×·A podcast by Mickey Haslavsky

Deep conversations with founders, investors, and operators building companies that scale with AI - piece by piece. Every episode also ships as a feature on Forbes Israel.

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FEATURED GUESTS
Yevgeny Dibrov, Co-Founder and CEO of Armis
Yevgeny DibrovCo-Founder & CEO, Armis
May Sfadia, singer-songwriter
May SfadiaSinger-Songwriter
Omer Kaplan, Co-Founder and CEO of ZYG
Omer KaplanCo-Founder & CEO, ZYG
Assaf Elovic, Head of AI and Sequoia Scout
Assaf ElovicHead of AI × Sequoia Scout
Naftali Bennett, Former Prime Minister of Israel
Naftali BennettFormer Prime Minister of Israel
Elad Schaffer, Co-Founder and CEO of Faye - Let AI Fight Your Insurer
Elad SchafferCo-Founder & CEO, Faye
Micha Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Fiverr
Micha KaufmanFounder & CEO, Fiverr
Mark Pincus, Chairman and Founder of Zynga
Mark PincusChairman & Founder, Zynga
Ariel Klikstein and Barak Friedman
Ariel Klikstein × Barak FriedmanCTO @Elementor · Marketing @Sticklight
Marina Segal, CEO and Co-founder of Tamnoon
Marina SegalCEO & Co-founder, Tamnoon
Eynat Guez, CEO and Co-founder of Papaya Global
Eynat GuezCEO & Co-founder, Papaya Global
Gadi Gidor, Artistic Music Director
Gadi GidorArtistic Music Director
Bryan Kim, Partner at a16z
Bryan KimPartner, a16z
UPCOMING GUESTS
Roy MannCEO, monday.com
David TabachnikovCEO, ScholarshipOwl
WHAT WE EXPLORE

Every guest brings one piece of the blueprint.

We're entering a new era. AI isn't just a tool anymore - it's becoming the operating system of business itself. This show unpacks how that's actually being built, one department and one workflow at a time.

P·01

The Autonomous Operating Model

How companies are replacing rigid hierarchies with intelligent systems that coordinate work on their own.

P·02

AI Departments, Not AI Tools

The real shift isn't adding AI to existing workflows - it's building entire departments that run autonomously.

P·03

Human Oversight as Leverage

The emerging role of humans as strategic operators - guiding AI systems rather than doing the work themselves.

P·04

The State of the Shift

Where we are today, what's actually working, and what's still hype - straight from the people building it.