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E78: Packogen

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0300

So Hillel pronounced the word "Packaging" weird, and we couldn't get over it.

And in other news, we talked about the (upcoming at the time) Apple event! Yeah yeah, old news, but it was Rosh Hashana, so it was hard to find enough time to edit!

Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts!

Hillel: Microsoft Israel
Itamar: Acquired Podcast: Nvidia Part 2
Guy: NYTimes Connections

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E77: Cancel Import Taxes

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0300

Aaaaand we're back! For a mid-summer podcast. It's hot outside and you're here for the hot takes. Welcome!

We spoke about:

LK-99 room temperature superconductors https://www.theverge.com/23820077/lk-99-superconductor-experts
The Most Valuable US Tech Companies Still Aren’t Buying Startups https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/most-valuable-us-tech-companies-aapl-msft-goog-amzn-nvda/
Google incentivizing employees to sleep at company hotel https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/04/hate-your-commute-googlers-can-sleep-on-campus-at-a-discount/
Voia raises $3 million to bring Hollywood production quality to every phone https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkjlvp7i3

Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts!

Hillel: Sony ZV-1 II
Itamar: Apple Silicon!
Guy: NYTimes Mini Crossword

E76: Thread It

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0300

Yeah, it's been intense recently. And this episode is later than we would have liked, but loyal Bootstrap listeners know the drill :)

We spoke about being in a post-Threads world, Israeli cyber startups suing one another, why has no one challenged LinkedIn, and more!

Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts!

E75: Pre-Threads World

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0300

Yup- this was recorded back in the day. Before it all changed. Before... THREADS.

Those were simpler times, eh? When Twitter was *the* place to post inane thoughts in 280 characters, and Bluesky, Post, etc. were all trying to catch up. Ahhhh yes, simpler times.

Now by the time this goes live, who knows? Maybe Threads will be so big that Meta will be renamed to "Threads"? WHO KNOWS, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN AT THIS POINT!?!

Also, we'd like to remind everyone that we bear no responsibility for Hillel's views, and we've even created a direct link to complain to him on Twitter about how silly and out of touch some of his opinions are here. Please, use it!

Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts!

Hillel: (Free stuff that) Joby (gave him)
Itamar: More or Less Podcast, featuring the Morins and Lessins
Guy: Dave

E74: I would do anything for love, but I won't install Edge

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0300

WELCOME BACK!

Episode 74, and kicking ass.

Aaaaand Hillel no longer finds ChatGPT useful. We went from "this is the greatest tool ever that will take over humanity" to "meh" reeeeeal quick. (Aka, Classic Hillel :)

We spoke about the Titan submersible, weird TikTok algorithm choices, the current drama at Reddit, and more!

Shoutouts!

Hillel: TCS Telecom
Itamar: OpenAI's new function calling
Guy: Alex Hormzi

E73: 73 Seasons

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0300

Welcome to episode 73 of Bootstrap! Why not 72? Because we lost the episode. AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE.

Anyway, we were back in saddle this week, and we were shot out of a cannon!

So what did we talk about?

The NasDaily conference/selfie convention.
Apple's new VR Pro.

Shoutouts!

Guy: Bigroom.tv
Hillel: DJI Mic
Itamar: Terminal X

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E72: Instagram Toaster

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 18:00:00 +0300

This episode has been lost thanks to Hillel's audio issues.

Please check out episode 73.

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E71: Degenerative AI

Sun, 14 May 2023 23:00:00 +0300

Welcome to episode 71 of Bootstrap! Hillel went to the British embassy's coronation celebration. Why? Because Hillel is a world class British historian, duh.

So what did we talk about?

The most obscure TikTok genres that the algorithm exposes us to..
“OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the remote work ‘experiment’ was a mistake—and ‘it’s over” - https://fortune.com/2023/05/05/openai-ceo-sam-altman-remote-work-mistake-return-to-office/
“Israel must position itself as one of the three leading AI powers in the world,” says former Prime Minister Bennett” - https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkvaifle3
Google announces the Pixel Fold - https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/4/23711353/google-pixel-fold-announced
No heads of state on BlueSky - https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/5/23713232/bluesky-no-presidents-no-kings-policy

Shoutouts!

Guy: Les Mills Body Combat on Oculus Quest
Hillel: iPhone 13 mini
Itamar: Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round of the playoffs!

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E70: Blue Sky

Tue, 02 May 2023 21:00:00 +0300

Welcome to episode 70 of Bootstrap! In this exciting installment, we dive into the hot topic of Twitter's new character limits and the impact it has on users. But the excitement doesn't stop there - during our live recording, our co-host Hillel received an exclusive invite to BlueSky, Jack Dorsey's latest social network venture. Join us as we unpack these events and explore the future of social media together! (Generated by ChatGPT)

So what did we talk about?

Twitter Blue subscribers can now compose tweets with up to 10K characters and utilize bold or italic fonts https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/13/twitter-introduces-10000-character-long-tweets-for-blue-subscribers/
Montana lawmakers approve a first-of-its-kind bill that bans TikTok and bars app stores from offering the app within the state, starting on January 1, 2024
BlueSky Invites!

Shoutouts!

Guy: Artifact's two new features- comments and AI article summaries. https://artifact.news/
Hillel: Beef https://www.netflix.com/title/81447461
Itamar: Succession's last season

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E69: Chromebooks are punishments

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 22:00:00 +0300

We talk about AI a lot, because that's what's in the news. But also, this week there was AR news that *wasn't* silly!

So what did we talk about?

Twitter released the source code for their for you algo https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/31/twitter-reveals-some-of-its-source-code-including-its-recommendation-algorithm/
1000 people signed a letter asking ai labs to pause their work for 6 months
AR glasses coming https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-04-02/when-is-apple-aapl-announcing-its-mixed-reality-headset-june-5-at-wwdc-2023-lfzggfhe

Shoutouts!

