Founder Storiez

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Ariel Sterman (Bessemer Venture Partners): The Pass Note That Won the Deal, Making Partner, and Playing VC's Long Game

August 31, 2026

About the guest. Ariel Sterman is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners in Israel, where he invests primarily at the seed stage. He began his career at Stripes Group in New York, made Aliyah in 2018, and rose from associate to partner through Bessemer's apprenticeship model under Adam Fisher. His first investment, Quack, exited within 18 months. Outside the fund, he hosts the podcast 70 Years and has taught a weekly Jewish philosophy class in Tel Aviv for seven years — now a community of 200...

Israel Duanis (CEO, Linx Security) The Loneliness of Building a Company, Saying No to 7 Figures & the Drive to Prove Yourself

July 21, 2026

Israel Duanis sold his first company, then started Linx Security, an identity security platform for the AI-agent era. This conversation is the honest version of the founder journey: the loneliness of every decision, why he turned down a seven-figure deal, building with a co-founder he's known for 23 years, the family cost, and the restless drive to "prove something to someone." Plus why identity is the security battleground of the AI era.   A raw, personal conversation for anyone building or ...

Erica Brescia: From Founder to GitHub COO to VC | Grit, Guilt & Trusting Your Gut

June 17, 2026

Erica Brescia has done it all in tech: she founded and sold Bitnami, served as COO of GitHub during the launch of Copilot, and is now a Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures, where she decides which startup founders get funded.  In this episode of Founder Stories, Erica shares how she closed a $2.7M deal with Microsoft just days after giving birth, drove to her Y Combinator interview with a two-week-old, and the "chip on the shoulder" she now looks for in every founder she backs. It's an hon...

Liftoff with Keith: Conversations with Super Founders and Growth Experts sharing useful insights · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

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The publicly listed email for Founder Storiez: ephraimyarmak@gmail.com.

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Who is an ideal guest for Founder Storiez?

Founder Storiez typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Startup founders, senior technology or cybersecurity executives, and venture capital investors with substantial operating, investing, or company-building experience. Common among recent guests: Founded, sold, or led a technology company; Held senior roles at prominent technology companies; Made notable venture investments. Recent guests include Israel Duanis, Erica Brescia, and Steve Ward.

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