fund investing $500k checks into AI-based solutions that enhance financial services, healthcare organizations, fintechs, and SMBs, with a focus on founders in the US and Israelis globally. ----------------------------------------------- (0:00) Intro (0:45) Personal Ties and Emotional Impact (2:30) Current State of Affairs in Israel (6:50) Understanding Military Reserves (10:00) Depictions and Realities of the Conflict (15:00) Economic and Startup Impact in Israel (24:00) Global Community's Response to the Crisis (32:20) Changing Perspectives and Support for Israel (36:10) Geopolitical Implications and Views (40:43) Institutional Reactions and Scandals ----------------------------------------------- In Today’s Episode on Israeli Resilience We Discuss: Where are we at today? What is it like on the ground, today? Have the international community reacted as expected? What more can be done? What does it mean to be called up for “reserve”? How are companies dealing with 25% of their teams being called into the armed forces? Are VCs investing still? Does work carry on? Whose reactions are exemplary and we should look to follow? Whose have been woeful and should be called out? What are the single biggest misconceptions of the situation? What can people do to help? What can be done? ----------------------------------------------- Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3j2KMcZ... Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Follow Harry Stebbings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarryStebbings Follow Adi Levanon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LevanonAdi Follow Michael Eisenberg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeeisenberg Follow 20VC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/20vc_reels Follow 20VC on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@20vc_tok Visit our Website: https://www.20vc.com Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/con... ------------------------------------------- #HarryStebbings #MichaelEisenberg #AdiLevanon
SPEAKERS
Harry Stebbings
hostMichael Eisenberg
guestAdi Levanon
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Twenty Minute VC, featuring Harry Stebbings and Michael Eisenberg, Michael Eisenberg and Adi Levanon: Israeli Resilience in Crisis | E1072 explores Israeli Founders Describe War, Grief, And Extraordinary National Resilience Harry Stebbings speaks with Israeli investor Michael Eisenberg and VC Adi Levanon as they describe the immediate aftermath of the Hamas attacks, blending personal loss, national trauma, and ongoing military mobilization.
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