Guy: Adobe Podcast https://podcast.adobe.com/
Hillel: Notion https://www.notion.so
Itamar: Codium.ai

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E68: Twitter Blue Premium

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 23:00:00 +0300

That's right! Hillel wasn't paying attention, and upgraded to Twitter Blue on iOS, instead of desktop. Oooh, fancy shmancy!

So what did we talk about?

Twitter Blue is rolling out globally, and legacy verified blue checks are going away.
TikTok CEO's congressional testimony, and how Hillel doesn't understand why anyone would want to ban TikTok.

Shoutouts!

Guy: Mailbrew www.mailbrew.com
Hillel: Android (Yup, Hillel came *really* prepared*)
Itamar: iOS 16.4, specifically push notifications for Web Apps!

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E67: Math is important

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0200

Very short one this week, but we figured we'll give the fans what they want. *Some* Bootstrap is better than none, right??

So what did we talk about?

AI. And if it's going to be detrimental to our kids in the future. (Spoiler alert: Hillel doesn't care/think so!)

Shoutouts!

Guy: Ply https://ply.io/
Hillel: OnePlus 11 https://www.oneplus.com/il/11
Itamar: MH370: The Plane That Disappeared https://www.netflix.com/title/81307163

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E66: The power of a unicorn

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:00:00 +0200

Never a dull moment! We basically just spoke about the collapse of SVB, the runs on other regional banks, and how the sky feels like it's falling, in general.

So what did we talk about?

SVB.

Shoutouts!

Guy: ClipChamp http://www.clipchamp.com
Hillel: Stratasys https://www.stratasys.com/en/
Itamar: Amazing lockers are dope amazon.com/findalocker

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E65: Bootstrap Ultra

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 14:00:00 +0200

A non-political episode! (Mostly). Lots more BinGPT in the news, and unfortunately more layoffs... And Hillel was back on his phone way too much. Classic.

So what did we talk about?

Apple is considering releasing a more expensive, higher-end iPhone model with faster processing and an upgraded camera; Similar to the "Apple Watch Ultra" branding.
Meta is reportedly planning a fresh round of layoffs https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/13/meta-reportedly-planning-fresh-round-layoffs/
Microsoft says talking to Bing for too long can cause it to go off the rails https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/16/23602335/microsoft-bing-ai-testing-learnings-response

Shoutouts!

Guy: Succession Season 1 https://www.hbo.com/succession
Hillel: His new Polestar https://www.polestar.com/en-il/
Itamar: Interstellar re-watch! https://www.netflix.com/il-en/title/70305903?source=35

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E64: Pent Up Opinions

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0200

Well, we all agreed it was unfortunate for politics to mix with tech news. But the news is the news, so after a few weeks off (and you'll find out why), Hillel was ready to explode. We let him rant! He also called in from his car, so apologies for the sound quality (and perhaps for what he said too ;)

So what did we talk about?

Judicial overhaul protests in Israel mix with the local high tech ecosystem
Hillel's new car and his thought process
Instagram co-founders announce Artifact https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/31/23579552/artifact-instagram-cofounders-kevin-systrom-mike-krieger-news-app

Shoutouts!

Guy: Naval Ravikant on Joe Rogan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHkcs3kG44
Hillel: had to leave early
Itamar: Product insights from Shreyas Doshi https://twitter.com/shreyas

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E63: 2023 Predictions (of course)

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 23:00:00 +0200

I know, pretty predictable to have a predictions show. (See what we did there?)

And we can't really give it all away here in the show notes, so you'll just have to listen... But, we can say that things got weirdly heated again when the topic of TikTok and China came up 🤷‍♂️

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E62: 2022 Prediction Roundup!

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 22:00:00 +0200

We went into the archives from one year ago to hear all of our 2022 predictions. And boy, were we *way off* on most of them. But, Hillel nailed a few of them! (Hint: the metaverse is still not mainstream :)

So enjoy this week's roundup of our 2022 predictions!

Shoutouts:

Guy: Wireless motion detection LED lights https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004262336618.html
Hillel: Wednesday on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/watch/81231974
Itamar: Nike Zoom GT Jump https://sneakernews.com/2021/11/21/nike-zoom-gt-jump-release-date/

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E61: Generated by ChatGPT

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0200

(The following has been generated completely by ChatGPT)

Welcome to our podcast episode! In this episode, we discuss Kanye West's suspension from Twitter, the rise of ChatGPT, and Spotify's new "wrapped" feature. And in a stroke of irony, these show notes were generated completely by ChatGPT, so hopefully it doesn't incite any violence or make any typos. Let's get started!

Kanye West was finally suspended from Twitter for inciting violence. Hosts Itamar, Guy, and Hillel discuss the tweets in question and the reaction to the suspension.
ChatGPT, a new AI-powered chatbot, has gained popularity for its ability to hold natural conversations with users. Itamar, Guy, and Hillel discuss the capabilities and potential uses of this technology.
Spotify has released a new "wrapped" feature that allows users to easily share songs and playlists on social media. Itamar, Guy, and Hillel discuss the reception of the feature and its potential impact on the music streaming industry.
In the "Shoutouts" segment, Hillel gives a shout-out to the new Netflix Documentary "Adventures in Psychedelics", Guy gives a shout-out to Kiwico, a kid's science toy company, and Itamar gives a shout-out to Metallica's new song "Lux Eterna".

Goodbye dear listeners, and reminding you to write it with any comments or questions to hey@bootstrappod.com, and can find the other episodes and send in voicemails at www.bootstrappod.com. BYEEE!

E60: 5G is worth it

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0200

It took a year, and all Itamar had to do was click 1 button... and now he found out that 5G is actually fantastic. Old news, right? Don't get me started.

It's unfortunate that there are more layoff stories in the news, but them's the times. Layoffs, Twitter stuff, etc.- it's all crazy it seems. But as usual, take comfort in this 60th episode of your favourite tech podcast.

So what did we talk about?

Amazon lays off 10,000+ people https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/17/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-says-layoffs-will-continue-into-next-year.html
Twitter reinstates Kanye and Trump
SimilarWeb lays off 10%- but not just a layoffs story- their CEO put out a blog post about the future of WFH, and there's a whole debate around it https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/byxc011mii

Shoutouts!

