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Liron Rose is the founder and host of The Owl Podcast, a leading Hebrew-language platform focused on long-term economic, security, and strategic thinking. He’s a veteran Israeli high-tech entrepreneur and investor with roughly two decades of experience across startups and venture capital, including multiple successful investments and exits. Liron authored “Entrepreneurship and Investing at Eye Level” (Hebrew) and has mentored founders and leadership teams through key growth stages. He’s also a familiar voice in Israeli media, offering a direct perspective on economic, regulatory, and strategic issues.

Summary of main points discussed

Israel’s startup ecosystem punches above its weight: despite its small population, it has a massive tech sector that drives employment, wages, and national growth.

Why Israel is strong in tech: necessity (security reality), strong academic institutions, and a deep pipeline from military/defense R&D into civilian tech.

Liron’s journey: early internet-era work (late 1990s), founding and selling a company (After Download) that was acquired and later part of a larger IPO story, plus leading Techstars’ Tel Aviv accelerator.

Founder advice: pick the right co-founders (like a long marriage), build in your domain expertise (“founder–market fit”), and understand why great teams attract capital.

How he invests now: less angel investing; more as an LP or co-investing alongside trusted investors to reduce time burden and risk.

Diversification logic: venture returns are asymmetric—big winners can outweigh multiple losses.

The Owl Podcast origin: launched as a response to October 7 and perceived media failure—bringing direct access to informed guests (security, politics, economics) to understand reality.

Key takeaway from his interviews: he became more optimistic about Israel’s resilience—especially economically/financially—than media narratives suggested.

Macro view: conflict increased global demand for Israeli defense/security solutions; Israel expanding ties and defense exports; expectation of stronger tech investment cycle ahead.

Enjoy the show.