How can values create value? Join Venture Capitalist and Author Michael Eisenberg as he speaks with global business leaders to explore the values and purpose behind their businesses, the impact of technology on humanity, and the humanity behind digitization. Michael Eisenberg is Co-Founder and General Partner of Aleph, an early-stage venture capital fund with $850M under management in Tel Aviv, Israel. Aleph is an early stage venture capital fund focused on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands.
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How can values create value? Join Venture Capitalist and Author Michael Eisenberg as he speaks with global business leaders to explore the values and purpose behind their businesses, the impact of technology on humanity, and the humanity behind digitization. Michael Eisenberg is Co-Founder and General Partner of Aleph, an early-stage venture capital fund with $850M under management in Tel Aviv, Israel. Aleph is an early stage venture capital fund focused on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands.
Amir Shevat on Growing Developer Relations at Google, Microsoft, Slack, Twitch and Twitter; the Future of Engineering; Getting Fired Overnight by Elon Musk & Publicly Calling Him Out
Invested by Aleph
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Amir Shevat on Growing Developer Relations at Google, Microsoft, Slack, Twitch and Twitter; the Future of Engineering; Getting Fired Overnight by Elon Musk & Publicly Calling Him Out
On this episode of Invested, Michael hosts Amir Shevat. Amir is a General Partner at Darkmode Ventures, investing in early stage startups. Before joining the dark side, Amir held executive roles at Microsoft, Google, Slack, Amazon, and Twitter. Amir is the author of Designing Bot, and Building Web API both published with O'Reilly media.
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KEY TOPICS
[00:00:00] Intro
[00:04:30] What MSFT Didn’t Get About Developers
[00:07:40] Building Good Products & Dev Communities
[00:12:00] Which DevRel Job Do You Wish You Had?
[00:14:45] How is AI Changing the Game for Developers?
[00:25:20] Personal Values Vs. Innovation
[00:27:30] Twitch Controversy
[00:31:20] Elon Musk’s X Takeover
[00:36:40] Pivoting to Seed Investor
[00:40:45] Investing Philosophy & Mentorship
[00:48:45] Core Difference Between Israeli & U.S. Founders
[00:53:45] What Did Oct. 7 Change for You?
[00:54:40] Writing a Fantasy Book & Closing Questions
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CREDITS
Executive Producer: Erica Marom
Producer: Yoni Mayer
Video and Editing: Ron Baranov
Music and Creative Direction: Uri Ar
Content and Editorial: Kira Goldring
Design: Rony Karadi
Invested by Aleph
How can values create value? Join Venture Capitalist and Author Michael Eisenberg as he speaks with global business leaders to explore the values and purpose behind their businesses, the impact of technology on humanity, and the humanity behind digitization. Michael Eisenberg is Co-Founder and General Partner of Aleph, an early-stage venture capital fund with $850M under management in Tel Aviv, Israel. Aleph is an early stage venture capital fund focused on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands.