Guy: Back To The Future Delorean Lego https://www.lego.com/en-us/lego-delorean-is-back
Hillel: Joby tripod https://joby.com/
Itamar: Club Random with Bill Maher podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/club-random-with-bill-maher/id1613459129

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E59: Sh*tstorm

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:00:00 +0200

I don't know if you noticed, but it's an absolute sh*tstorm in the tech industry, and the wider economy too. But have no fear! It's a medical fact that listening to this episode will make you feel better.

So what did we talk about?

Meta laid off 11,000+ people
(As of recording) Twitter asked fired employees to return. What is going on.
FTX! The backstory, the meltdown, and current status. Crypto, eh? Whatdyagonnado. You should use Zengo.com , that's what you gotta do.

Shoutouts!

Guy: eSIM company Airalo (Copying Itamar of course :)
Hillel: Alon Matas, Founder of Betterhelp.com
Itamar: Everyone helping those from Meta and other companies to find new jobs. There are good and helpful people in this world!

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E58: Verified

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0200

By the time you listen to this, who knows what will be of Twitter? Did Elon sell it? Was it acquired by Papa John's Pizza? WHO KNOWS AT THIS POINT.

Layoffs. Recession. Chaos. Wonderful.

So what did we talk about?

Twitter verification now costing $8 per month. Or does it?
Starlink Aviation says it can deliver 350Mbps in-flight internet, and passengers can participate in activities such as video calling, online gaming. Would this drive you insane?
Stripe just announced layoffs- 14% of the org: https://stripe.com/en-gb-us/newsroom/news/ceo-patrick-collisons-email-to-stripe-employees

Shoutouts!

Guy: All About Me (by Mel Brooks) https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Me-Remarkable-Business/dp/059315911X
Hillel: How to: Never Forget (by Montana Tucker) https://www.tiktok.com/@montanatucker?lang=en
Itamar: Hydrate Smart Water Bottle https://hidratespark.com/

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E57: Hilye

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 20:00:00 +0200

That's right! Apparently Hil-ye West joined us as a guest this week.

So what did we talk about this time?

Kanye's breakdown (on some tech podcasts too...)
Elon bought Twitter! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585341984679469056
Apple forcing apps that offer boosts to posts, such as Facebook, must sell any advertising services using in-app purchases, meaning Apple will get a cut. https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/24/apple-updates-app-store-review-guidelines-2/

Shoutouts!

Guy: Obsidian Second Brain
Hillel: Don't Worry Darling (movie)
Itamar: VideoAsk.com by Typeform.

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E56: Dynamic Peninsula

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 21:00:00 +0300

Happy iPhone Event Roundup Week!

Hillel got confused about what vegans do in their bedrooms, and is annoyed by Android haters. Androiders- go get him!

So what did we talk about this time?

The new iPhone and Apple Watch event!
Adobe bought Figma for $20b https://www.adobe.com/about-adobe/intent-to-acquire-20220915.html
Google’s Area 120 is cutting it’s projects in half https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/google-cancels-half-the-projects-at-its-internal-rd-group-area-120/
StoreDot begins shipping batteries delivering 100 miles of range in 5 minutes of charging https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rklgw0slo

Also, the huge Figma acquisition news dropped like 5 minutes before recording.

Shoutouts!

Guy: It's complicated, some tip about YouTube videos that can give you book highlights 🤷
Hillel: Metaktech (Hillel got free stuff :)
Itamar: E-Sims!

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E55: It’s August

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:00:00 +0300

Did we mention that it was august when we recorded this? WAS August. Isn’t now.

Anyway, as you expect in August, the news was a little slow. But, we did talk a lot about Oculus, Zucks’s performance on JRE, and BeReal.

And Hillel’s thoughts on Andrew Tate 🤷‍♂️ (Again, slow news month…)

Shoutouts!

Guy: Almanac of Naval https://www.navalmanack.com/
Hillel: Tuvia Elbaum from ZutaLabs twitter.com/tuviae
Itamar: Sledgehammer by David Friedman

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E54: Real estate is real estate because it's real estate

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 22:00:00 +0300

Adam Neumann is back with a new startup, and 50% of our episode is now off the rails. Apparently his sister was more well known than he was, pre-wework. Who knew??

So his new startup, Flow, raised $350M from A16Z. And HiBob also raised $150M Series D. So.... the market is... back?

Shout outs for the week:

- Hillel: Someone who works at *REDACTED*
- Itamar: Disney's mobile apps
- Guy: Xiomi Smart Stadning Fan 2

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E53: Gimble Kimble

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:00:00 +0300

Wow, crazy great episode this week! We literally thought of a hilarious startup idea, and Guy ran it through an AI deck generator, and before you know it Sky Jumpers was born.

Sky Jumpers- parachutes for drones.

We also lost the first attempt at this episode, so it is sloppy seconds... Technically. But still, enjoy :)

Guy also got Dall-E access, so hilarity ensued.

Shout outs for the week:

- Hillel got something free from DJI Israel (of course)
- Itamar: layoffs.org.il, check them out and help out people who have been laid off!
- Guy: deck.rocks and removepaywall.com

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E52: Anti-Shark Tank

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0300

Shark tank-like pitches are the worst, right? Well, Hillel doesn't agree, but you might think otherwise.

Unfortunately, there are more layoffs hitting the Israeli tech scene. And we spoke a lot about where Facebook should be taking big blue and Instagram. Product managers will both love this and be triggered.

Shout outs!

Hillel: Pitaka
Itamar: Israeli consumers loving electric cars too much
Guy: Top Gun: Maverick & Nir Ben Yonah Shein

That's it, until next week!

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E51: Lack of fragmentation

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0300

Back with a vengeance!

A lot of iOS 16 public beta talk, tbh. It's momentous- you gotta love summer iOS betas.

Then of course we reviewed a few restaurants. Deal with it.

Was a fun episode this week- enjoy!

