A Rosh Hashanah Special: Business Principles from the Book of Genesis
b'On this podcast, we\\u2019ve talked to a lot of policy-makers, pundits, professionals and practitioners about big picture trends they are observing and experiencing as a result of the pandemic.\\n \\nToday, however, we are going more micro. We\'ll talk to a venture capitalist about his portfolio of start-ups, and how those companies have been impacted by changes in the way we work and live, and what they tell us.\\n \\nMichael Eisenberg is a General Partner at the Tel Aviv-based Aleph, which is an early stage venture capital fund with over $500M under management. Since its founding in 2013, Aleph has invested in more than 40 companies including Melio, Lemonade (NYSE: LMND), Bringg, JoyTunes, Healthy.io, Windward, Empathy and Nexar.\\n \\nPrior to Aleph, Michael was a General Partner at Benchmark Capital for 8 years, the legendary Silicon Valley-based VC firm, and he continues to work with Benchmark on their Israeli portfolio. \\n \\nSince around 1995, Michael has invested in and served on the boards of some of Israel\\u2019s leading companies and startups, such as Wix (Nasdaq: WIX), Gigya (acquired SAP), Shopping.com (Nasdaq: SHOP, acquired: EBAY), and Lemonade (NYSE: LMND).\\n \\nMichael is also the author of a fun and smart blog, called \\u201cSix Kids and a Full Time Job\\u201d, which covers topics ranging from politics to technology, Judaism and macroeconomics. The title of his blog is misleading because now Michael actually has 8 kids and 2 grandchildren - and he\\u2019s only at the tender age of 50! \\n \\nHe is a frequent contributor to The Marker and Calcalist, Israel\'s Hebrew-language daily business newspapers. Michael has also published numerous books in Hebrew, including \\u201cThe Vanishing Jew\\u201d, \\u201cEveryone can be Moses\\u201d and \\u201cRoaring Tribe\\u201d. \\n \\nAmong other projects during the pandemic, Michael worked on translating his most recent book into English: "The Tree of Life and Prosperity: 21st Century Business Principles from the Book of Genesis\\u201d. Given his experience as a successful investor and business builder, and his deep literacy in Judaism, he\\u2019s the ideal person to tackle this subject and we\\u2019ll talk about his book in this conversation.'