Best Hummus And Tech Podcasts (2025)

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We Missed You, Data Lovers! What the Data is Back 1:35

5M ago1:35

1:35

Calling all data enthusiasts! We're thrilled to announce that What the Data is back for another season! We've been busy gathering new insights and can't wait to dive deep with you into the fascinating world of data.By Lior Barak and Michael Stiller

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Dora Trostanetsky - Data for Growth Marketing (#26) 27:33

1y ago27:33

27:33

Data is crucial for CRM and allows you to personalize the user journey, segment your user base, and understand user behavior. It is important to merge CRM data with your data warehouse to get a holistic view of the user journey and understand how different channels contribute to acquisition and retention. iOS 14.5 and future privacy changes make it…

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Erik Litmanovich Talks About The Role of Technology in Modern Food Manufacturing. 3:47

1+ y ago3:47

3:47

In this pocast, Erik Litmanovich explores how technology is reshaping modern food manufacturing. From precision agriculture and automation to sustainability and data-driven insights, he highlights the pivotal role of technology in enhancing efficiency, quality, and sustainability across the entire food production process.…

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Erik Litmanovich Shares Key Strategies for Food Manufacturing Businesses 4:17

1+ y ago4:17

4:17

Erik Litmanovich, a seasoned expert in the food industry, offers invaluable insights into the success of food manufacturing businesses. His expertise spans quality control, sustainability, innovation, and efficient supply chain management. Join Erik Litmanovich as he shares essential strategies to navigate the competitive world of food manufacturin…

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Erik Litmanovich explains How Tech is Transforming the Food Industry 4:49

1+ y ago4:49

4:49

Erik Litmanovich delves into the profound changes technology brings to the food industry. From precision farming and smart kitchens to personalized nutrition apps, his insights highlight how tech is enhancing sustainability, culinary creativity, and supply chain efficiency. With expertise spanning e-commerce and reducing food waste, Litmanovich ill…

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Erik Litmanovich Shares: The Power of Influencers in Shaping Food Trends and Consumer Behavior 3:59

1+ y ago3:59

3:59

Erik Litmanovich delves into the powerful impact of influencers on food trends and consumer behavior. Explore how this renowned expert highlights the role of influencers in shaping culinary preferences. Discover the authentic insights shared by Erik Litmanovich in understanding the influence of digital tastemakers on the modern food industry.…

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Erik Litmanovich: Mastering the Art of Food Presentation 2:59

1+ y ago2:59

2:59

Discover the artistry of Erik Litmanovich, a master of food presentation who transforms meals into captivating visual stories. Explore how his meticulous blend of creativity, aesthetics, and culinary expertise elevates dining to an immersive multi-sensory experience.

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Erik Litmanovich Talks About Packaging Solutions for Food Manufacturers 4:42

1+ y ago4:42

4:42

Erik Litmanovich, a packaging expert, discusses innovative solutions for food manufacturers. He emphasizes food safety, sustainability, and smart packaging innovations, aiming to enhance product quality and consumer experience. With a focus on convenience and brand identity, his insights revolutionize the industry and promote a greener, more consum…

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Erik Litmanovich Talks About The Evolution of Innovative Product Development 3:09

2y ago3:09

3:09

In this Podcast, Erik Litmanovich explores the fascinating journey of Innovative Product Development. With insightful anecdotes and expert analysis, he delves into the key milestones, breakthroughs, and challenges that have shaped the field. Discover the transformative power of innovation and its profound impact on shaping the future of products.…

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Andrew Freed - Developing your own Virtual Assistant (#25) 31:19

3y ago31:19

31:19

Andrew is a software architect in the Cloud and Cognitive Expert Labs and Learning group at IBM. He has extensive experience building solutions with AI and holds over 100 US patents. Virtual assistants sometimes called chatbots **Website:** http://freedville.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewrfreed/ https://twitter.com/andrewrfreed https://www…

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Kush Varshney - We should thrive for a trustworthy AI (#24) 1:03:03