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E50: Hillel got kicked out of BLEEP cafe and you’ll never believe what happened next!

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:00:00 +0300

What a hurricane of an episode!

We talked about drones, TikTok, autocorrect, restaurants, the recession, cars, intermittent fasting, nuclear submarines... (I may have made that last one up 😁)

and more!

We were all over the place, try to keep up.

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E49: Semi Unhinged

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 01:00:00 +0300

Guy has COVID. Itamar calls out Netta. Hillel is getting Crystal Lite. A ball was had by all.

We got some listener feedback calling one of our episode "semi unhinged". BADGE OF HONOUR.

Ok, so what did we chat about this week?

The slap! (Of course)
Bank Leumi supports crypto https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h11zqj6zc
Amazon starting drone delivery. https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-beta-test-drone-delivery-prime-air-california-texas-2022-3 Will this become mainstream or remain small?
Tesla has record quarter https://flip.it/VNdkVM

Shout-outs for the week!

Itamar: Book of Mormon (so good.)
Hillel: Pixel 6 (but still won't switch to Android)
Guy: Reddit's r/Place https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/04/reddit-place-internet-communities/

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E48: You smuggled an iPhone in what?

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0300

Itamar is back from the States... did he get the powder Hillel asked for... ?
You'll never believe why 🤣

We spoke about:

Apple planning an iPhone subscription service - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-24/apple-is-working-on-a-hardware-subscription-service-for-iphones
Elon musk tweeting about the need to replace Twitter https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1507777913042571267
TikTok being sued for psychological damage https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/24/former-tiktok-content-moderators-file-lawsuit-over-psychological-trauma/

and, as usual, much more!

Our shoutouts:

The Israeli postal service :)
Carrot weather app - https://www.meetcarrot.com/weather/
Murderville - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IBi7gN2THE

E47: Steve Vacuum

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 15:00:00 +0200

Bootstrap went global! Well, not completely, but some of us were traveling. And it was a relatively slow tech news week, so the guys played a game that Guy prepared! And we got to hear about Hillel's latest obsession, as well as some hilarious travel related stories.

This one was fun. Trust me.

Shout-outs and stuff we referenced:

Family Guy: Invention of Reeses - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7et6-nByfw8
Fly on the wall podcast - https://shows.cadence13.com/podcast/fly-on-the-wall
Let me Google that for you - https://lmgtfy.app/
Is this anything - Jerry Seinfeld - https://www.amazon.com/This-Anything-Jerry-Seinfeld/dp/1982112697

E46: Team wheels!

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0200

It seems like the world is preoccupied with the more wheels vs doors debate, so we step in and help settle that.

But what else is going on? Well, the boys took a two week hiatus, so Hillel could travel, get pedicures, etc. The man needed some TREAT Yo' SELF time.

But we also spoke about:

TikTok expands maximum video length to 10 minutes https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/28/tiktok-expands-max-video-length-to-10-minutes-up-from-3-minutes/
Apple event!
- New iPhone SE
- New iPad Air
- Mac Studio & the M1 Ultra
Google’s Message app can now handle iMessage reactions, challenges Apple with new features https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/10/googles-message-app-can-now-handle-imessage-reactions-challenges-apple-with-new-features/
Tech Companies leaving Russia https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60579641

& much more!

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E45: Let's Get Physical

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0200

"I don't know anything about Peloton or fitness AND I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT" -Hillel

Ok, so maybe that's not an exact quote, but it covers the spirit of what he said. But guess what? Peloton was in the news and we talked about as best we could :) What else did we chat about this week?

Spotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/16/22937826/spotify-podsights-chartable-acquisitions-podcast-marketing-platforms
Peloton’s new CEO talks about new business models in the future https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/19/22942449/pelotons-new-ceo-subscriptions-open-app-store-barry-mccarthy
Samsung kills the Note. Do we care? https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/18/goodbye-samsung-galaxy-note-hello-s22-ultra/

E44: Play this on Spotify

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0200

It was another hostful week! Full cast :)

We finally weighed in on the Spotify/Rogan thing. It has been festering for weeks, so we couldn't ignore it any longer. And we finally got some local startup product news in there too!

This week's news:

We finally talked about the whole Joe Rogan and Spotify thing https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/07/spotify-will-invest-100m-in-content-from-underrepresented-creators-says-ceo-daniel-ek/
Israeli startup funding! Deepdub.ai raises $20m for AI Powered Dubbing that uses actors original voices https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/10/deepdub-raises-20m-for-a-i-powered-dubbing-that-uses-actors-original-voices/
A husband and wife accused of conspiracy to launder $4.5 billion in bitcoin https://www.businessinsider.com/bitfinex-indictment-heather-morgan-ilya-lichtenstein-friends-react-2022-2

E43: Wordle 232 6/6

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:00:00 +0200

Are you recovering from your whiplash from last week's episode? Have no fear, Itamar is back, ba-by!

And he finally tried Wordle, and his first score is the name of this episode, so it's now cemented in history. Have you tried Wordle yet? It's great fun.

This week's news:

NYT bought Wordle! https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/31/popular-puzzle-game-wordle-is-being-purchased-by-the-new-york-times/
Meta’s stock plunge (and Amazon’s gain) https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/03/jim-cramer-says-dont-buy-the-dip-in-facebook-parent-meta-just-yet.html
CEO of Bolt's tweetstorm about YC, and then he stepped down https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/31/ryanbreslow-bolt/

E42: Sans Itamar

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 22:00:00 +0200

Itamar had a last minute emergency, but the show must go on!
So it's a Guy-Hillel-full episode.

We jumped right into it, straight-up tech-talk.

Oh and we should have probably named this episode something about the answer to life, the universe, and everything (but we didn't 🤷‍♂️).

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E41: A drone that costs how much?

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:00:00 +0200

41! This is the George H W Bush episode.

You came to hear us talk about tech. That's exactly what you're gonna get. But the best nugget has to be how expensive Hillel's drone is. Seriously. WTF.

