Alon Arvatz on the Future of Israeli Cybersecurity, Exiting Multiple Companies, Leaving Money on the Table, and Making Financial Literacy Accessible

On this episode of Invested, Michael hosts Alon Arvatz, the CEO & Co-founder of PointFive.

PointFive is a leader in cloud cost management. Prior to that he co-founded IntSights, a cybersecurity and threat intelligence startup, and led it to a successful acquisition for $350M to Rapid7. He authored the book “The Battle for Your Computer” that depicts the success story of the Israeli cybersecurity industry. Alon is also involved in social impact, founding the non-profit "Kanfey Kesef" that promotes financial literacy.

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KEY TOPICS 

• [00:00] Intro 
• [04:40] Becoming an Entrepreneur 
• [08:40] Writing “The Battle for Your Computer” 
• [17:30] Feedback on the Book 
• [21:40] Future of Israeli Cyber
• [25:00] Founding PointFive
• [30:57] Going With Your Intuition 
• [33:00] Why Stop Angel Investing
• [35:15] Do We Need Cyber School?
• [38:45] Believing in God 
• [40:00] Does Financial Education Work? 
• [47:05] Israeli vs. American Entrepreneurs
• [53:15] Advice to Young Entrepreneurs
• [54:40] Crypto and Hamas

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CREDITS

Executive Producer: Erica Marom 

Producer: Sofi Levak & Yoni Mayer

Video and Editing: Ron Baranov

Music and Art: Uri Ar 

Design: Rony Karadi