3+ y ago1:03:03

1:03:03

Kush Varshney - We should thrive for a trustworthy AI (#24)By Lior Barak and Michael Stiller

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Non-standard advice from ITC and Swimm co-founder, Oren Toledano 29:15

3+ y ago29:15

29:15

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-found…

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Carl Gold - The churn fighter (#23) 43:56

3+ y ago43:56

43:56

By Lior Barak and Michael Stiller

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Thorsten Dittmar - What's the problem with todays dataconomy? (#22) 55:47

3+ y ago55:47

55:47

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Thorsten Dittmar. Thorsten in this episode helped us to understand what is wrong with the dataconomy today. Thorsten is passionate about data Economy, Data Privacy, EDGE-Computing, Privacy-preserving processing. He is a professional nerd,…

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Yehonathan Sharvit - What's the big deal with Data-Oriented programming? (#21) 18:12

3+ y ago18:12

18:12

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Yehonathan Sharvit. Yehonathan in this episode helped us to understand what is data-oriented programming, how can you use it, and in general an intro to why it is important to adapt the method. Yehonathan Sharvit has been working as a sof…

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Season 3 here we come! 7:18

3+ y ago7:18

7:18

Hello everyone, It's been a while since we released a new episode, mainly due to the fact we were overwhelmed with work and other personal issues, but we are back for another season which we hope you will enjoy as much as we did to record it. See you soonBy Lior Barak and Michael Stiller

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Managing Uncertainty With Inbal Arieli 32:48

3+ y ago32:48

32:48

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: S…

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Zineb Layachi - Talking to Customers with CRM (#20) 32:42

4y ago32:42

32:42

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Zineb Layachi. Zineb has a lot of experience from business development to sales enablement and marketing, as two time CMO. She is an active player in the startup ecosystem as a marketing strategy consultant and mentor to B2B early-stage s…

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Taye Johnson - Defining data governance role (#19) 37:32

4y ago37:32

37:32

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Taye Johnson. Taye is an LGBTQ+ advocate and tech educator, nicknamed the "Quiet Storm", data analytics manager at eidolon communications and serving on CUNY Tech Prep's Advisory Board. In this episode, we got to know more about Taye's vi…

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Jonathan Rioux - What, How and When to use PySpark (#18) 48:45

4y ago48:45

48:45

Have you heard about the power of PySpark? Jonathan Rioux joining Michael and Lior for an amazing episode talking about the power of Spark, and Python as well as why he decided to write an entire book about PySpark. In today’s episode, we have Jonathan Rioux, he leads the data science operations for EPAM Canada and writes a book about large-scale d…

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Jean de Bressy - How to leverage data for marketing automation? (Zalando) (#17) 28:53

4y ago28:53

28:53

Hello and welcome to another episode of WHAT the Data?! Podcast, and today we have for you a great episode with Jean de Bressy. After growing as a product manager and marketeer at trivago, Jean moved to Zalando three years ago to work on expanding performance marketing activities through automation. A very keen reader, he now focuses on making the …

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We be back soon! 1:28

4y ago1:28

1:28

Just a quick update that we be back soon with new episodesBy Lior Barak and Michael Stiller

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A Masterclass on Creativity with Jonathan Kahn 38:17

4y ago38:17

38:17

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…

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Marcello La Rocca - Why algorithms are important? (Tundra) (#16) 39:58

4y ago39:58

39:58

Marcello Is a senior software engineer at Tundra.com, Author of "Algorithms and Data Structures in Action", His work and interests focus on graphs, optimization algorithms, genetic algorithms, machine learning, and quantum computing. What have talked with him about: Why do you go by "Software Engineer" instead of something with more buzzwords? How …

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Interviewing with a Startup CEO | Season 3 Launch with Yoav Vilner, Founder & CEO Walnut.io 19:20

4y ago19:20

19:20

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 wh…

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Jakub Chour - Be aware of scammers! (#15) 19:31

