So Hillel pronounced the word "Packaging" weird, and we couldn't get over it. And in other news, we talked about the (upcoming at the time) Apple event! Yeah yeah, old news, but it was Rosh Hashana, so it was hard to find enough time to edit! Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts! Hillel: Microsoft Israel Itamar: Acquired Podcast: Nvidia Part 2 Guy: NYTimes Conne…

Aaaaand we're back! For a mid-summer podcast. It's hot outside and you're here for the hot takes. Welcome! We spoke about: LK-99 room temperature superconductors https://www.theverge.com/23820077/lk-99-superconductor-experts The Most Valuable US Tech Companies Still Aren’t Buying Startups https://news.crunchbase.com/ma/most-valuable-us-tech-compani…

Yeah, it's been intense recently. And this episode is later than we would have liked, but loyal Bootstrap listeners know the drill :) We spoke about being in a post-Threads world, Israeli cyber startups suing one another, why has no one challenged LinkedIn, and more! Aaaaanyway.. Shoutouts! Hillel: Adorama Itamar: Arnold on Netflix Guy: Google Ads …

Yup- this was recorded back in the day. Before it all changed. Before... THREADS. Those were simpler times, eh? When Twitter was *the* place to post inane thoughts in 280 characters, and Bluesky, Post, etc. were all trying to catch up. Ahhhh yes, simpler times. Now by the time this goes live, who knows? Maybe Threads will be so big that Meta will b…

WELCOME BACK! Episode 74, and kicking ass. Aaaaand Hillel no longer finds ChatGPT useful. We went from "this is the greatest tool ever that will take over humanity" to "meh" reeeeeal quick. (Aka, Classic Hillel :) We spoke about the Titan submersible, weird TikTok algorithm choices, the current drama at Reddit, and more! Shoutouts! Hillel: TCS Tele…

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Welcome to episode 73 of Bootstrap! Why not 72? Because we lost the episode. AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE. Anyway, we were back in saddle this week, and we were shot out of a cannon! So what did we talk about? The NasDaily conference/selfie convention. Apple's new VR Pro. Shoutouts! Guy: Bigroom.tv Hillel: DJI Mic Itamar: Terminal X BYEEEEE…

Welcome to episode 71 of Bootstrap! Hillel went to the British embassy's coronation celebration. Why? Because Hillel is a world class British historian, duh. So what did we talk about? The most obscure TikTok genres that the algorithm exposes us to.. “OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the remote work ‘experiment’ was a mistake—and ‘it’s over” - https://fo…

Welcome to episode 70 of Bootstrap! In this exciting installment, we dive into the hot topic of Twitter's new character limits and the impact it has on users. But the excitement doesn't stop there - during our live recording, our co-host Hillel received an exclusive invite to BlueSky, Jack Dorsey's latest social network venture. Join us as we unpac…

We talk about AI a lot, because that's what's in the news. But also, this week there was AR news that *wasn't* silly! So what did we talk about? Twitter released the source code for their for you algo https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/31/twitter-reveals-some-of-its-source-code-including-its-recommendation-algorithm/ 1000 people signed a letter asking …

That's right! Hillel wasn't paying attention, and upgraded to Twitter Blue on iOS, instead of desktop. Oooh, fancy shmancy! So what did we talk about? Twitter Blue is rolling out globally, and legacy verified blue checks are going away. TikTok CEO's congressional testimony, and how Hillel doesn't understand why anyone would want to ban TikTok. Shou…

Very short one this week, but we figured we'll give the fans what they want. *Some* Bootstrap is better than none, right?? So what did we talk about? AI. And if it's going to be detrimental to our kids in the future. (Spoiler alert: Hillel doesn't care/think so!) Shoutouts! Guy: Ply https://ply.io/ Hillel: OnePlus 11 https://www.oneplus.com/il/11 I…

Never a dull moment! We basically just spoke about the collapse of SVB, the runs on other regional banks, and how the sky feels like it's falling, in general. So what did we talk about? SVB. Shoutouts! Guy: ClipChamp http://www.clipchamp.com Hillel: Stratasys https://www.stratasys.com/en/ Itamar: Amazing lockers are dope amazon.com/findalocker BYEE…

