Hummus and Tech

An 18-years-old from Paris makes Aliyah and becomes a 8200 Intelligence Unit major. Then he creates a company that helps Olim find jobs in the hi-tech industry. A few years later, *the same guy*, co-founds a company that helps developers onboard to new jobs or project. It’s not a Startup Nation fairy tale. It’s Oren Toledano, ITC and Swimm co-founder. In January 2021 he joined us for Hummus and Tech and shared all his non-standard advice for Olim. A highly recommended listen to get inspired. Since then, Swimm has raised $27.6M, they are growing fast! (Applying to Swimm? Check out this episode for the best interview tips from Oren)

Hey! We are back, and you MUST check this episode out. We've invited Inbal Arieli to help us crack the startup nation puzzle for those of us who didn't grow up in Israel. In her book, Chutzpah, she explains how a typical Israeli upbringing gives you all those traits that created the fast-paced startup and technology hub in Israel. Cool Olim fact: She highlights that the immigrant mentality shares much in common with those experiences. We'll go all over it and more! Aside of being a great author, she's the co-founder and CEO of Synthesis, and previously a founder of Startup Nation Central (which has proven super useful for Olim looking for a tech job in Israel).

Jonathan is the creative and marketing brain behind severals successful Israeli startups. He has helped Wix, Mobileye, Moovit, Facebook, and more came up with impactful campaigns. Some describe him as a “creative ball of energy”, and we believe 100% that you will also agree with this description after listening to this episode. This episode focuses on creativity. How can we unlock our creative brains? As a company creativity helps you stand out, and achieve your goals in ways you didn't think possible at all... Well, do you see the parallelism? Creativity also helps you if you are a new immigrant to a new country where you must succeed. Tune in to unlock your creative brain.

A new Hummus and Tech season is out! On our first episode we brought you Yoav Vilner, a serial entrepreneur, born and raised in Israel. He has recently launched his new startup Walnut.io [http://walnut.io/] (and he's hiring!). In this episode you'll learn what works and what doesn't work when interviewing with a startup founder, and how Olim can reinvent themselves when finding their first job in hi-tech. (Wait till you hear the story of the vet 🐶 becoming the best content writer on his previous company 😉)

During every crisis, there’s room for opportunity. Meet Ian and Bracha, two highly influential people in the Olim world who decided that feeling alone during these unprecedented times was not the only option. Together, they created Corona Crush, a private Facebook Group, where members can post about single friends that are ready to e-mingle. The word of mouth spread faster than they expected. The group now has over 13k members, from different corners of the globe - trying to find love and friendship during Covid times. Listen to this episode to learn how to create something great, even when everything seems to be upside down.