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Founder Storiez

ephraim yarmak
Axonius
Venture Capital
Tel Aviv
Cybersecurity
Team8
Noma Security
Israel
Spera
Okta
Brightmind
Redpoint Ventures
CRV
TCV
Dean Sysman
New York
Vine Ventures
USVP
Port.io
Vega
Granulate

The purpose of "FounderStoriez Channel" is to interview Entrepreneurs from around the world to share their story, experience, and wisdom with you so you can learn from them and be inspired.

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Israel Duanis sold his first company, then started Linx Security, an identity security platform for the AI-agent era. This conversation is the honest version of the founder journey: the loneliness of every decision, why he turned down a seven-figure ... more

Erica Brescia has done it all in tech: she founded and sold Bitnami, served as COO of GitHub during the launch of Copilot, and is now a Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures, where she decides which startup founders get funded.

In this episode of F... more

Steve Ward has been a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, a Secret Service agent who ran one of the first computer-network wiretaps in U.S. history, the CISO of Home Depot, a partner at Insight Partners, and an early backer of Wiz,  Abnormal and a dozen othe... more

Niv is the co-founder and CEO of Noma Security. He raised a $100M Series B and scaled from 20 to 100 employees in a year, as a first-time founder, in cybersecurity, in the middle of a war that started the day Noma launched.

In this conversation, Niv... more

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Israel Duanis
CEO and co-founder of Linx Security
Linx Security
Episode: Israel Duanis (CEO, Linx Security) The Loneliness of Building a Company, Saying No to 7 Figures & the Drive to Prove Yourself
Erica Brescia
Managing Director at Redpoint; former Bitnami founder and GitHub COO
Redpoint
Episode: Erica Brescia: From Founder to GitHub COO to VC | Grit, Guilt & Trusting Your Gut
Niv Braun
CEO and co-founder of Noma Security
Noma Security
Episode: Niv Braun (CEO, Noma Security): Winning Mentality, $100M Series B, and the Hidden Cost of Building Fast
Shachar Hirschberg
Co-founder and CEO, Artemis Security
Artemis Security
Episode: How Elite Founders Think | Shachar Hirschberg, CEO of Artemis
Shay Sandler
Co-founder and CEO of Vega
Vega
Episode: Shay Sandler (Vega) Grit, Sales, and Security, The Founder Mindset
Ori Barzilay
Partner at Team8
Team8
Episode: Ori Barzilay (Team8): Winning Mentality, Humility, and Founder Excellence
Zohar Einy
Founder and CEO of port.io
port.io
Episode: Zohar Einy Founder Port.io: Building a $800M Company with Belief and Discipline
Jacques Benkoski
Managing partner at Storied Venture Capital fund USVP
USVP
Episode: Jacques Benkoski (USVP): Money, Mentors & The Lost Art of Venture Capital
Dan Povitsky
Co-founder, Vine Ventures
Vine Ventures
Episode: Dan Povitsky: The Vine Ventures Story: Faith, Focus, and Founders

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 93 ratings
  • Great Podcast

    Ephraim does a great job! Great podcast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Big Cat from PMT
    United States2 years ago
  • I really enjoyed this

    Very enjoyable. Host does a great job in making the guests talk.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Shamayasaf
    United States3 years ago
  • Enjoyable and insightful to listen to!

    Every episode you listen to you will learn a lot about yourself, how to be better person and how to be a better and stronger entrepreneur! Overall incredibly insightful!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ShainaYaffa
    United States3 years ago
  • Great work. Love the insightfulness

    Really interesting to get an inside look into these founder’s lives and hear about their success and failures. Solid interviewer and pleasant listen. The ad in the beginning brought a smile too..

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mendyismyname
    United States4 years ago
  • Great insights

    You get to hear the really personal side of a founders journey! Excellent podcast and stories!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nadir Las
    United States4 years ago

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Genuine, in-depth conversations with practical lessons for entrepreneurs.
Insightful founder stories that mix personal and professional journeys.

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Israel Duanis (CEO, Linx Security) The Loneliness of Building a Company, Saying No to 7 Figures & the Drive to Prove Yourself
Q: What keeps you going when the pressure mounts as you scale Linx?
A deep belief in solving a meaningful, broken problem and a discipline around values that guide decisions, with a focus on long-term impact over short-term wins.
Raj (CEO, Jetstream): Two Traffic Lights to $34M — and Why CrowdStrike Funded the Founder Who Left
Q: How do you measure success beyond profits?
Raj prioritizes happiness, impact, and leaving the world in a better place. He aims to grow leaders within his team, ensure personal fulfillment, and focus on creating meaningful, sustainable progress rather than quick financial wins.
Raj (CEO, Jetstream): Two Traffic Lights to $34M — and Why CrowdStrike Funded the Founder Who Left
Q: What leadership lessons from previous CEOs does Raj bring to Jetstream?
From George at CrowdStrike he learned the importance of preparation, presence, and transparent customer communication; from Tomer at SentinelOne he valued generous leadership and freedom within a strong team; from Stuart at Foundstone he drew conviction in applying machine learning to security.
Raj (CEO, Jetstream): Two Traffic Lights to $34M — and Why CrowdStrike Funded the Founder Who Left
Q: What early signals and experiences shaped Jetstream's direction and its focus on AI-enabled security?
Raj describes evaluating multiple startup ideas and recognizing that a large, attractive market is essential. His time at CrowdStrike, Cylance, and SentinelOne taught him to pursue hard technical problems and to build integrated solutions that enterprise customers prefer, guiding Jetstream toward a differentiated AI-driven platform.
Raj (CEO, Jetstream): Two Traffic Lights to $34M — and Why CrowdStrike Funded the Founder Who Left
Q: How did a boy from a small town in India end up in Silicon Valley building a cybersecurity startup?
Raj credits a mix of family influence, a drive to excel, and the experience gained from working at top cybersecurity firms, which helped him spot market gaps and learn how to scale a product. He also emphasizes talking to customers early and often to confirm there is a large, differentiated opportunity worth pursuing.

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Founders and investors share deep-dive stories about building, scaling, and exiting tech startups. Episodes center on founder journeys, leadership under pressure, culture and hiring at speed, and the human dynamics behind growth—often with lessons on governance, mentorship, and navigating AI-enabled markets. A recurring thread is practical entrepreneurship: how to balance grit with empathy, manage co-founder relationships, and execute strategic moves from seed to acquisition. The show often features cybersecurity, developer tools, and VC perspectives, with guests who reveal the realities of fundraising, product strategy, and long-term company-building.

Noteworthy elements include candid operational anecdotes (e.g., rapid wins, pivotal hire... more

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2. Erica Brescia
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5. Shay Sandler
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8. Jacques Benkoski

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