A non-political episode! (Mostly). Lots more BinGPT in the news, and unfortunately more layoffs... And Hillel was back on his phone way too much. Classic. So what did we talk about? Apple is considering releasing a more expensive, higher-end iPhone model with faster processing and an upgraded camera; Similar to the "Apple Watch Ultra" branding. Met…

Well, we all agreed it was unfortunate for politics to mix with tech news. But the news is the news, so after a few weeks off (and you'll find out why), Hillel was ready to explode. We let him rant! He also called in from his car, so apologies for the sound quality (and perhaps for what he said too ;) So what did we talk about? Judicial overhaul pr…

I know, pretty predictable to have a predictions show. (See what we did there?) And we can't really give it all away here in the show notes, so you'll just have to listen... But, we can say that things got weirdly heated again when the topic of TikTok and China came up 🤷‍♂️ BYEEEEEE -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw an…

We went into the archives from one year ago to hear all of our 2022 predictions. And boy, were we *way off* on most of them. But, Hillel nailed a few of them! (Hint: the metaverse is still not mainstream :) So enjoy this week's roundup of our 2022 predictions! Shoutouts: Guy: Wireless motion detection LED lights https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005…

(The following has been generated completely by ChatGPT) Welcome to our podcast episode! In this episode, we discuss Kanye West's suspension from Twitter, the rise of ChatGPT, and Spotify's new "wrapped" feature. And in a stroke of irony, these show notes were generated completely by ChatGPT, so hopefully it doesn't incite any violence or make any …

It took a year, and all Itamar had to do was click 1 button... and now he found out that 5G is actually fantastic. Old news, right? Don't get me started. It's unfortunate that there are more layoff stories in the news, but them's the times. Layoffs, Twitter stuff, etc.- it's all crazy it seems. But as usual, take comfort in this 60th episode of you…

I don't know if you noticed, but it's an absolute sh*tstorm in the tech industry, and the wider economy too. But have no fear! It's a medical fact that listening to this episode will make you feel better. So what did we talk about? Meta laid off 11,000+ people (As of recording) Twitter asked fired employees to return. What is going on. FTX! The bac…

By the time you listen to this, who knows what will be of Twitter? Did Elon sell it? Was it acquired by Papa John's Pizza? WHO KNOWS AT THIS POINT. Layoffs. Recession. Chaos. Wonderful. So what did we talk about? Twitter verification now costing $8 per month. Or does it? Starlink Aviation says it can deliver 350Mbps in-flight internet, and passenge…

That's right! Apparently Hil-ye West joined us as a guest this week. So what did we talk about this time? Kanye's breakdown (on some tech podcasts too...) Elon bought Twitter! https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1585341984679469056 Apple forcing apps that offer boosts to posts, such as Facebook, must sell any advertising services using in-app purch…

Happy iPhone Event Roundup Week! Hillel got confused about what vegans do in their bedrooms, and is annoyed by Android haters. Androiders- go get him! So what did we talk about this time? The new iPhone and Apple Watch event! Adobe bought Figma for $20b https://www.adobe.com/about-adobe/intent-to-acquire-20220915.html Google’s Area 120 is cutting i…

Did we mention that it was august when we recorded this? WAS August. Isn’t now. Anyway, as you expect in August, the news was a little slow. But, we did talk a lot about Oculus, Zucks’s performance on JRE, and BeReal. And Hillel’s thoughts on Andrew Tate 🤷‍♂️ (Again, slow news month…) Shoutouts! Guy: Almanac of Naval https://www.navalmanack.com/ Hi…

Adam Neumann is back with a new startup, and 50% of our episode is now off the rails. Apparently his sister was more well known than he was, pre-wework. Who knew?? So his new startup, Flow, raised $350M from A16Z. And HiBob also raised $150M Series D. So.... the market is... back? Shout outs for the week: - Hillel: Someone who works at *REDACTED* -…

