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 (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.

Sit back and relax. Let us take you on a trip to the past, before Corona times. We hope this episode recorded a few months ago, when everything was chill, will let you escape from your "which-day-is-it" routine. Now, let's turn up the beat! (I mean, continue reading but with a smile and a faster pace) For the first time in Hummus and Tech, we are covering the other side of the coin: where does the money to fund all the cool and innovative companies come from? Meet Lia, a Principal at UpWest, a Silicon Valley-based seed fund investing in Israeli startups, who will tell us all about the VC ecosystem in Israel.

Pandemia, isolation, quarantine, working from home, boredom, uncertainty, paranoia and productivity challenges. We are all going through it. Tough times, we know. Let us bring you some joy and tips from our 3 guests on our first ever live Hummus and Tech episode!

Leora had failures. Kevin had failures. Maggie had failures. Who didn't have any failures? The question is, how do we learn from it and make something great?   Leora brought Fuck Up Nights to Israel exactly to tackle this question.  So if you ever had a failure, do not worry. It's just part of the process. Relax and listen up on how to turn a fuck up into a golden experience. 

Let us start by acknowledging that this was such an insightful conversation that we lost track of time and recorded for almost an hour. We didn’t want to leave anything out so we decided to split the episode in two. In this two-part episode, we sat with Leora Golomb who works at eBay as an Innovation & Tech Ecosystem Relations Manager and is also the Founder & Director of FuckUp Nights Tel Aviv. With that being said - just hit play to understand how to leverage your advantages as an Oleh when looking for a job, how to build a network from scratch and how to discover your X-Factor that will get you hired. Follow us on Instagram for more updates :) https://www.instagram.com/hummusandtech/ https://hummusandtech.com/

What does it take to be a great seller in a hi-tech company? This is what we asked Shelbi, a Sales Team Lead at Guesty. Her story is quite particular: She learned about Guesty while on the Hummus Trail, and initially interviewed for another position. Tune in to discover how she got the job she wanted, and how you can incorporate the best traits from salespeople in your daily job, or job search.