How much is it? You gotta listen to find out :)

And this week's news:

Calcalist report of NSO's Pegasus in use by Israel police https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3927704,00.html
Microsoft acquiring Activision Blizzard in a nearly $69B all-cash deal. https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/microsoft-acquire-activision-blizzard
Instagram is testing paid subscriptions https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/19/instagram-launches-early-test-of-creator-subscriptions-in-the-u-s/
Twitter rolled out NFT profile images for Blue subscribers. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/20/tech/twitter-nft-profile-picture/index.html

E40: Secret Word Games

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:00:00 +0200

EPISODE FORTY!!!

We upped it up. A whole extra notch!

Sometimes we play games as a segment of the show, but this time, the entire episode is a game! We played the "Hillel Secret Word Game", where Guy and Itamar had to compete to get Hillel to say certain tech buzzwords. What were the words? Who won? You'll have to listen to find out...

Stripe Opens Operations in Israel! https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3926338,00.html
Elizabeth Holmes found guilty https://www.businessinsider.com/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-juror-explains-why-not-convict-patient-charges-2022-1
Popcorn Time, an open-source streaming service for pirated content launched in 2014, shuts down. https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/06/illegal-movie-streaming-service-popcorn-time-shuts-down/
OpenSea raised $300M at a $13.3b valuation (previous valuation was $1.5B in July) https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/04/nft-kingpin-opensea-lands-13-3b-valuation-in-300m-raise-from-paradigm-and-coatue/
A reality star who says she made $200K from selling her farts in Mason jars is pivoting to selling them as NFTs https://www.insider.com/reality-star-made-200k-fart-jars-selling-them-as-nfts-2022-1

E39: #freeItamar

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0200

First Bootstrap pod of 2022!

And we were off to a great start!

First of all, #freeItamar. Listen and you'll get it.

Second, we found out that Hillel can eat a 1.2kg steak in one sitting.

But most importantly, we chatted about tech news! Cafe Landver NFT's, Israel's First Digital Bank gets a new name before launch (and oh boy did we go on a tangent on this one), RIP Blackberry, and much more!

No shout outs this week, because we did 2022 resolutions. They are epic.

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E38: 2022 Prediction Show!

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200

We did it! Year 1 of the Bootstrap Podcast in the bag. #nailedit

So what did we talk about this week?

Survey of US internet users: 72% distrust Facebook, 63% TikTok, 60% Instagram, 53% WhatsApp, and 53% YouTube. Related: TikTok.com was the most popular domain globally between August and December 2021, after passing Google. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/22/tech-trust-survey/
CES! Still on, but everyone cancelling attendance https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22849223/ces-2022-t-mobile-bailed-keynote-meta-pinterest-twitter-iheart
James Webb Telescope Launch! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10344019/Lift-Nasas-10billion-James-Webb-Space-Telescope-launches-French-Guiana.html

& much more!

And then we did our 2022 predictions segment. You gotta listen to find out what we predicted!

E37: On the Rails

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:00:00 +0200

It was a hostful -Hillel this week, but we kept on going and managed to stay on the rails (sorry fans of going off-rails...) We're deep in winter now, but there's still a lot going on in the tech world!

We talked about:

Movie theaters are breaking records despite Omicron, thanks to Spiderman:No Way Home https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22843051/movie-theaters-spider-man-no-way-home-records-amc-regal-cinemark
Israeli cultivated meat co Future Meat raises $347m https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-cultivated-meat-co-future-meat-raises-347m-1001394990
Detect.com Hired Hugo Barra as CEO https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211215005819/en/Detect’s-PCR-Quality-At-Home-Rapid-Covid-19-Test-Now-Available-for-Purchase-on-Detect.com
TikTok to Diversify the FYP https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/16/tiktok-to-diversify-its-for-you-feed-let-users-pick-the-topics-they-want-to-avoid/

& much more!

Shout outs for this week:

Guy: The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you
Itamar: Vanished by China - One couple's story (from the @honestlypod by @bariweiss) https://www.honestlypod.com/podcast/episode/2f864e34/vanished-by-china-one-couples-story

E36: Catastrophic Equipment Failure

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 22:00:00 +0200

WE MADE IT TO EPISODE 18 X 2!

But barely... You see, we experienced yet another equipment failure. Including the backup system 🤦🤦🤦. And we lost the original Episode 36. So technically this is 36b.

Yeah- this episode is late, and the news old... But we had to post it anyway! And have no fear, a fresh episode 37 is coming very soon :)

And we mostly just talked about the original episode 36 that we lost, and tried to rekindle the magic... But what else did we talk about?

Instagram's move back to a chronological feed https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/8/22824609/instagram-chronological-feed-adam-mosseri
@Jack stepping down at Twitter https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/business/dealbook/jack-dorsey-twitter.html
Israeli startup Tipalti raised $270M and quadruples their valuation https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/08/accounts-payable-automation-startup-tipalti-raises-270m-quadruples-valuation-to-8-3b/
Elon's new haircut (and possible Model Pi phone)

And much more!!

Shout-outs for the week!

Hillel: Dailygiving.org
Itamar: Erez Naveh's blog post "The Beatles Teach Entrepreneurship and Product Development"
Guy: Box One by NPH https://store.theory11.com/products/boxone

E35: Put down the phone. Phones are for closers.

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0200

We thought it would be a slower news week thanks to Thanksgiving, but it turned out to be a regular-length episode! We played a game, we talked about Apple's upcoming AR headset, Adele + Spotify, and how Tile (RIP) was acquired and murdered by AirTags.

And Itamar aired some *slight* frustration, but you'll have to listen...

Our shout-outs for the week:

Hillel: iPhone text replacements https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207525
Itamar: 100 Ways to Look Smart in Meetings https://amzn.com/dp/B01H1386CW
Guy: Alfred for Mac https://www.alfredapp.com/

E34: November Brain

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +0200

♫ Nothing last forever, even cold November brain... ♫

It's November, so that means all 3 of your favourite hosts have birthdays this month! But sometimes those birthdays are responsible for missed episode weeks. We apologize for that...