Wow, crazy great episode this week! We literally thought of a hilarious startup idea, and Guy ran it through an AI deck generator, and before you know it Sky Jumpers was born. Sky Jumpers- parachutes for drones. We also lost the first attempt at this episode, so it is sloppy seconds... Technically. But still, enjoy :) Guy also got Dall-E access, so…

Shark tank-like pitches are the worst, right? Well, Hillel doesn't agree, but you might think otherwise. Unfortunately, there are more layoffs hitting the Israeli tech scene. And we spoke a lot about where Facebook should be taking big blue and Instagram. Product managers will both love this and be triggered. Shout outs! Hillel: Pitaka Itamar: Isra…

Back with a vengeance! A lot of iOS 16 public beta talk, tbh. It's momentous- you gotta love summer iOS betas. Then of course we reviewed a few restaurants. Deal with it. Was a fun episode this week- enjoy! BYEEEEEE -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw and @guy Subscribe at www.bootstrappod.com Have a question or feedback…

What a hurricane of an episode! We talked about drones, TikTok, autocorrect, restaurants, the recession, cars, intermittent fasting, nuclear submarines... (I may have made that last one up 😁) and more! We were all over the place, try to keep up. Enjoy! BYEEEEEE -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld , @itamarw and @guy Subscribe at ww…

Guy has COVID. Itamar calls out Netta. Hillel is getting Crystal Lite. A ball was had by all. We got some listener feedback calling one of our episode "semi unhinged". BADGE OF HONOUR. Ok, so what did we chat about this week? The slap! (Of course) Bank Leumi supports crypto https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h11zqj6zc Amazon starting dr…

Itamar is back from the States... did he get the powder Hillel asked for... ? You'll never believe why 🤣 We spoke about: Apple planning an iPhone subscription service - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-24/apple-is-working-on-a-hardware-subscription-service-for-iphones Elon musk tweeting about the need to replace Twitter https://twitt…

Bootstrap went global! Well, not completely, but some of us were traveling. And it was a relatively slow tech news week, so the guys played a game that Guy prepared! And we got to hear about Hillel's latest obsession, as well as some hilarious travel related stories. This one was fun. Trust me. Shout-outs and stuff we referenced: Family Guy: Invent…

It seems like the world is preoccupied with the more wheels vs doors debate, so we step in and help settle that. But what else is going on? Well, the boys took a two week hiatus, so Hillel could travel, get pedicures, etc. The man needed some TREAT Yo' SELF time. But we also spoke about: TikTok expands maximum video length to 10 minutes https://tec…

"I don't know anything about Peloton or fitness AND I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT" -Hillel Ok, so maybe that's not an exact quote, but it covers the spirit of what he said. But guess what? Peloton was in the news and we talked about as best we could :) What else did we chat about this week? Spotify is acquiring two major podcast tech platforms https:…

It was another hostful week! Full cast :) We finally weighed in on the Spotify/Rogan thing. It has been festering for weeks, so we couldn't ignore it any longer. And we finally got some local startup product news in there too! This week's news: We finally talked about the whole Joe Rogan and Spotify thing https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/07/spotify-w…

Are you recovering from your whiplash from last week's episode? Have no fear, Itamar is back, ba-by! And he finally tried Wordle, and his first score is the name of this episode, so it's now cemented in history. Have you tried Wordle yet? It's great fun. This week's news: NYT bought Wordle! https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/31/popular-puzzle-game-word…

Itamar had a last minute emergency, but the show must go on! So it's a Guy-Hillel-full episode. We jumped right into it, straight-up tech-talk. Oh and we should have probably named this episode something about the answer to life, the universe, and everything (but we didn't 🤷‍♂️). Enjoy! BYEEEEEE -- Follow us on Twitter at @bootstrappod , @hilzfuld …

41! This is the George H W Bush episode. You came to hear us talk about tech. That's exactly what you're gonna get. But the best nugget has to be how expensive Hillel's drone is. Seriously. WTF. How much is it? You gotta listen to find out :) And this week's news: Calcalist report of NSO's Pegasus in use by Israel police https://www.calcalistech.co…

