Inside Israeli Innovation

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Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast

Your go-to podcast for all things to do with innovation in Israel! Join Eve Young as she delves into the heart of Israel's tech and business scenes and uncovers the groundbreaking ideas and visionary minds working to shape the future. Join her each week as she shines a spotlight on the latest trends and entrepreneurial spirit propelling Israel to the forefront of global innovation.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Who is Cloudinary and how are they redefining standards for images used online?

    This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews Tal Lev-Ami, co-founder and CTO of Cloudinary - a technology company that provides cloud-based image and video management services. Tal will tell us about how Cloudinary is using generative AI to help companies use images in a better way. He will also touch on the potential risk of using gen AI with images and how these risks can be minimized.  He will tell us about how the company is defining the standards of how images should be used on the web - literally, through work with the International Organization for Standardization. Tal will talk about why Cloudinary bootstrapped rather than raised funds in its earlier stages and what advantages this had for the company. He will also talk about the company's values and culture and how they make Cloudinary a better company.

    55 min

  2. SEP 5

    Making Microsoft Excel better? Datarails is using AI to change finance analytics

    This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews Didi Gurfinkel, Co-Founder & CEO of Datarails - an AI-powered financial planning and analysis platform. Datarails is using AI to change how Microsoft Excel users do financial planning and analysis.  Didi will tell us about why the Datarails founders decided to work to fix a problem arising from the use of a product rather than trying to replace it. He will also explain the importance of product-market fit and tell us about Datarails' journey to find it. He will talk about how he fell in love with coding and how this sent him on his path to tech, and he will touch on his education - why he dropped out of high school, and why this didn't hold him back.

    50 min

  3. AUG 28

    Meet the Israeli startup using nanotechnology to fight cancer  

    This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews Ofer Shalev, CEO and co-founder of a startup that is using nanotechnology to prolong the life of stage-four metastatic cancer patients without adverse effects to their health. Ofer will explain how the fact that cancer cells are more sensitive to heat than healthy cells enables New Phase to use electromagnetic hyperthermia technology to target tumors.  He will also share the story of how he and co-founder Dr. Rafi Hof started the company, inspired by Rafi's mother Sarah's battle with cancer and tell us about the company's nanotechnology, Sarah Nanoparticles - which are named after her.  He will also touch on the importance of the diversity, both of personal and professional backgrounds, of his company's employees, and how it makes their work better.

    38 min

  4. AUG 21

    Can AI find your perfect match? - Tu B'Av special

    This week, in a special Tu B'Av episode, host Eve Young - economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post and The Jerusalem Post's Molly Myers discuss AI innovation in dating apps. Tu B'Av is a Jewish holiday associated with love. Today, especially in Israel, it is often seen as a Jewish version of Valentine's Day. Dating apps use machine learning algorithms and tools to help users find love. This episode explores various apps, including two Israeli platforms that incorporate not only AI and technology but also traditional matchmaking techniques.  The episode focuses on how these apps and others have transformed the dating world, highlighting the pros and cons of the rapidly evolving landscape.  Eve and Molly also address concerns about privacy in dating apps and how these technologies use personal information.

    40 min

  5. AUG 14

    Engaging anti-Israel activists online: Can AI help Israelis do better hasbara?

    This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews Amitai Carney, co-founder of an AI project that helps Israelis and pro-Israel activists do better hasbara (public diplomacy) on social media. The tool uses AI to help Israelis overcome language barriers and cultural gaps by optimizing their comments or posts. It customizes suggestions based on the audience, the social media platform, and the region.  Amitai also discusses the importance of continued dialogue and engagement; and what he thinks about whether social media can be a platform for real dialogue.  He describes a new workshop his team created for highschool students that helps them do better hasbara and supplements the online tool.

    46 min

  6. AUG 7

    How can you relocate your business to move it forward?

    The Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast with Eve Young: Season 2, Episode 25. This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews Omri Shalev, co-founder and CTO of Reeco - an AI-based hospitality procurement company.  Omri explains how he, and co-founder and CEO Henrik Shimony, learned about the disadvantages of the low-tech procurement systems normally used by hotels, and how they took their experience and turned it into a solution for these problems. Omri shares tips and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, especially for those who relocate to advance their businesses. Omri also touches on the differences between the Israeli and US ecosystems, and how he learned to bridge the gaps involved in taking his Israeli business to the US.

    43 min

  7. JUL 31

    What are AI agents and how is Enso using them to change the small business game?  

    This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews  Mickey Haslavsky, CEO and founder of Enso, a company making all kinds of services accessible to small businesses using AI bots. Mickey will explain what AI agents are, and what makes them different from the chatbots we are more familiar with.He will also explain what Enso does, and how it is using AI to help companies with everything from social media management to hiring. Eve and Mickey discuss what the ability to use AI agents to provide services might look for the service industry and its workforce, and how AI agents can help small businesses. Mickey will also talk about what it was like to found a new company in Israel during the Israel-Hamas war - what challenges he faced, and why he would do it all over again.

    44 min

  8. JUL 24

    Meet the women revolutionizing breast cancer detection

    The Inside Israeli Innovation Podcast with Eve Young: Season 2, Episode 23. This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews Dr. Karny Ilan, CEO and co-founder of femtech startup Feminai. As a team of female co-founders, the Feminai team ran into interesting reactions from potential investors, including meeting investors who told them that they needed a man on their team, Ilan explained on the podcast. Karny and her co-founders, CTO Shani Klein Antman and CPO and R&D Gal Yanuka, are working to create an at-home breast cancer screening device that utilizes AI.    Karny will also tell us about the challenges the femiai founders have encountered along the way, especially as a team of female founders and talk about how her team is breaking through glass ceilings.    She will explain the importance of diversity for innovation, and talk about how a lack of diversity has led to poorer healthcare for women.

    48 min
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Your go-to podcast for all things to do with innovation in Israel! Join Eve Young as she delves into the heart of Israel's tech and business scenes and uncovers the groundbreaking ideas and visionary minds working to shape the future. Join her each week as she shines a spotlight on the latest trends and entrepreneurial spirit propelling Israel to the forefront of global innovation.

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  • Creator
    Jerusalem Post Podcasts
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright Jerusalem Post Podcasts
  • Show Website
    Inside Israeli Innovation

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