But it was a great episode this week! Guy prepared a "guess the stock ticker" game (yup, and yet it was fun), and we talked a lot about the Metaverse (still), Hillel's rage at bandwagon jumping, and how Guy and Hillel use the internet completely differently... We also discussed why Sam Lessin is using the VC model to invest in individuals ( https://thisweekinstartups.com/why-sam-lessin-is-using-the-vc-model-to-invest-in-individuals-jason-funds-a-startup-on-air-e1238/ ).

And our shout-outs for the week:

Hillel: Tweetbot https://tapbots.com/tweetbot/
Itamar: Oculus Quest 2 https://www.oculus.com/quest-2/
Guy: Video Speed Controller https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk

E33: Be the "B" in "Bootstrap"

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0200

ALL THE BOYS ARE BACK!

And we took out a billboard on the Ayalon to celebrate! Just kidding, but that's what everyone else seems to be doing...

What did we talk about? Elon's tax tweet of course. Our friends at Neuralight raised a $5.5M round. And we heard all about Hillel's trip to Gran Canaria! (tl;dr nothing to eat, super nice place.). And we discussed corporate theme songs. Yup, that's a thing now!

And our shout-outs for the week:

Guy: The Thrill of the Fight on Oculus Quest https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3008315795852749/
Itamar: Finished Breaking Bad!
Hillel: DJI Mavic 3 https://www.dji.com/mavic-3

E32: Meta!

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:00:00 +0200

WE'RE BAAAA-AAAAACK!!

Yes, it has been a long two weeks off, but we're happy to be back! (Well, for those of us who are back :)

Hillel needed to travel, but we don't hold that against him. We're excited to hear all about it next week!

But in the meantime, holy s*&t there was a lot in the news. We talked about:

Facebook rebranding to "Meta"
Sequoia Capital blowing up the VC model
Tesla being worth over $1T 🤯

Twitter poll! If you had $100K to invest in a tech stock right now, what would you invest in? https://twitter.com/bootstrappod/status/1455290612710789131

And our shout-outs for the week:

Guy: Only Murders in the Building https://www.hulu.com/series/only-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf
Itamar: The Metallica Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1LnPMFQyBHDpLNOE8VWVL1
Hillel: Macro photography (again, we assume :)

E31: Norm MacMinimum Corporate Tax Rate

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:00:00 +0300

HILLEL DOESN'T KNOW WHO NORM MACDONALD IS AND WE ARE NOT OK WITH THAT

But we also talked about international corporate tax law treaties. And everyone moving to Texas. And Instagram video.

And our shout-outs for the week:

Hillel: LinkedIn creator status (psshhhhhhh)
Guy: Photoshop Content Aware Fill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge9jsJZ3lA0
Itamar: Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery (Netflix Special) https://www.netflix.com/title/80134780

Ep 30: Fuld-full

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 23:00:00 +0300

EPISODE 30!! And Hillel's back!

People are excited about that, and we played the voicemail to prove it.

And our shout-outs for the week:

Hillel: iPhone 13 Pro Max's macro photography
Guy: No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram https://www.amazon.com/No-Filter-Inside-Story-Instagram/dp/1982126809
Itamar: OOO by mmhmm on iOS! https://www.mmhmm.app/blog/introducing-ooo-the-mmhmm-ios-app (Yeah, those are real things!)

E29: Fuld-less

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:00:00 +0300

This was a hostful but also a Fuld-less episode. Sorry Hillel, we miss you!

Don't we look fabulous in the episode cover? That's right, in honour of Lightricks' newest round of funding, we facetuned the s**t out of ourselves!

We also talked about:

Apple's iPhone event! New iPhone 13's, new iPads, and more.
How to pronounce Giphy (super relevant and important) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2NFF2rliV4
Lightricks announces $130 million Series D at $1.8 billion valuation https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3918047,00.html
Xiaomi unveiled smart glasses https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/14/22673144/xiaomi-smart-glasses-announced-microled-display-ar
Intuit buys Mailchimp and employees are furious https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/13/intuit-confirms-12b-deal-to-buy-mailchimp/

And Itamar and Guy's shout outs for the week:

Canva! www.canva.com
Metallica's surprise concert at The Independent in SF: https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/Metallica-San-Francisco-Independent-show-COVID-16467089.php

E28: Shut Up and Take My Money

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0300

Happy iPhone week!!

Basically we're getting the new iPhones, we'd just love to know *why* we're getting them.

So what did the boys talk about this week? It was a pretty busy news week actually...

Yahoo swipes right on Jim Lanzone, hires him as new CEO!
Facebook and Ray Ban launched new smart glasses.
A ruling has been made in the epic Epic vs Apple trial.

And some listener voicemail!

E27: Happy New Year!

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0300

Ah yes, the last podcast of the year. What did we talk about? (When we weren't experiencing mega tech breakdowns of course...)

Callin is in, Clubhouse is out.
Congrats Jifiti on their $22.5M round!
Predictions for next year...
And more!

E26: Non-fungible Podcast

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0300

Guy tricked us into talking about NFT's. We apologize for that.

On the other hand, we had some Israeli tech news (like Entree Capital investing in UAE startups, and Reali raising $100M from our most-mentioned Israeli angel investor, Oren Zeev), and then we talked about open app stores vs the way Apple does it now.

WE ARE BACK FROM THE SUMMER!

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E25: If you will it, it is no dream. Featuring Leor Stern of Fitbit/Google

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0300

Leor Stern is a modern day Herzl.

Yup, we said it here first.

But seriously folks, Leor was a fantastic guest! Leor is current the Head of OS at Fitbit/Google. He spent tons of time at Google on many different projects, including being the force behind opening Google's first office in Israel! He's a product leader and entrepreneur, and most of all, he's a total mensch. We really enjoyed our chat with him!

We also covered some news and Hillel doesn't know the difference between an eggplant and a zucchini. Vegetables are foreign to some...

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E24: Not Investment Advice

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 17:00:00 +0300

Oh wow, this one is explosive like 30 minutes after eating gas station sushi.