4y ago19:31

19:31

Jakub is a Mobile Growth & Pricing Optimization specialist with large experience in dating apps, he loves coriander and lives in the Czech Republic, and we couldn't have him in a better time talking about dating apps, scammers, and what you actually should look at, and it's not what you most likely think. Tune in to this amazing episode where we as…

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Juliana Jackson - What have you missed when calculating your CLV? (#14) 42:35

4+ y ago42:35

42:35

Juliana Jackson, also known as the CLV lady, is a serial intrapreneur. she has been working with Sales, Marketing, and Product teams for the last ten years helping them approach Customer Centricity as a mission rather than just a growth strategy. She loved E-Commerce, and her focus is to help merchants (re)discover the power of analyzing, understan…

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Thomas Petit - Data culture for startups (#13) 29:45

4+ y ago29:45

29:45

Thomas an independent consultant, work with apps and almost only with non-gaming apps specialized in the subscription business models. During the interview, we asked him: Where do you see the most issues with startup's data? ✨ How to spot data issues?✨ What data stack can be used by companies?✨ Which KPIs should not be used any longer?✨ The future …

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Lior and Michael - How to collect your data (#12) 24:34

4+ y ago24:34

24:34

In episode 12 and the last one for 2020, Michael and Lior talk about collecting data, what is an API, why do you need to use it and what point is it relevant for you to start thinking about automating your data collection. ✨ WHAT is an API? ✨ WHAT is the right time to start using APIs to collect data? ✨ Knowledge is a key ingredient in getting your…

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Maria Brigida Deleonardis - Marketer learning data analytics (#11) 29:17

4+ y ago29:17

29:17

Performance managers should not only manage campaigns, they need to work with data, a lot of data, and it should be the company culture. In this episode, Lior Barak talks with the queen of Google campaigns, Maria Brigida Deleonardis on her path to becoming data centric. Bri talked about the course she is taking "Data Analysis for Management" and wh…

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Philipp Loringhoven - Data is all about culture (#10) 34:32

4+ y ago34:32

34:32

Episode 10 is here and we have another special guest, Philipp Loringhoven, a designer and dev turned marketer turned data nerd. Caught between marketing, product development, and data. which if there is one thing that is important to know about him is the belief data is a culture! In this episode, we will ask if MAUs are really useful? Are we allow…

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Alexey Grigorev (OLX Group) - Product-oriented data science (#9) 51:15

4+ y ago51:15

51:15

In this episode, Michael and Alexey Grigorev talk about Product-oriented data science, How to start a data science project? How to make sure we're building the right thing? and more in a super interesting episode from the side of the data scientist and how he see things working. Alexey thinks Data is important because it's the ultimate truth and he…

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Lorenzo Rossi (REPLUG) - Data Fraud and Mobile marketing (#8) 18:53

4+ y ago18:53

18:53

In this episode Lior talks with Lorenzo about fraud, common words in the mobile industry and what data should you collect to make sense of your data. A veteran of user acquisition activities, Lorenzo has managed up to 7-figure monthly budgets across a wide variety of advertising platforms. His work in leading companies such as Zalando, LOVOO, and F…

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Daniel Zilberberg (AppsFlyer) - The career of an Analyst (#7) 30:49

4+ y ago30:49

30:49

First interview of WHAT the Data?! Podcast. In this episode, Lior, Michael, and Daniel Zilberberg (Director of Data Analysis Guild at AppsFlyer) talk about the path of the analyst, what defines a good analyst and how can you be promoted from Junior to Senior. Even you can become an analyst #data #analyst #analysis #promotion…

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Lior and Michael - Should you share data with Facebook? (#6) 29:35

4+ y ago29:35

29:35

In the episode Michael and Lior talking about the great experience of eating Kebab in Berlin and how is it all connected to sharing data with third parties. A must listen to if you still sharing data with your advertisers. What you earn sharing data, what you lose by doing so and how should you approach this dilemma by using unblest tools. Tune in …

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18 - Corona Crush 20:47

5y ago20:47

20:47

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 wo…

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17 - Where does the funding for all these startups come from? [Before Corona] 23:04

5y ago23:04

23:04

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 c…

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16 - Corona, Isolation & Working From Home [Live] 37:43

5y ago37:43

37:43

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!

