Jon Medved Is Not Done Yet | OurCrowd Founder & Startup Nation Pioneer

Jon Medved has spent decades building Israel into a global technology powerhouse, helping fund hundreds of companies, bringing billions of dollars into the Israeli economy, and playing pivotal role in what eventually became the Startup Nation brand.Then he flatlined in a hospital for eight minutes.In this episode, Jon sits down with Yaakov Wolff to talk about growing up far from Judaism on the beaches of California, the unlikely path that brought him to Israel, and why he believes the Avot were the original entrepreneurs. He makes a bold case that building companies, solving the world's problems through technology, and living as a proud Torah Jew are inseparable.He also opens up about his ALS diagnosis, what it felt like to be brought back after flatlining, and why, at this stage of his life, he's more driven than ever.In this conversation:From Berkeley to Jerusalem — Jonathan's winding path to Aliyah and observanceThe PowerPoint that seeded Startup NationWhy the Avot were all entrepreneursTechnology, Torah, and where the two meetLiving with ALS and refusing to stop"I'm not done. There's still what I have to accomplish."For exclusive written content, subsribe to our newsletter at ShtarkTank.org