It's a hostful! And while we thought we were covering a routine story about Didi being forced to go private, it exploded into a debate about how wise it is to invest in a company that is in a country with an "interesting" relationship with the rule of law. (Now how's that for tap dancing around what I really wanted to write??)

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E23: & Me

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0300

It's another hostful!

Coming hot off the heels of a great episode 22, the 3 legendary podcasters are back with a hostful episode. So sit back, chillax, and listen to Hillel's wild accusations he levels at Itamar. And they all discuss what's going on in tech news.

Do I really need to spell out what we spoke about? You can probably guess by now. More IPO's from Israel tech companies, and something about Clubhouse.

Is that what you guessed?? #nailedit.

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E22: DevRel Can Be Crazy Sexy, Featuring Amir Shevat of Twitter

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0300

This episode was legen-wait for it-dary.

@Amir Shevat (Head of Product, Developer Platform at Twitter) was our guest, and we had such a great talk! Amir is a well known staple of the Israeli tech ecosystem, despite currently residing in the US. That's how big of a deal he is. He's also a gentlemen and genius. And an author and investor. *And* he has worked at almost every large tech company- Twitter, Microsoft, Google, Amazon/Twich, and Slack. There's only Facebook and Apple left Amir- yallah!!

We also covered some news, blah blah blah- but mainly listen for the Amir interview. It was fantastic!

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E21: 21st Century Schizoid Pod

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0300

Ok, so first things first, we had to address the biggest news rocking the world: https://www.instagram.com/p/CRGxTbNtCxa/

But after that, we got back down to business.

Yes, yes, yes, another hostful. Relax, we'll have guests back soon!

WE DID MAILBAG! That's right, we started reading emails and playing voicemails again! As a reminder, send us a voicemail anytime from our site: www.bootstrappod.com

And then some news about who will be running Softbank's new Israel office, more huge fundraising rounds for Israeli startups, and of course, some Tik Tok news.

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E20: Venti

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 21:00:00 +0300

In the words of the great Paul Rudd, "No, Venti is twenty. Large is large."

This might not have been a large episode, but it certainly was Venti.

NEWS
AMAZON GAMESHOW! (Guess who won?)

As always, this episode was brought to you by RNinTECH.com (Guy, we'll tell you where to send the sponsor cheque...)

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E19: Some Big "News"

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0300

Some highlights from this week:

Itamar, who likes his anonymity, got recognized "somewhere"
Hillel "can I just say one thing" Fuld, has memory problems and loves both Windows Phone and Samsung phones (but guess which one he actually uses), and
Guy has some big "news": he announced the new company he started! Sign up for it at https://RNinTECH.com/

Oh, and we talked about Windows 11 of all things. Let us know if you use Mac or Windows in this poll we're running.

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E18: Legal Podcasting Age

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0300

The boys are back in town. What town? Who cares, it's all remote anyway.

Yes, another hostful this week. You know you love it! <3

Is Clubhouse on the way down? What about all the FTC/anti-trust stuff? Yeah, we talked about it all.

Episode 18. Get it.

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E17: Edge of Seventeen

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:00:00 +0300

Ok, so first off, this week we saw the result of the biggest #bootstrapbump ever. That's right, our Episode 9 guest just became Prime Minister of Israel.

Yeah, not sure we'll ever top that, but we'll try!

Some other things we talked about:

Huge news in Israeli startup fundraising! Monday.com IPO https://www.timesofisrael.com/monday-com-raises-155-million-in-nasdaq-ipo-at-6-8-billion-valuation/ and Gong.io raises at a $7.2B valuation https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-gong-raises-250-million-at-72b-valuation-1001373264
Billionaires in space!
And lots of Tesla talk...

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E16: Sweet 16

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0300

Hillel doesn't get AirTags. Tim Cook disagrees.

But can I say something real quick? Congrats to our Episode 7 guest, Alex Bouaziz of Deel, on their $156M Series C raise! It's the #bootstrapbump ba-by!!

Some other things we talked about:

Apple's Spring Loaded event https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/20/22384756/apple-spring-loaded-event-recap-biggest-announcements-airtag-ipad-pro-imac
Deel's $156M round https://www.geektime.com/deel-raises-series-c-at-unicorn-valuation/
And more Clubhouse of course... https://www.reuters.com/technology/clubhouse-closes-new-round-funding-that-would-value-app-4-billion-source-2021-04-18/

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E15: Say whaaaat.

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:00:00 +0300

All I can say is LOL.

Hillel came in strong, Itamar and Guy cracked up. So many gems in this one!

"Can I just say something?" -Hillel

We also talked tech, duh. Bezos' last letter to Amazon shareholders, Coinbase IPO, and more! WE EVEN DID A GAME SHOW THIS TIME

We also referenced 'No Filter' by Sarah Frier (fantastic read!): https://www.amazon.com/No-Filter-Inside-Story-Instagram/dp/1982126809
The classic Apple iPhone launch keynote presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrJzXM7a6o
Steve Ballmer's reaction to the iPhone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U
And of course- this week's Twitter poll! https://twitter.com/bootstrappod/status/1383810933776998407

Until next time! BYEEEEEEEEE

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E14: @NET, featuring Net Jacobsson of Stoked Capital

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:00:00 +0300

That's right. He's got the Twitter handle that Hillel thinks is the best in the world- @net!

This week we welcomed Net Jacobsson, entrepreneur & adventure capitalist, ex-Facebooker, and most importantly: mountain biker. 100% skin in the game!

A bunch of stuff we also talked about:

Patreon video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeDBSwVneyw
Neuralink monkey video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCul1sp4hQ
Twitter poll for Hillel's screen time - https://twitter.com/bootstrappod/status/1381695442031947780

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E13: Bootstrap Bar Mitzvah

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0300

Today, Bootstrap becomes a man. Episode 13!

We even learned about how fax machines work (thanks Guy!). And we debuted a new segment: The Mailbag.