EPISODE FORTY!!! We upped it up. A whole extra notch! Sometimes we play games as a segment of the show, but this time, the entire episode is a game! We played the "Hillel Secret Word Game", where Guy and Itamar had to compete to get Hillel to say certain tech buzzwords. What were the words? Who won? You'll have to listen to find out... Stripe Opens…

First Bootstrap pod of 2022! And we were off to a great start! First of all, #freeItamar. Listen and you'll get it. Second, we found out that Hillel can eat a 1.2kg steak in one sitting. But most importantly, we chatted about tech news! Cafe Landver NFT's, Israel's First Digital Bank gets a new name before launch (and oh boy did we go on a tangent …

We did it! Year 1 of the Bootstrap Podcast in the bag. #nailedit So what did we talk about this week? Survey of US internet users: 72% distrust Facebook, 63% TikTok, 60% Instagram, 53% WhatsApp, and 53% YouTube. Related: TikTok.com was the most popular domain globally between August and December 2021, after passing Google. https://www.washingtonpos…

It was a hostful -Hillel this week, but we kept on going and managed to stay on the rails (sorry fans of going off-rails...) We're deep in winter now, but there's still a lot going on in the tech world! We talked about: Movie theaters are breaking records despite Omicron, thanks to Spiderman:No Way Home https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22843051/…

WE MADE IT TO EPISODE 18 X 2! But barely... You see, we experienced yet another equipment failure. Including the backup system 🤦🤦🤦. And we lost the original Episode 36. So technically this is 36b. Yeah- this episode is late, and the news old... But we had to post it anyway! And have no fear, a fresh episode 37 is coming very soon :) And we mostly j…

We thought it would be a slower news week thanks to Thanksgiving, but it turned out to be a regular-length episode! We played a game, we talked about Apple's upcoming AR headset, Adele + Spotify, and how Tile (RIP) was acquired and murdered by AirTags. And Itamar aired some *slight* frustration, but you'll have to listen... Our shout-outs for the w…

♫ Nothing last forever, even cold November brain... ♫ It's November, so that means all 3 of your favourite hosts have birthdays this month! But sometimes those birthdays are responsible for missed episode weeks. We apologize for that... But it was a great episode this week! Guy prepared a "guess the stock ticker" game (yup, and yet it was fun), and…

ALL THE BOYS ARE BACK! And we took out a billboard on the Ayalon to celebrate! Just kidding, but that's what everyone else seems to be doing... What did we talk about? Elon's tax tweet of course. Our friends at Neuralight raised a $5.5M round. And we heard all about Hillel's trip to Gran Canaria! (tl;dr nothing to eat, super nice place.). And we di…

WE'RE BAAAA-AAAAACK!! Yes, it has been a long two weeks off, but we're happy to be back! (Well, for those of us who are back :) Hillel needed to travel, but we don't hold that against him. We're excited to hear all about it next week! But in the meantime, holy s*&t there was a lot in the news. We talked about: Facebook rebranding to "Meta" Sequoia …

HILLEL DOESN'T KNOW WHO NORM MACDONALD IS AND WE ARE NOT OK WITH THAT But we also talked about international corporate tax law treaties. And everyone moving to Texas. And Instagram video. And our shout-outs for the week: Hillel: LinkedIn creator status (psshhhhhhh) Guy: Photoshop Content Aware Fill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge9jsJZ3lA0 Itamar…

EPISODE 30!! And Hillel's back! People are excited about that, and we played the voicemail to prove it. And our shout-outs for the week: Hillel: iPhone 13 Pro Max's macro photography Guy: No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram https://www.amazon.com/No-Filter-Inside-Story-Instagram/dp/1982126809 Itamar: OOO by mmhmm on iOS! https://www.mmhmm.app/…

This was a hostful but also a Fuld-less episode. Sorry Hillel, we miss you! Don't we look fabulous in the episode cover? That's right, in honour of Lightricks' newest round of funding, we facetuned the s**t out of ourselves! We also talked about: Apple's iPhone event! New iPhone 13's, new iPads, and more. How to pronounce Giphy (super relevant and …