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15- How to Learn from Failure 25:10

5y ago25:10

25:10

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 …

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14 - The X-Factor that Will Get You Hired with Leora @ Fuck Up Nights (Part 1) 20:02

5y ago20:02

20:02

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 t…

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13 - Are the best sellers born or made? 20:51

5+ y ago20:51

20:51

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 fro…

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12 - From the Diamond Industry to a successful VP of Product Strategy 21:49

5+ y ago21:49

21:49

Avigayil Lewin always wanted to work in the hi-tech industry. But as soon as she landed in Israel she found her first job doing marketing in the diamond industry. She continued in a similar position but relocated to Hong Kong for a few years. And when she decided to come back she couldn’t find any job in the hi-tech world.So… she started freelancin…

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11 - The Power of Video 33:02

5+ y ago33:02

33:02

Hummus and Tech is back! And today we are launching our second season with a value-packed episode. Meet Sivan and Barak. No, they are not a couple. They are siblings and they are taking over the video industry in Israel, with their company Two Heads. With their strong portfolio and knowledge, they have experienced everything you can think of. From …

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10 - Season Finale with Eden, Software Engineer @ Lemonade 29:49

5+ y ago29:49

29:49

Everyone, listen up! This is our first ever Season Finale! Episode 10 marks the end of this amazing journey for our first season of Hummus and Tech. We wanted to say goodbye in a spectacular way with the super accomplished, Eden Adler. Eden joined Lemonade - the hot startup that just raised $300 million - as one of their first employees just out of…

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9 - The Tipping Point, Fundraising & Tech for the Social Good 23:55

5+ y ago23:55

23:55

Tech is not just for techies. And it can be used for the social good - while making profit at the same time! Gaby started at corporate and decided to jump into Social. She is now helping Israeli Arabs and Orthodox jews get into the hi-tech industry, and other social initiatives to bridge the gap between communities. After 12 years, Gaby is back on …

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8 - Rosh Gadol and Social Media 19:08

5+ y ago19:08

19:08

Amy, also known as @theasianisraeli, is an influencer and social media expert. She told us all about how she discovered her identity and passion for Israel. From non-profits to startups, from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv - we covered everything! Tune in to understand the true meaning of Rosh Gadol! And don't forget to follow us on Instagram to see the beh…

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7 - Why you should join a Coding Bootcamp 29:08

5+ y ago29:08

29:08

Have you met Ben? Benjamin Aronov was once a student at Le Wagon, a worldwide Coding Bootcamp, and is now a full-stack developer and one of the organisers and teachers of the program. Get the chance to listen to his journey and what's life like during and after going through a coding bootcamp. Bonus! Discover how Le Wagon solves the chicken and egg…

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6 - When Soccer Meets Technology 18:49

6y ago18:49

18:49

Let us introduce you to David Schumann, Product Manager at @Minute Media, the company that managed to bring technology to football. We spoke about the challenges of moving to Israel and adapting to the local work environment, as well as his famous (and huge!) side project @interaliyahclub, the first all-olim football club. Listen to his advice and …

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5 - 200 job searches, 47 interviews, 4 offers - Lessons Learned by a Software & Data Engineer 25:45

6y ago25:45

25:45

Meet Alex! After one year of travelling around the world he finally settled down in Tel Aviv. He worked as a waiter while interviewing for different engineering positions. Now he is a Data Engineer at Namogoo, building all the data infrastructure to detect fraud and save e-commerce stores millons of dollars in stolen revenue. In this episode we tal…

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4 - Re-Branding Yourself for the Israeli Job Market 12:57

6y ago12:57

12:57

In this episode, Pame Pompas, Olah from Córdoba, Argentina shares with us her journey into the Promised Land. Also, she explains how the Gvahim program helped her rebrand herself to get her first job as an Influencer Marketing. Tune in to learn her tips on the Influencer Marketing industry and navigating the Israeli culture to succeed. Visit hummus…

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