The Mailbag was great- send us more questions! hey@bootstrappod.com

Also, shoutouts to:

The meditation app Hillel mentioned: https://synctuition.com/
The awesome tool for PM's and UX designers: https://pageflows.com/

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E12: The Unleavened Episode

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 23:00:00 +0300

🍷 Happy Passover! 🍷

Quick pod this week just to say hi, and Happy Passover to all who are celebrating!

And in Israeli startup news, huge props to our boy Amir Shevat, and his team @ Reshuffle, on their acquisition by Twitter! We'll have Amir on the pod soon to tell us the whole story.

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E11: Hillel's first acquisition! (and burger delivery)

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:00:00 +0200

This week was a hostful! The bootstrap boys were chilling, and Hillel got a burger delivery.

Did you know that Facebook is developing brain-controlled gesture technology? Well now you do. You're welcome.

And Twitter blocked anyone tweeting the word "Memph*s". Weird, right?

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E10: Our first VC guest! Featuring Eze Vidra of Remagine Ventures

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0200

This week we welcomed as a guest our first venture capitalist, and we couldn't be more excited that it's Eze Vidra, one of the biggest mensches in VC. Eze is a managing partner at Remagine Ventures, and is a former partner at Google Ventures, former Googler, creator of Google Campus, and much more.

And yes, it's a longer than usual episode. Eze is worth it, trust us! But feel free to use the pause and play button at your leisure :)

We discussed:

📈 The best way to pitch a VC during the pandemic.
💸 How much to de-risk your startup before approaching a VC for funding.
💥 Eze's journey from PM, to creating Google Campus, to venture capitalist.

Eze is one of the best in the biz- entrepreneurs, this one's for you!

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E09: Naftali Bennett's Journey from Entrepreneur to Politician

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0200

This was a big week for the Bootstrap Podcast! In our first 10 episodes we managed to land a former defense minister of the State of Israel as a guest. Not bad, eh?

We welcomed Naftali Bennett, entrepreneur-turned-politician, to hear his story on how he went from startups to politics (and why in the world anyone would do that :)

And the best part about it: we didn't talk about politics!

(*Almost no politics...)

We discussed his background as an entrepreneur, the struggles of being a CEO, he shared some stories of selling his company for $145M, and more...

This was a 🔥🔥🔥 episode. Bootstrap stepped it up a notch.

Enjoy!

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E08b: Raiders of the Lost Episode

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 23:00:00 +0200

Uh-oh.

So yeah, about Episode 8. It was great.

But then it wasn't so great anymore, when we realized we experienced catastrophic hardware failure to both primary and backup recordings. Fun times, right??

Ok, so on this episode 8"b", Itamar and Guy get on to quickly apologize, try reminiscing on the episode 8 that was, and looking forward to a brighter future with no technical issues. And make the world a better place.

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E07: What's the Deel with Bootstrap? Featuring Alex Bouaziz of Deel

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:00:00 +0200

This episode was 🔥🔥🔥

We welcomed Alex Bouaziz, Co-Founder and CEO @ Deel, the first payroll platform for remote teams that connects localized compliance and payments in one system.

A payroll company?

Yes, you want to hear Alex's story. Entrepreneurs, this one is for you! Alex is an entrepreneur who got out of the building. Built stuff. Tried and tried again. And now Deel is a monster hit, growing like crazy, A-list investors, etc. So listen up and be like Alex.

And as usual, the banter was super 🔥🔥🔥. EPISODE 7!

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E06: Clubhouse for me, and for thee

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0200

GUY IS BACK AGAIN!

And he brought a game! Tech trivia, Itamar vs Hillel, battle royale.

And more stuff, obvs. Clubhouse, Apple Car, and more! (And some Israeli tech news, obvs again.)

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E05: Bootstrap The Triumvirate, Featuring Guy Malachi

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0200

Three's a company, not a crowd!

This week we were so stocked to welcome Guy Malachi- a well known product centric entrepreneur here in Israel. Guy is the man. And vegan 👏 And has the same birthday as Itamar. But I digress...

Lots to talk about this week! Clubhouse of course. And Amazon. And Tesla. And Apple. And much more.

Just listen to it, ok? And give us a 5 star rating. (Please.)

And don't forgot to tweet @hilzfuld and tell him the Bernie Sanders meme is soooooo January.

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E04: Trying to talk about anything other than Robinhood and Gamestonks

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0200

Wow, what a week it has been! Of course we go over the Robinhood and Gamestop news.

And in Israeli tech news... 3 startups have attained unicorn status!

DriveNets: raised $208M Series B, valuation of $1.3B
Melio: raised $110M, valuation of $1.33B
Own Backup: Raised $167.5M series D, valuation of $1.4b

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E03: Lockdown mania, it's enough already

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0200

EPISODE THREEEEEEE!

I can't believe we miss going to Mobile World Congress. That's how locked-down we feel.

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E02: Whatsapp? Oh, nothing much

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0200

EPISODE 2!

I know, we can't believe it either.

Well, we're in lockdown again, so there isn't much else to do... We chatted about the latest news (not much, social media banning Trump, whatevs...), the fact that Hillel doesn't care about privacy, and the first Israeli startup acquisition of 2021 (congrats Spetz.io!)

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E01: Must we talk about Bitcoin? Featuring Ouriel Ohayon of ZenGo

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:00:00 +0200

Seriously, why do we have to discuss bitcoin? Because Hillel wanted to. So we invited @Ouriel (from @ZenGo) to talk about it too, because he knows way more about it than us.

That's how we roll.

And we discussed some other things in tech news, then Hillel got very hungry, and Itamar wouldn't let him go yet.

Is 45 min too long for a podcast? Drop us a voicemail and let us know!

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E00: This one doesn't count

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:00:00 +0200

We literally just pressed "record", ok? Don't judge. yet.

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Welcome to Bootstrap

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0200

"Just hit record, nu."

And just like that, we started to podcast.

Join Itamar and Hillel as we shoot the breeze and discuss the Israeli tech scene, startups, innovation, and everything interesting in between.

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